English II 1.05 Quiz: Societal Issues And Cultural Experiences

23 August 2022
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What is a major theme of "Harrison Bergeron"?
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Technology can be used to control people.
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Which evidence from the text best supports the answer in Part A?
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Transmitters are used "to keep people like George [Harrison's father] from taking unfair advantage of their brains."
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Which quotation from "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. best develops the theme that attempting to make everyone "equal every which way" is a foolish and dangerous goal?
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"A buzzer sounded in George's head. His thoughts fled in panic, like bandits from a burglar alarm."
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Which statement most effectively explains how Hughes conveys a viewpoint about race in this poem?
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By focusing on various things that the speaker enjoys—things like eating, learning, and being in love—Hughes makes the point that people of different races are alike in many ways.
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In "The Light of Gandhi's Lamp," by HIlary Kromberg Inglis, which statement best explains how her personal history affects the way the author reacts when she arrives at her sister's apartment?
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Because her family has deep roots in the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, she is upset but finds courage and motivation in locating Gandhi's lamp among the mess the police made.
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Based on her descriptions in "The Light of Gandhi's Lamp," how did growing up in apartheid-era South Africa affect Hilary Kromberg Inglis?
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It led her to recognize the cruelty of racist laws.
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In "The Light of Gandhi's Lamp," how does Hilary Kromberg Inglis view the policies and practices of South Africa's apartheid government?
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She has always felt the apartheid government was wrong, even when she was a young child.
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Which evidence from the text best supports the answer in Part A?
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She sees her uncle separated from the family because of his anti-apartheid work when she is very young.