Definitions
Sentence Completion
Song of Myself
Mississippi Burning
Miscellaneous
100
To walk at a slow and leisurely pace.
What is ambled?
100
When textbooks are __________________________ students have not been using them. a. wary b. unsullied c. taciturn
What is b. unsullied?
100
Author of "Song of Myself"
Who is Walt Whitman?
100
Agent Ward and Agent Anderson
Who are the FBI agents sent to Mississippi to investigate the deaths of three Civil Rights workers?
100
1950s United States of America
What is the setting of Good Night and Good Luck?
200
Evil
What is malevolent?
200
If you are __________________________you will probably not get in trouble at most libraries? a. morbid b. taciturn c. diminutive
What is b. taciturn?
200
Leaves of Grass
What is the title of the poetry collection where "Song of Myself" was originally published?
200
One breaks the rules, one follows the rules.
What is the difference between Ward and Anderson's investigative techniques?
200
Salem, Massachusetts 1692
What is the setting of The Crucible?
300
(v.): to carry on in spite of difficulties
What is persevere?
300
I overheard the young boy's mother say, “Don’t worry, everything is going to be fine" in an attempt to ___________________________ his fears. a. wary b. tarried c. assuage
What is c. assuage?
300
The power of love, friendship, and family.
What are themes of Whitman's poetry?
300
To register African Americans to vote.
What is purpose of Freedom Summer and the reason the three Civil Rights workers were in Mississippi?
300
“Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”
What are the lines Proctor screams in an attempt to preserve his self-respect?
400
(n.): fundamental nature; most important quality
What is essence?
400
This character can be best described as impudent? a. Bart Simpson b. Lisa Simpson c. Brian Griffin d. Moe
What is a. Bart Simpson?
400
The Civil War
What is the historical event Walt Whitman lived through?
400
“Looks like the rattlesnakes are startin' to commit suicide.”
What is Anderson is referring to the KKK members who are starting to turn on each other and implicate their fellow KKK members in the murders.
400
He committed adultery with Abigail.
What is the reason John Proctor considers himself a sinner?
500
(adj.): noisy and unruly
What is obstreperous?
500
__________________________students spend most of their time in ISS (in-school-suspension).
What is contentious?
500
"O Captain, My Captain"
What is the title of the poem Whitman wrote to honor Abraham Lincoln after his assassination?
500
James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner
Who are the three Civil Rights workers murdered in Mississippi?
500
Adolf Hitler’s treatment of the Jews
What is the current event discussed in school that leads Scout to wonder how people can “be ugly about folks right at home?”
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