English Test #1

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how many tribes were there when columbus came

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about 700

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what did each tribe have

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language religion government and culture

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four main tribes?

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navajo cherokee choctaw sioux

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similarities in tribes

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respect for nature, manito - great spirit, good over evil, origin myths

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5 different stories of myths

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creation

flood

man/woman

evil/good

theft of fire

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4 themes of myths

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a supernatural element or god

animals that are human like

all teach a lesson

all about nture

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why is the #7 important

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7 directions-

above

below

within

north

south

east

west

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why is #4 important

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4 races

red

black

yellow

white

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purpose of myths

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to explain the unexplainable

to teach

to entertain

to carry on traidtion

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oral tradition

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stories passed down verbally

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what does earth on turtles back explain

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the origin of the earth

-the earth on trutle's back shows the importance of the onondaga placed on dreams

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what did when the grizzlies walked upright explain

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the origin of human beings; the dauhter placed herself in a dangerous position because she is curiosu

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what did the wind do in it was the wind that gave them life

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shows the origin of marriage; the wind gave life to man and left its mark on his hand forever

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what was the main purpose of the iriquous constition

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to establish a form of government

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what did you have tod o to be a part of the iroquois confederation

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accept and obey the iroquois constituion

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what were the terms of columbus' voyage

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any land he found he got to rule

he got ten percent of all the wealth he found

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where did colubmus end up at

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the caribbean

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what does columbus take from th eland

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plants to assess their value

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what was the purpose of columbus writing the article

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to prove to isabelle and ferdinand that his exploration was worth the money

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what did columbus give the natives and why

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hawk's bells an dglass beads because he wanted to flatter them before he tried to conquer them

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what is columbus trying to convey to the natives

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that aericas are a fertile land ready to be explored

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what was de la cases to the indians

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th every first protector and first advocate for universal human rights

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what happened after DLC published hisjournal

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there is an outrage and he went to the court tog et restitution for the native americans

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what government did the puritans have

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theocracy;

a government based on god

god decides everything

church becomes the governing political body

if you dont' go to church on sunday you break the law

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what kind of punishment did puritans believe in

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external punishment:

if you broke the commandments you went to hell and you were punished

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when could you gain salvation

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through grace- not earned or denied; you had to b born with it

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predestination

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not free will; god controls our lives and there is nothing we can do about it

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central idea of to my dear an dloving husband?

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the love the speaker shares with her husband is deep and lasting; wishes the heavens reward her husbands

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upon the burning of our house

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speaker holds responsibility of god's will for burning down the house; the speaker would describe god as merciful, just, and reasonable; the speaker most clearly associates the after life as a richy furnished, beautiful home awaiting her arrival

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huswifery

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addresses the lord

centers around spinning and weaving

central idea: desire to receive god's race

uses extended metaphor by comparing parts of his being with parts of a spinning wheel

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upon a wasp

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sol-->sun-->god

we are the wasps and we need to reach out to the sun(son)

the wasp's head is the minister of a church and the body is the congregation

the wasp reviving by the sun is a metaphor for a sinner's need for the grace of the son

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what is the metaphor in the wasp story

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the was previving by the sun is a metaphor for a sinner's need for the grace of the son

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what is the symbolism of the wasp body

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the head is the minister and the body is teh congregationi

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what does edwards use in sinners in the hands of an angyr god

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his sermon to frighten the scongregation into seizing hte opportunity of salvation

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what is the central message of the sermon

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that the only hope for salvation is throough christian rebirth

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what does edward use to describe god's wrath

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fire and water

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early american literature contains examples of all the following types of literature

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religious poetry, historical narratives, personal accounts

NOT FICTION

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why did ancient people tell myths

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to explain something

to teach a lesson

to reinforce culture

NOT to invent new religions

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what is a true statement about a myth?

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myths often feature immortal beings

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the early spanish explorers were looking for....

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gold, converts to christianity and adventure

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what is not a cultural detail important enough to the native americans that it appeared in the myths read in class?

