Art
How were manillas used, besides jewelry?
As a kind of currency, and also melted down to create works of brass pictorial art
Name one reason for the rising level of production historically.
growth in population
Who identifies herself as Mrs. Andrews?
Heather Lelache
If a polygon has 90 diagonals, how many sides does it have?
15
What is Klaatu’s warning to earth?
That it will be eliminated unless it learns to use atomic power responsibly.
What did Portuguese traders barter for in exchange for the precious brass manillas?
Pepper, cloth, ivory and enslaved persons
By what factor has population increased since 1900?
Four.
Which character says, “I’m not trying to thwart you, it’s that you’re trying to do something that can’t be done”?
Orr.
The surface area of a sphere increases by what factor if the radius of the sphere is increased from 3 to 6?
Four.
What message did The Day the Earth Stood Still express?
It expressed a pacifist message about the dangers of the Atomic Age, warning viewers that humankind was its own worst enemy.
What does the depiction of animals in African art a statement of?
Political and ritual power.
By what factor has average output per person increased since 1900?
Eight.
What season is it at the end of the book?
Summer
What is the volume of a triangular pyramid with a square base with side lengths of 6 and height of 3?
36.
What about the opening of The Day the Earth Stood Still contributed to the effectiveness of the film?
The authentic, documentary style
Where are some of the oldest and most advanced African bronze sculptures from?
Igbo-Ukwu
The average output per person is referred to as what?
Output GDP per capita
What two months do most of the realities take place in?
March and April.
What is the volume of a cylinder with radius 5 and surface area of 100π?
125π.
What happens to Klaatu after his arrival, despite his assurances that he comes in peace?
He is shot by a nervous soldier.
What is the name of a process where an artist covers a material with wax, then melts the wax to create a hollow space to create artwork?
Lost-wax casting.
What four things do higher levels of production make possible?
longer life, broader access to education, better healthcare, and cleaner environments
When Heather Lelache says, “I sure have been trying to run on two tracks with one set of wheels ever since” what does she mean?
She is trying to operate while remembering two different realities (after experiencing the change in reality during Orr’s dream).
A triangular prism has a height of 3, the base is an isosceles right triangle with hypotenuse of length √8. What is the volume?
24.
When was The Day the Earth Stood Still named to the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry?
1955