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Mid Term - - 2016 Flashcards

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1
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What is the term for almost always silent?

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Taciturn

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2
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What is the term for the study of the history of man?

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Anthropology

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3
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What is the term a particular set of skills?

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Repertoire

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4
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What is the term for angry?

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Indignation

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5
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What is the term for to surrender to another authority for trial?

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Extradite

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6
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What is the term for the doctrine of the church?

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Dogma

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7
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What is the term for the particular to a certain region or country?

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Indigenous

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8
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What is the term for prejudice?

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Bias

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9
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What is the term for a jar like container to spit into?

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Spittoon

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10
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What is the term for journey?

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Sojourn

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11
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What is the term for old-fashioned?

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Passé

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12
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What is the term for kind, or charitable?

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Benevolent

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13
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What is the term of the group?

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Covey

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14
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What is the term for the great foolishness?

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Imbecilities

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15
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What is the term for friendly?

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Amiable

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16
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What is the term for sad or gloomy?

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Melancholy

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17
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What is the term for the duty of the history of earth through rocks?

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Geology

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18
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What is the court attendant in charge of prisoners?

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Bailiff

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19
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What is the term for someone who wanders from place to place?

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Vagrant

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20
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What is the term for the powerless?

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Impotent

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21
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What is the term for illegal?

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Illicit

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22
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What is the term for easy to understand?

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Discernible

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23
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What is the term for to hide?

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Conceal

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24
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What is the term for always ready to argue or fight?

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Contentious

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25
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What is the term for boldness, daring?

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Audacity

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26
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What is the term for irregular?

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Erratic

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27
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What is the term to get back?

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Recover

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28
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What is the term for irregular?

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Erratic

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29
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What is the term to get back?

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Recover

30
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What is the term for disrespect toward God or religion?

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Blasphemy

31
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What is the term for left handed?

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Southpaw

32
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What is the term for an agreement in which both parties agree to give something up?

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Compromise

33
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What is the term for someone who believes contrary to church teaching?

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Heretic

34
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What is the term to make up for some kind of wrong or mistake?

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Redeem

35
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What is the term for ill-will or hatred?

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Animosity

36
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What is the term for violently disturbed, chaotic, stormy?

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Turbulent

37
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What is the term for evil?

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Malevolent

38
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What is the term for a man known as father or founder?

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Patriarch

39
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What is the term for heaven or skies?

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Firmament

40
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What is the term to formally charge for a crime of offense?

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Indict

41
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What is the term for suspenders?

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Gall uses

42
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What is the term for rumors, - something heard from another?

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Hearsay

43
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What color is the Ghost of Christmas Present’s robe?

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Green

44
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What does the Ghost of Christmas Present reveal about Tiny Tim?

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If the shadow remain - - there will be an epic hair and a crutch with NO owner

45
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A Christmas Carol was written during what period of domestic growth in England?

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The Industrial Revolution

46
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What does Fred want from his uncle?

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A meaningful relationship

47
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In stave one you lean if one does not go out and spread love and kindness among their fellow man during their lifetime - what are they?

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Doomed to wander the earth in chains, longing to help those they can not

48
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Where is Scrooge when he says - - “Remember it? I could walk it blindfold?”

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In the past at his old school

49
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Why does Scrooge remain at school for a good portion of his youth - why does his father hold a grudge against him?

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Scrooge’s mother died in childbirth

50
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What does the Phantom show Scrooge when he asks to see some tenderness connected with death?

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Tiny Tim’s death

51
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What is the point of the long discussion between Joe and Mrs. Dilber?

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To demonstrate that the man they stole from died alone and Miserable

52
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What is under Christmas Present’s Robe?

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Ignorance and want

53
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What is Jacob Marley’s burden in death and why does he have it?

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Wears the chains he forged in life and wanted the earth for the want to help other

54
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How might Scrooge’s childhood have be difficult?

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Father’s abandonment

55
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If someone is called a Scrooge in modern society what does that mean?

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Use your notes - - cares more about money than people

56
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Besides that of Bob Cratchit - - give an example of Scrooge seeing into the lives of theirs and explain why it was important?

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Use your notes - - Look at light house - - miners

57
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What type of business was Scrooge into?

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MONEY

58
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How does the Ghost of Christmas future communicate with Scrooge?

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By pointing

59
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What does Scrooge promise the Ghost of Christmas yet to come?

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To live in the past, present and future and to honor Christmas

60
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What did each of the three spirits of Christmas look like?

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Past - - light (both young and old)
Present - - Large - green robe very happy go lucky
Future - - Hooded figure

61
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What simile is used to describe Jacob Marley in the first two paragraphs of the story?

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Dead as a door ail

62
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What is inferred from the following::

They were not a handsome family, they were not well dressed; their shoes were far from waterproof. Their clothes were scantly, but they were happy, grateful pleased with one another and contented with the time?

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They had love and that was all they needed - - it was enough.

63
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Why might Scrooge dislike Christmas?

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Fan’s death
His breakup with Belle
Marley’s death

64
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When does the following quote happen - and what does it say about Scrooge?

“An intelligent boy - a remarkable boy - Do you know whether they’ve sold the prize Turkey that was hanging up there/. Not the little prize Turkey - the big one?

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It was after he wakes up on Christmas morning

Show his conversion - - his change of life, his change in appreciation for life

65
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What do the Portly Gentle men that come into Scrooge’s office want at the beginning of the story?

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They are collecting for the poor

66
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Why is it important to remind Scrooge of Belle?

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To show him what he has lost

67
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Why is it about Tiny Tim that leaves such a lasting impression of Scrooge?

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Faced with such a difficult life - he is still appreciative of everything - - still positive - - still sees the good

68
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Which spirit had the greatest influence on Scrooge?

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Use your notes - - be able to back it up with facts from the book

69
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Compare and contrast Bob Cratchit and Scrooge as they are presented in the beginning of the novel- - what is their working relationship like - why does Bob Cratchit continue to work for Scrooge

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Use your notes

70
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Discuss why Scrooge has to understand the lives of others before can understand his own.

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Use your notes

English - A. Reed (8 decks)

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