8th Dystopia
What does utopia mean? Hint: it does not mean perfect
"nowhere place"
What is an example of a Threshold Guardian?
Cerberus
Why is citing important?
To protect ideas and creativity, show credibility, and demonstrate integrity.
What do BCE and CE stand for?
Before Common Era and Common Era
Can you give an example of something tribal governments are responsible for?
Collecting taxes, enforcing laws, issuing hunting and fishing licenses, determining who is part of a tribe, maintaining historic landmarks, and running health clinics on the reservation
One form of persuasion used in propaganda is pathos. What is pathos?
Trying to persuade people with emotions like fear rather than facts
Ab ovo is a way to start a story in order with beginning, middle, and end. What does ab ovo mean?
Straight from the egg
Name at least 1 thing a properly formatted Works Cited would have
hanging indent citation, a header, alphabetical order
Define primogeniture
A social system in which the eldest child, usually the eldest son, inherits everything
What does it mean when New Zealand Maori do a Haka?
It is a sacred chant of unity and protest protected by the treaty made with the Maori and New Zealand Parliament
A huge theme of the Hunger Games is the dangers of genetically mutating the environment. What is nightlock a mutation of that exists in our world?
a cross blend of hemlock and deadly nightshade
What is the difference between high fantasy and low fantasy?
Low fantasy is set in our world while high fantasy is an entirely new world
How do you properly weave quotes into a paragraph?
Using a colon or a comma to merge the context and the quote into one sentence
Why is the Mayan calendar 9 months long?
Years correspond to the human 9 months of pregnancy
How many tribes are federally recognized in the United States?
574 currently
The fashion and wealth of the capital in the Hunger Games is a critique of what real world event?
The Met Gala
What are the 5 systems of magic?
Magic as Talent
Magic as Divine
Magic as Science
Magic as Nature
Magic as Ironclad
Italics are for the "whole pie" such as a book
Whereas quotations are for a "slice of the pie" like a chapter
Which is the oldest known disease that we have record of? (It appears Hebrew Bible, ancient Greece, and ancient China?)
Tuberculosis
What must a tribe do to be federally recognized by the government as a sovereign nation?
Sign a treaty and have a unified government
What skill are children in the Hunger Games intentionally not trained on that would make the biggest impact of survival?
medical training
What is the difference between an enchantment and a spell when writing fantasy?
Enchantments typically are a condition that fades with time or meeting a requirement like true love's kiss.
Spells are simple words, gestures, or symbols that do something visible
Who won the plagiarism lawsuit between Marvin Gaye's estate and Ed Sheeran over the claim that "Thinking out Loud" stole from "Let's Get it On"?
Ed Sheeran
Can you remember 3 things that the Egyptian Book of the Dead can tell us about daily life in ancient Egypt?
-mummification
-telling lies/ being nosy is bad
-tending the river and keeping it clean is important
How many of the 19 pueblos of New Mexico can you name?
Hint: while Navajo and Apache are federally recognized tribes in New Mexico, they are not part of the 19 pueblos