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Cat’s Cradle Flashcards

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Who is a religious outlaw - the central figure in the public of San Lorenzo?

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Bokonon

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Who is not a people person and the inventor of ice-nine?

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Felix Hoenikker

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Who started the House of Hope and Mercy Hospital in San Lorenzo?

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Juslian Castle

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Who is the new American ambassador to San Lorenzo?

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Horlick Minton

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Who owns a bicycle factory in Chicago?

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H. Lowe Crosby

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Who washed up on the shore of San Lorenzo with Bokonon?

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Earl McCabe

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Who plays the clarinet remarkably well for being so unpleasant and dull?

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Angela Hoenikker

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Who is writing a book called The Day the World Ended?

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Jonah

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Who is the dictator of San Lorenzo?

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Papa Monzano

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Who is the most beautiful woman in San Lorenzo?

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Mona Armon Monzano

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Who is the smallest man in the book?

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Newt Hoenikker

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Who is the Minister of Science and Progress in the Republic of San Lorenzo?

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Frank Hoenikker

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Who is a former Nazi attempting to atone for his sins?

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Dr. Scholicter Von Koenigswald

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Who was easily distracted or preoccupied like a child?

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Felix Hoenikker

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Who had been taught by Bokonon as a child?

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Mona Aamons Monzano and Philip Castle

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16
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What genre does Cat’s Cradle belong to?

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Satire

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Be able to define Foma?

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Harmless untruths

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Be able to define nihilism?

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The belief that life in inherently meaningless

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What does the narrator tell us to call him in Chapter One?

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Jonah

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What is the narrator’s profession?

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Freelance writer

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Why does Jonah travel to llium, New York?

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To meet with the family of Dr. Hoenikker

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What special honor was awarded to Dr. Felix Hoenikker?

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He was a Nobel Prize winner

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What does Newt remember about the day the atomic bomb was dropped?

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Playing with trucks outside his father’s study

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How does Newt describe his father?

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self-absorbed and anti-social

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What is the term for a group of people who work together to do God’s will without knowing?

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Karass

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26
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Why did Frank put the bugs in a jar?

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to shake it up and make them battle

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What does Bokonon say about the woman who claimed to understand God’s plan?

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She is a fool

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28
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What was the name of the Ukrainian midget dancer who married Newt?

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Zinka

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29
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What did Dr. Hoenikker invent?

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Ice-nine

30
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How do Frank’s former high school classmates describe him?

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Secretive and reclusive

31
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What subject did Dr. Breed feel should be studied more?

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Science

32
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According to Dr. Breed - - What is the most valuable commodity on earth?

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New knowledge

33
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What does Dr. Breed call Jonah?

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A yellow journalist

34
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According to a bartender in Ilium - - what have scientist discovered?

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The secret of life if Protein

35
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What does Bokonon say about Peculiar travel suggestions?

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They are to be approached with skepticism

36
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What does the photograph in Dr. Hoenikker’s ab show?

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His dog

37
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What happened to Jonah’s cat during his trip to illium?

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Sheman Krebbs murdered it

38
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How does Sherman Krebbs act?

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As a wrang-wrang

39
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What did Jonah accidentally discover through a magazine article?

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The whereabouts of Frank Hoenikker

40
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Who is Julian Castle?

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A wealthy American sugar merchant

41
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Why is Jonah going to San Lorenzo?

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To interview Julian Castle

42
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What is the first sentence of the Book of bokonon?

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The true thing I am about to tell you are shameless lies

43
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What is the official religion of San Lorenzo?

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Christianity

44
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What does Jonah say about San Lorenzo?

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God, in His infinite Wisdom had made the island worthless

45
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Why did the islanders change bokonon’s name?

A

they couldn’t pronounce it

46
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What is Bokonon’s theory of dynamic tension?

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Pit good and evil against one another

47
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What is the term for an illusion or mirage?

