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Reading Quiz

Reading Quiz. 1. Explain the psychology behind mob mentality? 2. What is a, “herding mentality”? 3. Explain how South Carolina intended to use, “herd mentality”. 4. How many victims did Shrader effect, including his step daughter. 5. What was found in Sharder’s attic?. Reading Quiz.

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Reading Quiz

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  1. Reading Quiz • 1. Explain the psychology behind mob mentality? • 2. What is a, “herding mentality”? • 3. Explain how South Carolina intended to use, “herd mentality”. • 4. How many victims did Shrader effect, including his step daughter. • 5. What was found in Sharder’s attic?

  2. Reading Quiz 1. Explain the psychology behind mob mentality? 2. What two causes lead to deindividuation? 3. Explain how South Carolina intended to use, “herd mentality”. 4. Explain three crimes in which Shrader was guilty. 5. Explain the letter that Shrader sent his step daughter.

  3. Reading Quiz • How many victims did Shrader effect, including his step daughter. • how was Shrader eventually caught? • What was found in Sharder’s attic? • What is a, “herding mentality”? • Explain a positive or a negative aspect of “herding”.

  4. Vocabulary Unit One “The Lottery” and “Cask of Amontillado”

  5. 1. Abscond v. to depart in a sudden and secret manner

  6. 2. Afflict v. to trouble greatly or grievously

  7. 3. Boisterous adj. rough and noisy; rowdy; clamorous

  8. 4. Connoisseur n. a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgment; an expert

  9. 5. Fetter n. a chain or shackle placed on the feet or hands

  10. 6. Gesticulate v. to make use of gestures while talking

  11. 7. Ignoramus n. an extremely ignorant person

  12. 8. Impunity n. an exemption from punishment

  13. 9. Immolation v. to sacrifice or the art of sacrificing a victim

  14. 10. Insufferable adj. not to be endured; intolerable

  15. 11. Irk v. to annoy or bother

  16. 12. Niche n. a perfect or appropriate place for a person or thing

  17. 13. Niter n. a gritty form of sodium nitrate

  18. 14. Perfunctory adj. performed merely as a routine or duty

  19. 15. Preclude v. to prevent the presence; existence; or occurrence of

  20. 16. Profuse adj. giving freely in large amounts; to give in excess

  21. 17. Redress v. The setting of right and wrong; to set moral structure

  22. 18. Reprimand n. a severe chastisement from a person in authority

  23. 19. Surmount v. to be on top of; prevail over

  24. 20. Utter v. to speak in a certain manner; to speak or pronounce

  25. REVIEW !!!BINGO!!!

  26. What’s the element? • “Cask of Amontillado” takes place in Venice during Carnival. Later the readers move to a grimy, body filled catacombs. This move adds to the general creepiness of the story.

  27. What’s the word? n. a gritty form of sodium nitrate

  28. What’s the element? • The black box from “The Lottery” harkens back to the story of Pandora’s box. Both boxes are responsible for bringing sin and death to their communities.

  29. What’s the word? v. to speak in a certain manner; to speak or pronounce

  30. What’s the word? v. to depart in a sudden and secret manner

  31. Quote/What’s the literary element? • “The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day…the people of the village began to gather in the square, between the post office and the bank, around ten o’clock.”

  32. What’s the word? v. to prevent the presence; existence; or occurrence of

  33. What’s the word? adj. performed merely as a routine or duty

  34. Quote/What’s the element? • “My dear Fortunato, we must go back before you catch your death,”

  35. What’s the word? adj. rough and noisy; rowdy; clamorous

  36. Quote/What’s the element? • “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.”

  37. What’s the element • Tessie is as terrified as a child. Meaning Tessie is scared.

  38. What’s the word? v. to be on top of; prevail over

  39. What’s the word? v. to sacrifice or the art of sacrificing a victim

  40. What’s the element? • Tessie fears for her life as her community is about to stone her to death. Tessie does not want to die and she resists the social norm.

  41. What’s the word? adj. giving freely in large amounts; to give in excess

  42. Quote/What’s the element? • “”We toast to the bones that rest here, ‘Oh no, Fortunato. Let us toast to your long life!”

  43. What’s the word? v. to make use of gestures while talking

  44. Fortunato • This is the character that goes against Montresor.

  45. Quote/What’s the element • “The black box grew shabbier each year; by now it was no longer completely black but splintered badly along one side to show the original wood color, and in some places faded or stained.”

  46. What’s the word? n. an exemption from punishment

  47. What’s the element • Montresor is the main character of the story.

  48. What’s the word? v. to trouble greatly or grievously

  49. What’s the element? • “Cask of Amontillado” is told by the main character, Montresor.

  50. What’s the word? adj. not to be endured; intolerable

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