Bomb: Characters
Who said the following?
"Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds?"
Robert Oppenheimer
True or False:
American won the race to build the bomb.
True
A.) inform
B. ) persuade
C.) be creative
This person would climb telephone poles and use Morse code to communicate information to British Intelligence. He was a prominent Norwegian resistance fighter.
Knut Haukelid
How many Norwegian resistance fighters were captured by the Germans after the successful completion of the Operation Gunnerside mission?
0
If a writer uses a lot of imagery or emotional language in a persuasive essay, that writer is utilizing _________ to convince the reader of something.
pathos
Which type of characterization SHOWS the reader a personality trait by how that character speaks, acts, interacts with others, etc. ?
indirect characterization
Who discovered fission?
Otto Hahn
The bomb dropped on Hiroshima was named __________.
Little Boy
Which rhetorical device utilizes extreme exaggeration to help persuade the reader?
hyperbole
Who was the pilot that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima?
Colonel Paul Tibbets
Once threatened to hang a meteorologist if the weather did not improve in time for the scheduled bomb test at Trinity.
Leslie Groves
In Japan, who wanted to surrender after the bombing of Nagasaki?
Choose from one of the following:
A.) the emperor
B.) the top generals
C.) none of the above
A.) the emperor
The following is an example of which rhetorical device? (Hint: the answer is NOT simile)
"Finding a good friend is like finding a needle in a haystack"
analogy
Who was the Prime Minister of Britain during WW2?
Winston Churchill
When Oppenheimer said he felt he had blood on his hands, this person told him not to worry and that "it'll all come out in the wash."
President Harry Truman
The declaration demanding the unconditional surrender of Japan was called the _____________________.
Potsdam Declaration
When a speak explains the opponent's argument and then points out its flaws, that rhetorical technique is called ____________________________.
counterclaim / rebuttal
Early in the morning--before daylight--scientists and military personnel anticipating the Trinity Test put on sunscreen to protect their skin from the light. Which literary tool is best represented by this?
irony