A

Fata Morgana

48
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What will it mean when the golden boast floats again?

A

The end of the world is near.

49
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What does papa do when he greets the people on the plane from Miami?

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He falls over in great pain

50
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Who did Papa pick as the next President of San Lorenzo?

A

Frank Hoenikker

51
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How many taxicabs are there on the island of San Lorenzo?

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1

52
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What does Mr. Crosby learn when he reports the “rude” artist to the desk clerk at the hotel?

A

The artist owns the hotel

53
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What is the name of the Bokononist ritual that involves touching feet with a person to mingle awareness?

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Boko-maru

54
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What do Julian Castle and Newt agree on?

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Everything is meaningless

55
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What does Newt’s picture depict?

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a Cat’s cradle

56
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Who did Frank pick to be the next President of San Lorenzo?

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Angela Hoenikker

57
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Who is the first person to die from ice-nine?

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Papa Monzano

58
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How do they clean up the ice-nine in Papa’s bedroom?

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They use broom, rubber gloves and a blowtorch

59
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Who does Ambassador Minton honor in his speech in Chapter 114?

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The Hundred Marytrs to democracy

60
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How does the book end?

A

Bokonon gives Jonah advice

61
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Who do Jonah find on the side of the road near the end of the novel?

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Bokonon

62
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Why didn’t Bokonon kill himself?

A

He never takes his won advice

63
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What do Mona and Jonah find while waling the streets of Bolivar after the storms?

A

A group of people who committed suicide

64
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How is ice-nine released on the world?

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papa Monzaon’s frozen body slides into the ocean

65
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Discuss Newt Hoenikker’s relationship with his father. Describe the interaction they had on the day the atomic bomb was dropped. What insight does their relationship offer into Felix Hoenikker’s character?

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  • No real relationship - - pretty much non-existent
  • Felix does not treat people well - including his children
  • Atomic bomb - - first day Felix play with his father (had a string and made cat’s cradle figure
  • Father looked ugly and his breathe smelled of cigars
    Felix might look like saint but he is not in reality
66
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Describe the setting of San Lorezno, discuss its history, geography, government, economy and culture?

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  • 50 mile Long Caribbean island
  • Population is 450,000
  • Very poor
  • Poor soil and limited natural resources
  • Passed through Autocrats - - Present Autocrat is Papa Monzano
  • Religion of people is Bokonoist
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Describe Papa Monzano - what is his background - how is he introduced what are his motivations and how does he play a significant role in the novel?

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  • Born and raised in San Lorenzo
  • Groomed for the Presidency
  • Want San Lorenzo to be a world Power
  • Believes in science and ice-nine
  • Brings Frank into his cabinet
  • Helps to bring about the end of the world
68
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Describe and discuss the history of Bokonon - what is his real name - how did Bokonon end up on San Lorenzo - who was he with when he arrived - how did Bokonon gain control of the island - what did he institute once he gained control?

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  • 1922 Lionel Johnson (Bokonon) approached by Marine Earl McCabe who stole his companies recreation fund
  • McCabe gave Johnson $500 for a ride to Miami
  • Boat wrecks on rocks by San Lorenzo
  • Johnson and McCabe found the Castle Sugar was exploiting their worker
  • They took over the company and tried to solve issues on the island
  • Johnson invents Bokononism an outlaw religion
  • Dynamic Tension which is getting forces of good and evil against each other to build a great society
69
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Why do bokononists say “Busy, busy, busy - what does it mean and give an example

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  • Whenever they feel life is complicated or unpredictable
  • They say it in awe or WOW
  • Marry someone - they are in the background of photos
70
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Discuss one of the major themes of Cat’s cradle - how does vonnegut develop theme through characters, setting symbolism and imagery - how is the theme developed through the action of the plot - give specific examples

A

Themes:
Science or Technology vs. morality
Absurdity vs. Meaninglessness
Desire vs. Happiness

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