Definitions
This is the status of deserving praise or blame for one’s actions
What is moral responsibility?
The main character in The Voter.
Who is Rufus (Roo)?
Fela Kuti uses this creature as a metaphor for soldiers.
What is a zombie?
The author of To the Tyrants of the World.
Who is Aboul-Qacem Echebbi?
The artist who painted The Third of May 1808
Who is Francisco Goya
This is the ability to make considered decisions or sensible conclusions.
What is judgment?
Rufus accepts money from these two groups.
What are two political parties?
The song criticizes this system
What is the military/government system?
The poem condemns these types of rulers.
What are tyrants/oppressive rulers?
This country invaded Spain in 1808
What is France
This asks who is obligated to act.
What is moral responsibility?
“He had sworn on the iron god” represents this type of conflict.
What is moral/spiritual conflict?
“Zombie no go think unless you tell em to think” criticizes this behavior.
What is blind obedience?
Echebbi warns tyrants that this will eventually judge them.
What is history/the people?
The soldiers are faceless to represent this
What is blind obedience and/or loss of moral Judgement
This determines how actions are evaluated.
What is judgment?
Rufus tries to do this to satisfy both parties.
What is split his vote?
The government responded to Fela Kuti’s protest music with this.
What is violence/raiding his home?
The poem suggests oppressed citizens have this duty.
What is resisting injustice?
The civilians in the painting are about to experience what
What is execution?
This happens when someone avoids taking responsibility for their actions, allowing corruption to spread.
What is avoiding moral responsibility?
Achebe shows that fear and greed can weaken this.
What is judgment?
What is our sense of justice?
The metaphor suggests authority strips people of this.
What is identity/humanity/moral responsibility?
Speaking truth to power is described as this
What is moral courage?
Goya uses light and dark contrast to emphasize this shared quality or lack of this quality
(Hint: Think of Week One's Theme)
What is their humanity?