The 7th Man
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According to Nancy Sherman, which idea best helps explain survivor guilt?
1. Acting morally means doing good, not just avoiding wrong2. Moral character is expressed in feelings, not just actions
2. Moral character is expressed in feelings, not just actions
What is the biggest difference between the frame story and the interior story?
Frame story = 3rd person
Interior Story = 1st person
What is the meaning of the Greek root -path-?
Feeling
At the end, the narrator says that if we "turn our backs on" fear, "we take the most precious thing inside us and surrender it to something else." Which lesson is shared?
1. If we avoid our fear, then we give the fear the power over ourselves and lose our freedom
2. If we do not respect our fear, then we will need to surrender to our enemies
1. If we avoid our fear, then we give the fear the power over ourselves and lose our freedom
Which is the better definition of survivor guilt?
1. feeling responsible for a crime one committed when one had no choice
2. feeling bad about living through a disaster or war when others did not
2. feeling bad about living through a disaster or war when others did not
What is the Frame Story from the seventh man?
The seventh man is in a group of people sharing stories while taking shelter from a storm
Which sentence uses the colon correctly?
1. She clarified the logic of survivor guilt: even though it was hard to unravel
2. She analyzed ethics in terms of three factors: character, action, and emotion.
2. She analyzed ethics in terms of three factors: character, action, and emotion.
What has left the seventh man that he only discovers when he returns to his hometown?
The dark shadow of K.'s death has left him
Which might be an important cause for survivor guilt?
1. soldier's strong feelings of attachment to each other
2. soldier's strong feelings of regret for accidents
1. soldier's strong feelings of attachment to each other
TRUE or FALSE: An effect the writer is able to achieve through using 1st-person narration is that the seventh man's feelings are vivid because of sharing them himself
TRUE
Which sentence uses the semicolon correctly?
1. The captain looked out for his soldiers; in turn, they looked out for him.
2. The army decided; eight months after the fact to give the soldier a medal.
1. The captain looked out for his soldiers; in turn, they looked out for him.
Which quote best explains why the 7th man feels responsible for K.'s death?
1. I had always loved and protected K. as if he had been my own little brother
2. I probably could have run over and dragged him out of reach of the wave
2. I probably could have run over and dragged him out of reach of the wave
TRUE or FALSE: Survivor guilt occurs when we cannot fulfill the desire to do good
TRUE
1. Author's own ideas
2. ideas of famous philosophers
3. real life examples
Which sentence uses the dash correctly?
1. The army investigated - and the findings - were that the crash was an accident
2. The doctor worked hard - despite the raging battle - to save the wounded
2. The doctor worked hard - despite the raging battle - to save the wounded
What does the giant wave represent to the seventh man?
Our fears - which keep us from doing what we should
Which of the following statements would Nancy Sherman support in her text?
1. It is more reasonable to feel regret, rather than guilt, about events one does not control
2. Guilt demonstrates the ethical quality of leadership in a way regret cannot
2. Guilt demonstrates the ethical quality of leadership in a way regret cannot
In the text, Sherman reports that Captain B felt responsible after Specialist P died back home when B was not there to help. Which idea does this help support?
1. Soldiers feel guilty over the mistakes they make during war
2. Survivors take responsibility even when they cannot be help responsible
2. Survivors take responsibility even when they cannot be help responsible
Which situation best demonstrates the meaning of empathy?
1. Beth felt for her friend's loss2. Ron knew what he had done was wrong
1. Beth felt for her friend's loss