Novel Study
Animal Farm compares animals and plot to historical people and events. What do we call this type of literature?
Allegory
What was the name of the Soviet Union's brutal dictator?
Stalin
What was the name of the system put in place to classify South Africans into racial groups?
Apartheid
Which leader was overthrown in the Islamic Revolution?
The Shah
What is the term for an incomplete sentence?
In Born a Crime, what was the name of of the town that featured Black slums?
Soweto
In what year did the Russian Revolution occur?
1917
In which European city did the meeting occur that carved up Africa?
Berlin
Which substance plays a dominant role in Iran's economy?
Oil
Which of our two major political parties favors gun control?
Democrat
What is the one-word term for the function of the gutter in a graphic novel?
Closure
After the revolution, the new government controlled every aspect of society. What is this type of government called?
Totaolitarian
What were the Dutch settlers called?
Boers
After the revolution, Iran was ruled by strict religious leaders. What is this type of government called?
Theocracy
What is the term for when a political cartoonist positions people or objects side by side to make a comparison?
Juxtaposition
What are Johnny's final words?
"Stay gold."
Who led the Red Army?
Who was Shaku?
King of the Zulu nation
What is Iran's capital city?
Tehran
How can you fix the punctuation?
"The road, explained Paul, is under construction."
"The road," explained Paul, "is under construction."
In Black Brother, Black Brother, we learn about fencing. What is the term for a fencing match?
Bout
Who was the leader who was overthrown during the revolution?
Tsar Nicholas II
What were the Europeans' three motives for taking over Africa?
Political, economic and religious
Which country declared war on Iran in 1980?
Iraq
What are Aristotle's three forms of persuasion?
Ethos, logos and pathos