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who was caesar most afraid of

A

brutus and cassius

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why did caesar deprive marullus and flavius of their office?

A

they tore down the decorations celebrating him as king

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how did decimus convince caesar to go to the senate

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they were ready to crown him king

he needed to speak to the senate

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what was the signal for the conspirators to attack Caesar

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Tillius pulled his toga down by the neck

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how did the people respond to Brutus’s speech?

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they were silent: pitied Caesar, respected Brutus

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what caused the people to turn against the conspirators

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his disfigured body

his will that left money to each Roman citizen

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why does annie dillard go to the jungle

A

to see what was there

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7
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who wrote life of caesar

A

plutarch

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8
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who wrote in the jungle

A

annie dillard

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who wrote death of Socrates

A

Plato

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10
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who wrote genuine mexican plug

A

Mark Twain

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who wrote Malcolm X

A

Malcolm X

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12
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who wrote cold weater

A

E B White

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13
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who wrote a child’s christmas in wales

A

Dylan Thomas

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who wrote clean fun at riverhead

A

tom wolfe

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Q

where is the village of pompeya located

A

on the Napo River in the Ecuadorian jungle

16
Q

what activities make up the day-to-day life of the natives who live close to the water

A
bathe 2x a day
get up at 3 am and bathe for warmth
canoes
hunting
cooking
17
Q

what type of wildlife does Dillard see on the canoe trip?

A
birds
turtle
water
fish
piranha
flowers
plants
18
Q

which songs became communication

A

nearer my God to thee

Old McDonald had a farm

19
Q

what were Socrates’ last words

A

Crito, we ought to offer a cock to Asclepius. See to it, and don’t forget

20
Q

Who are Socrates’ visitors in prison

A
Crito
Plato
his family and household
prison guard
Echecrates
Apollodorus
21
Q

what does Socrates do immediately before drinking the cup

A

he prayed

22
Q

What happened each time the horse was borrowed?

A

The rider would walk back

possibly injured

23
Q

How did Twain try to make good his loss?

A

lending

trying to sell/give away

24
Q

Which of the ideas worked in the end to get rid of the horse?

A

military or leaving it to starve

25
Q

2 reasons for requesting a dictionary

A

penmanship and vocabulary

26
Q

How did the prison library acquire many of its books?

A

donated by Parkhurst the millionaire

27
Q

How did Malcolm X manage to read after “lights out?”

A

corridor light glow

jump into bed when the guards came around

28
Q

How does White describe the cold weather?

A

a housewife taking over
businesslike
clean, hard, purposeful

29
Q

what is the best insulating material for windows?

A

newspaper and thumbtacks

30
Q

how much variation in temperature has he recorded

A

12 degrees below zero to zero

31
Q

what precautions does white take so his car will start

A

fire in the drum strove in the garage

32
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what is the coldest object White held

A

frozen brush

33
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how was Mrs. Prothero calling for the fire brigade

A

dinner gong
yelling
the boys got on the phone

34
Q

what were the useful presents

A
mufflers
mittens
scarfs
hats
caps
vests
nose bag
pictureless books about not skating on ponds
35
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useless presents

A
jelly babies
flag
false nose
tram conductor hat with ticket box
Hatchet
duck that made unduck sound - cat trying to be cow
painting book
candy
tin soldiers
games
games for little engineers
whistle
candy cigarettes
36
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what did the adults and children do on Christmas night?

A

music

37
Q

what event inspired Lawrence Mendelsohn to promote his idea for a demolition derby

A

he flew into the crowd with his car and people loved it