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Lord of The Flies and Government

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  • Q1
    A polis is?
    A European city-state
    A Greek city-state
    A state
    A country
    30s
  • Q2
    Democracy is _____.
    a form of government where elites rule over the lower classes
    a form of government where a dictator controls the government
    a form of government where a religious group controls the government
    a form of government where people rule over themselves either directly or through an elected representative
    30s
  • Q3
    In a direct democracy _____.
    appointed representatives vote on issues effecting their government
    a dictator votes on issues effecting government
    people vote personally on issues effecting their government
    elected representatives vote on issues effecting their government
    30s
  • Q4
    In a representative democracy, the voters _____.
    have representatives appointed
    do not select their representatives
    only vote directly on the creation of laws
    elect representatives who create laws on their behalf
    30s
  • Q5
    This system of government allows the voters to elect legislative representatives and those legislative representatives in turn elect a head of state for the executive branch.
    Parliamentary Democracy
    Anarchy
    Monarchy
    Direct Democracy
    30s
  • Q6
    What was William Golding's profession prior to writing Lord of the Flies?
    A scientist
    A struggling artist
    A school teacher
    He was already a famous author
    30s
  • Q7
    What experiences helped William Golding write Lord of the Flies?
    His experiences teaching good and bad students
    His personal experiences with the everyday cruelty of mankind
    His experiences fighting in the Royal Navy
    His experiences trying to become an author
    30s
  • Q8
    How was Lord of the Flies first received?
    It wasn't until after William Golding's death that it became known as a great book
    It was immediately recognized as a great book by the first publisher he took it to
    It was difficult to publish but after publishing was immediately seen as one of the great works
    It was difficult to publish and was first seen as simply an adventure story
    30s
  • Q9
    What awards did William Golding receive for his writing?
    Only the Nobel Prize in Literature
    Orange prize for fiction
    Pulitzer Prize for fiction
    The Nobel Prize in Literature and the Booker Prize
    30s
  • Q10
    What genre of writing did William Golding write?
    Mostly novels but some poems, plays, and essays
    Mostly nonfiction
    He only wrote the novel Lord of the Flies
    Mostly poems, but he became popular for his novels
    30s
  • Q11
    What events led William Golding, the author of Lord of the Flies, to question the true nature of the human heart?
    A painful childhood
    The Civil Rights Movement
    The Cold War
    The atrocities of WWII
    30s
  • Q12
    In the novel, Lord of the Flies, which boy does the Lord of the Flies (or severed sow's head) speak to?
    Piggy
    Simon
    Jack
    Maurice
    30s
  • Q13
    William Golding wrote Lord of the Flies as what kind of tale:
    alliteration
    allegorical
    analogical
    none of these choices are correct
    30s
  • Q14
    In the novel, Lord of the Flies, which boy leads the hunt that kills the sow?
    Piggy
    Ralph
    Jack
    Simon
    30s
  • Q15
    In William Golding's classic novel, Lord of the Flies, what is the direct Hebrew translation of the title?
    Beelzebub
    None of these are correct
    señor de las moscas
    Gabriel
    30s

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