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number of children one has

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the earth on turtles back explains the origin of

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the earth

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the earth on turtle's back shows the importance the onondaga placed on

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dreams

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which saying expresses a cultural value clearly suggested by the earth on turtles back

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if you don't succeed, try again

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in when the grizzlies walked upright, the daughter places herself in a dangerou spoition because she is

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curious

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when the grizzlies walked upright explains the origins of

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human beings

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the selection fro m the navajo origin legend shows the origin of

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marriage

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in the navajo origin legend, what gave life to man and left its mark on his hand ofrever

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the wind

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what was the main purpose of the iroquois constutution

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to establish a form of government

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according to the iroquois constitution, wha tmus toutisders do in order to become part of th eiroquois confederation

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accept and obey th eiroquois constitution

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in the excerpt from th eiroquois constitution, wampum has been used by native american sfor tradinb ut in this context, what else does it represent

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a promise the lord will honor the constitution

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why does columbus take specimens of plants he comes across

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he wants to bring unkown plants back to europe in order to judge ttheir value

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wht best describes columbus' purpose for writing

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to persuade queen isabella and king ferdinand that his exploration was worth the money

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why did columbus give th enatives hawk's bells and glass beads

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to show them that he was friendly and wouldn't hurt them

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what impression of the americas does columbus seem to be trying to convey

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that the americas are a fertile land and ready to be explord

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in the reading from the very brief relation of the devastation of the indians, according to las casa, what event finally droe the indians of hispanola to take up arms against the spanish

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they took up arms as a method of self defense because their mistreatment by the spanish

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las casas mentions that the spanish make bets or wagers, what are the spanish sldiers betting on

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who can kill a native american with the least amoun tof sword strokes

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which of the folowing is not true of las casa

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he was assassinated because of his positive viewpoint of the native americans

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after reading columbus' journal and from the very brief relation of the devastation of the indians what of the folowing statements cannot be inferred about journal writing

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journals are always a reliable record of facts and reveals much abou tthe author

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the puritan's central beliefs included all of teh folowing except

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the bible should be taken symbolically

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the writing style of the puritans reflected the plain style of their lives. which of the following is not an element of puritan plain style

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ornate adjectives

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the central idea of to my dear and loving husband is

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the love the speaker shares with her husband is deep and lasting

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the speaker of to my dear an dloving husband in an apostrophe addresses

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the lord

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since his love is too great for her to repay, the speaker wishes that

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hte heavens reward her husband

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which of the folowing does the speaker in the poem the burning of our house hold responsible for the burning of her house

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god's will

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the speaker of upon the burning of our house would describe god as all of the following except

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distant

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upon the burning of our house the speaker most closely assoicates the afterlife with

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a richly furnished beautiful home awaiting her arrival

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edward taylor's huswifery is an exmapl eof a conceit. a conceit is

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an extended metaphor used in as many ways as possible usually comparing an abstract thought or concept wiht a domestic household or commonplace image or natural image

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within taylor's huswifery, he uses an apostrophe. which of the folowing is the definition for an apostrophe as used in taylor's poem

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a figure of speech in which a speaker idrectly addresses an absent person or a personified quality, object or idea

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the speaker in huswifery addresses

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the lord

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around what tast or tasks does the poem huswifery center

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spinning and weavingt

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he central idea of huswifery expresses the speakers desire to

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receive god's grace

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in his first stanza, taylor develops his extended metaphor by

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comparing parts of his being with aprts of a spinning wheel

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when the speaker says then clothe therewith mine understanding, will,/ affections, judgment, conscience, memory/ my words, and actions, he is

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asking god to guide his thorughts, words, and deeds

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in his poem upon a wasp chilled with a cood, taylor uses several metaphors for comarping the wasp and the sun to other things. if the wasps's head is the minister of a church, what part of the wasp is the congregation

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the body

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the wasp reviving by the sun is a metaphor for

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a sinner's need for the grace of th eson

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as a preacher, edwards uses his sermon to

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firghten his congregatio into seizing the opporunity of salvation

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what is the central message of the sermon

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the only hope for salvation is through christian rebirth or finding christ

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what contrasting images does edwards use to describe god's wrath

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fire and water

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edwards compares each of his listeners to a spider or some loathsome insect held over the fire in order to stress a human bein'gs

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powerlessness in comparison to god

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according to the final paragraphs siners may be abl eto obtain

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salvation

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which of the following people behaves with deliberation

