Dead Men's Path
What is a central theme of “Dead Men’s Path”?
The importance of following orders
The struggle between tradition and modern progress
The dangers of laziness in leadership
The power of religion over education
The struggle between tradition and modern progress
Romeo feels banishment is a merciful sentence.
True or False
False
What year does the Iranian Revolution take place?
1979
What is couplet in poetry?
A two-line poem
Feign
To pretend
To fix
To reveal
To escape
To pretend
In the story, what does the footpath most likely symbolize?
The connection between past, present, and future
Where is the play set?
Verona
At the beginning of the book, Marji is a young girl dealing with huge changes in Iran. How does she initially feel about the new rule requiring all girls to wear the veil at school?
She and her friends are confused by it and don't take it seriously, using the veils as toys to play games.
You are reading a poem that has 14 lines, a strict rhyme scheme, and is written in iambic pentameter (a specific da-DUM da-DUM rhythm). What type of poem are you reading?
A Sonnet
Choleric
Easily Angered
The main argument between Headmaster Michael Obi and the village begins when Obi blocks this specific location with a fence.
The village marketplace
An old, ancestral footpath
The local stream where people get water
The entrance to the village church
An old, ancestral footpath
What is a soliloquy?
reveal thoughts, feelings, and personalities of characters. One character thinks aloud, regardless of any hearers.
In the book, the poor boys fighting in the war are given plastic "keys to paradise" painted gold, while Marji and her wealthy friends attend a punk-rock party. What major theme does this contrast highlight?
How the government uses religion to trick the poor into sacrificing their lives, while the rich can afford to escape the harsh realities of the war.
How the Iranian school system gives better grades to students who come from wealthy families.
That music and parties are the only ways for young people in Iran to survive the stress of the war.
That the government valued plastic manufacturing more than winning the war against Iraq.
How the government uses religion to trick the poor into sacrificing their lives, while the rich can afford to escape the harsh realities of the war.
Which line shows an example of consonance?
The sun is fun when the day’s begun.
Mike likes his new bike.
The black rock struck the thick deck.
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.
The black rock struck the thick deck.
Dawdle
To waste time
This character represents the voice of tradition and cultural compromise, warning Obi that closing the ancestral path will destroy the harmony between the living and the dead.
The resident supervisor
Nancy Obi
The village priest, Ani
The village headmaster
The village priest, Ani
Right before he dies, Mercutio blames both families by shouting, "A plague o' both your houses!" Why is this moment such a huge turning point in the play?
It is the exact moment Romeo decides to break up with Juliet and run away.
It shows that the stupid family fight is now ruining and killing innocent people who aren't even part of the feud.
It makes the Prince so angry that he instantly kicks both Lord Capulet and Lord Montague out of the city.
It forces Tybalt to realize he was wrong and try to make peace with the Montagues.
It shows that the stupid family fight is now ruining and killing innocent people who aren't even part of the feud.
After the Islamic Revolution, Marji notices that her school textbooks are suddenly changed to praise the new regime, and teachers tell students to rip out photos of the old Shah. What does this show about how power works in the story?
The government wants students to learn how to think critically and question authority.
Education is used as a tool for political brainwashing to control what the younger generation believes.
The school system was just trying to save money by reusing old, damaged textbooks.
Teachers were secretly trying to help students rebel against the government.
Education is used as a tool for political brainwashing to control what the younger generation believes.
Which poetic form is famous for being a humorous, five-line poem with a very bouncy rhythm and a strict AABBA rhyme scheme?
A Limerick
Neophyte
A beginner
What is the root of Michael Obi's internal conflict that prevents him from compromising with the villagers?
He struggles to balance his duty to the school board with his secret desire to respect the villagers' historic culture.
He views his identity entirely as a "pioneer" of progress, meaning he equates any compromise with a personal failure into "backwardness."
He is torn between his personal ambition to get a promotion and his fear of causing a violent rebellion in the community.
He wants to open the path to keep the peace, but he is trapped by his own promise to his wife to make the school look perfect.
He views his identity entirely as a "pioneer" of progress, meaning he equates any compromise with a personal failure into "backwardness."
A major theme in the play is "Fate"the idea that Romeo and Juliet's tragic ending was completely out of their control and meant to happen. Which event best shows how Fate keeps them from being together?
Juliet's parents forcing her to marry Paris because they think she is too sad.
Tybalt starting a fight with Romeo because he saw him at the Capulet party.
A sudden quarantine lockdown that stops Friar John from delivering the crucial letter to Romeo.
Romeo choosing to buy poison from the apothecary after hearing that Juliet died.
A sudden quarantine lockdown that stops Friar John from delivering the crucial letter to Romeo.
At the end of the book, Marji’s parents make the painful decision to send her away to Austria alone. What is the deeper, ironic truth about the theme of freedom that this sacrifice reveals?
Marji can only achieve personal freedom by abandoning her parents to face the dangers of the war alone.
True freedom in Iran is impossible, meaning Marji must give up her home and her cultural identity just to safely be herself.
Her parents are using Marji’s freedom in Europe as a political statement to get the Iranian government overthrown.
By sending her away, her parents are actually taking away her freedom to choose her own future in her homeland.
True freedom in Iran is impossible, meaning Marji must give up her home and her cultural identity just to safely be herself.
In many poems and songs, the author will repeat a specific line or group of lines at regular intervals (like a chorus in music) to emphasize a central theme. What is the official poetry term for this repeated section?
Refrain
Use Bane in a sentence correctly
The cause of ruin, harm, distress, or death