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Final Jeopardy
$100 Question from Research
Each of the following statements came
from pg 56 of an article written by Jodie
Morse. Which statement is plagiarized
and why?
$100 Answer from Research
1. The author of “The Test of Their Lives”
notes that since Congress rejected President
Clinton's proposal for national standardized
testing, "states are rushing to roll out
comprehensive tests of their own" (Morse 56).
2. Twenty states have unveiled custom-made
exams intended to hold students (and their
schools) to higher educational standards.
3. Morse points out, "What's at stake is
schools' accreditations, teachers' bonuses, and
students' diplomas" (56).
$200 Question from Research
What is the proper MLA parenthetical
citation for a quote from page 15 of a
book by Oprah Winfrey?
Write your answer on the front board.
$200 Answer from Research
(Winfrey 15).
$300 Question from Research
Which of the following is cited
And punctuated correctly using MLA
guidelines?
A. Hamlet says “To be, or not to be: that is the question” (Shakespeare 73).
B. Hamlet says, “To be, or not to be: that is the question (Shakespeare 73).”
C. Hamlet says, “To be, or not to be: that is the question” (Shakespeare 73).
$300 Answer from Research
C
Hamlet says, “To be, or not to be: that is the question” (Shakespeare 73).
$400 Question from Research
If you are paraphrasing info from an article
Called “Obsessive Compulsive Disorders”
from a magazine called Psychology
Today, what would your in-text citation
look like if an author’s name is not provided?
Write your answer on the front board.
$400 Answer from Research
(“Obsessive Compulsive Disorders”).
$500 Question from Research
What are three rules about an MLA
block quote?
Consider length, format,
punctuation, citations, etc.
$500 Answer from Research
Must be longer than 4 lines long
Indent whole quote 2X
No quotation marks
Period BEFORE parenthetical citation
Introduce with full sentence and colon
$100 Question from Short Stories
What is the name of the short
Story that features a young cashier in
A grocery store?
$100 Answer from Short Stories
“A & P”
$200 Question from Short Stories
What is the problem with Frank
McCourt’s father?
$200 Answer from Short Stories
He spends all of their money on
His drinking.
$300 Question from Short Stories
What person constantly occupies
the thoughts of the narrator of
“Araby?” What does she look like?
$300 Answer from Short Stories
Mangan’s sister - she has long,,
dark hair. She resembles an
angel or the Virgin Mary.
$400 Question from Short Stories
The following quote is from which story?
“I had never spoken to her, except for a few casual words,
And yet her name was like a summons to all my foolish
Blood.
$400 Answer from Short Stories
“Araby”
$500 Question from Short Stories
The following quote represents
The epiphany from which story?
“His face was dark gray and his back stiff, as if he'd just
had an injection of iron, and my stomach kind of fell as
I felt how hard the world was going to be to me hereafter.”
$500 Answer from Short Stories
“A & P”
$100 Question from Siddhartha
Siddhartha reveals his enlightenment
To which character in the final
Scene.
$100 Answer from Siddhartha
Govinda
$200 Question from Siddhartha
When Siddhartha leaves home,
He joins a group of ascetic monks
Who practice self denial and self
Punishment. What are those
Monks called?
What is the purpose of their
Asceticism?
$200 Answer from Siddhartha
Samanas
A temporary escape from the world
Meant to deaden and kill all passions,
Desires, and appetites.
$300 Question from Siddhartha
With what character does Sidd
Experience true love?
$300 Answer from Siddhartha
His son
$400 Question from Into the Wild
What are 2 reasons McCandless
is angry with his father? Which
Reason angers him most?
$400 Answer from Into the Wild
His father’s materialism, his affair with Chris’
mom, his abusiveness, his preoccupation
With wealth and status, etc.
What angers McCandless most is the fact
That his father has an unacknowledged
Son from a previous marriage.
$500 Question from Into the Wild
In what way might McCandless
Be considered a “Christ Figure?”
Also, how do you know that McCandless
Has forgiven his parents in the end?
Give 3 pieces of evidence.
$500 Answer from Into the Wild
He is a Christ Figure because he dies a sacrificial
death for his ideals, his death birthed a loyal
following of others who seek peace outside of
society, and he traveled around imparting wisdom to
those he met.
Also - we know he forgave his parents because 1) he
wrote his real name on the note, “God’s light” shone
on him as he died, he says he lived a happy life and
he envisioned himself running into his parents’ arms.
$100 Question from Hamlet
The “To be or not to be” speech
Is primarily about Hamlet’s
Desire to...
$100 Answer from Hamlet
Commit suicide
$200 Question from Hamlet
Laertes and Polonious both
Advise Ophelia to do what
And why?
$200 Answer from Hamlet
Stay away from Hamlet
B/C they think that Hamlet
Will marry someone for the benefit
Of the kingdom and is just using
Ophelia
$300 Question from Hamlet
This character is currently suffering
in purgatory for his sins.
$300 Answer from Hamlet
King Hamlet (the ghost)
$400 Question from Hamlet
Which character said this:
“But you must know your father lost a father,/That father lost, lost his”
$400 Answer from Hamlet
Claudius
$500 Question from Hamlet
Which character said this:
“He hath, my lord, of late made many tenders/Of his affection to me.”
$500 Answer from Hamlet
Ophelia
$100 Question from Essays
Define epiphany
$100 Answer from Essays
Epiphany = a sudden insight or
understanding brought on by
a seemingly insignificant, every
day event.
$200 Question from Essays
Christopher McCandless’ epiphany
$200 Answer from Essays
“Happiness only real when shared”
OR
Forgiveness toward his parents
OR
Understanding his own name/identity
$300 Question from Essays
Name a lesson Siddhartha learned
$300 Answer from Essays
Siddhartha learned that enlightenment
Can’t be taught; it must be experienced
First hand.
OR
He learned that asceticism is similar to
Drunkenness since both seek to deaden
The senses.
$400 Question from Essays
What is the epiphany experienced
By the narrator of Araby?
$400 Answer from Essays
He learns that he was chasing a
Fantasy; he is not a knight. He is only
A poor boy from Ireland and because
Of his financial situation he will never
Be able to win Mangan’s sister’s
Affection. Likewise he recognizes the
Fact that life will be hard for him as a
Result of his social class.
$500 Question from Essays
Give 2 Facts about Hamlet’s
“To Be or Not To Be” soliloquy.
$500 Answer from Essays
Contemplating suicide
Fears Death
Death as “undiscovered country”
Death as sleep
Etc.
Final Jeopardy
In order to test the credibility of a website
We would give it the CARRDSS test.
Each letter in CARRDSS stands for a step
In the credibility test. Name 3 of the 7 steps.
Final Jeopardy Answer
Credibility
Accuracy
Reliability
Relevance
Date
Source
Scope & Purpose