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a thoughtful judge

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which of these sentences is a compound sentenc

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the duck dove first, and then the beaver tried

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which choice below combines these two sentences into a compound sentence

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the sky chief expected a child, but he found a grown woman

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which is an example of a compound sentence

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he carried her home with him, and his wife brought her up with their family of cubs

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which word is closest in meanign to exquisite

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fine

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which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to abundance

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scarcity

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what kind of increase does the word manifold describe

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a large increase

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which word is closest in meaning to recompense

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payment

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which word is most nearly opposite in meaniing to perservere

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dawdle

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which line below contains an exmple of direct address

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and make thy holy spirit, lord, wind quills

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which of the following sentences is correction punctuated

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thank you, dear wife, for such a lovely thought

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which word is closest in meaning to the word inneffable

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inexpressible

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which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word dolorous

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overjoyed

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confederate

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united with others for a common purposed

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disposition

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an inclination or tendency

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DELIBERATION

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CAREFUL CONSIDERATION

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exquisite

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very beautiful; delicate

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affliction

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something causing pain or sufferingi

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ndications

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signs; things that point out or signify

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abundance

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a great suply; more than enough

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recompense

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repayment; somethign givern or done in return fro soemthing else

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manifold

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in many ways

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perservere

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persist; be steadfast in purpose

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omnipotent

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all powerful

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ineffale

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inexpressible; unable to be spoken

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dolorous

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sad, mournful

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what is reverend parris upset about at the opening

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his daughter's condition and actions int he woods

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from th ecomments of paris in the opening, his concern for his dughter seems primarliy based on his

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anxiety about hsi reputation

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which phrase best describes abilgail willima's character

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proud and manipulative

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considering tituba's state of mind when she began nameing names, what can you infer about hermotivation

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she was afraid of hale and through naming names would save her form punishment

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why does parris send for hale

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hale is ocnsiderd an expert in matters of witchcraft and the devilw

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hich of the folowing sentenes best describes the relationship between john and elizabeth proctor at the beginning

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they seem ill at ease together

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what is mary's motive in gving the poppet to elizabeth

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she wants to plant evidence of witchcraft in her house

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what is proctor's attitude toward parris

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he bleieves that parris is too interested in weath

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why does proctor forget the commandment forbidding adultery

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he has a guildty conscience

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what is implied abouot huan nature by the number of accusations that are brought forth

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people want to find a s capegoat when thigns go wrong for them

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proctor belives that abigail accuses elizabeth of witchcraft because

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abigail belives if elizabeth is dead then john will come to her

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hathorne's wants tiles corey and francis nurse to be arrested because

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he bleives they are challenging hsi authrotiyw

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hat is proctor's main purpose in bringin mary warren to court

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to save his wife from condemnation

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what motivates hales' attempt to intervene on behalf of proctor

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hales' commitment to the truth

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WHAT DEVELOPMENT CAUSES MARY WARREN TO RECANT her confession and rejoin abigail and th eother girls

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abigails' pretending to be attacked by mary's spirit

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which of the following is a conequence of mary's going back to the side of the girls

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proctor is arrested

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what does proctor mean when he tells danforth, god damns our kind especially and we will burn, we will burn together

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we who commit wrongs knowingly are teh most guilty of all

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parris hopes that nurse and john proctor will ocnfess because he belives that

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their confessions will confirm the justice of all the trials and executions

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what idea about the law is conveyed by danforth's determination to proceed wiht the executions immediately

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injustice may be committed in the name of the law

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what is ironic about clling th econfessions of witchcraft coming to god

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the confessions are lies and therefore sins against god

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why does hale want proctor to confess to witchcraft

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to sae proctor from execution

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the climax of act occurs when

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proctor refuses to sign the confesion

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which theme is reflected by proctor's decision to tear up the confession

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personal honor determines the worth of one's sefl

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proctor's determination to preserve his good name speaks to the mccarthy era of the 1950s in that

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reputations were ruined by irresponsibel accusation

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a theme represented by danforth's behavior is that

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those in power tend to act in the interest of preserving power

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after proctor is taken off to execution, parris urges elizabeth to go to her husband in order to

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try once more to persuade him to confess

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which idea about the play is applicable today

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fear and suspicion can lead to perversions of justice