Matt17$D"LMMatt17"cbpbb?bb<TEXTMACA$LM%;Packet 17 The plot of this comedy concerns the efforts of Young Knowell and Wellbred to escape the ire of their father and brother-in-law. Captain Bobadil brags of his brave deeds in battle, but is thrashed as a coward by Downright. Kitely is jealously possessive of his wife, Knowell is suspicious of his son, and Dame Kitely is jealous of her husband. All are cured of their vices by tricks devised by Brainworm. FTP, name this comedy by Ben Jonson, named for each characters dominant characteristic or humour. Answer: _Every Man in His Humour_ It was occupied successively by the Arabs, Seljuk Turks, Mongols, and Ottoman Turks. After WWI, the treaty of Sevres called for establishment of a home state for its inhabitants, but the subsequent Treaty of Lausanne eliminated this provision, and the regions inhabitants have revolted often. FTP, name this mountain region which includes parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Armenia, whose people have been oppressed by Sadam Hussein. Answer: _Kurdistan_ Her Salon was the center of political discussion in France, but when the Revolution occurred, and her father fell from power, she went to Lake Geneva. In 1793, she published her _Reflexions sur le proces de la Reine_ in the hopes of saving Marie Antoinette. In her most important book, she coined the word Romanticism and introduced Kants and Shellings German philosophy to the French. FTP, name this daughter of French finance minister Jacques Necker and authoress of _De lAllemagne_. Answer: Anne Louise Germaine de _Stael_ The main character of this story has become synonymous with a beautiful but pampered and effeminate small boy. His name is Cedric Errol, and he is the seven-year old son of a disinherited English father and an American mother, whom he calls dearest. His grandfather is an English earl, and when Cedric is summoned to England he wins the hearts of his English relatives. FTP, name this childrens story by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Answer: _Little Lord Fauntleroy_ During this festival, the three central sections of the liturgy are concluded by cycles of blasts on the shofar, or rams horn. In the Talmud and Midrash, it celebrates the anniversary of creation and is called the Birthday of the World, while it is also regarded as signifying a day of Judgment and remembrance. It occurs on the first day of the Hebrew month of Tishri, and begins the ten days of penitence that end on Yom Kippur. FTP, identify this Jewish holiday, whose name translates as head of the year or New Year. Answer: _Rosh Hashanah_ The Babylonian Captivity was ended when Pope Gregory XI died in 1378, and the papacy was restored to Rome. Romans demanded election of an Italian pope and chose Pope Urban VI, but he soon aroused opposition, and within a few months the cardinals voided his election and chose Clement VII. Urban forced Clement out of Rome and he subsequently took up residence at Avignon. FTP, name this division of the papacy, ended by the 1417 election of Martin V. Answer: The _Great Schism_ Formation of this bone generally occurs between the ages of 20 and 30. The dorsal surface contains two long cornua, pointy processes that are connected by ligaments to the sacrum bone. FTP, name this bone formed by the fusion of the last three or four vertebrae of the human spine, often called a vestigial tail. Answer: The _Coccyx_ Some of the genera of this class of arthropods are Crepicephalus, Dikelocephalus, and Olenellus. They inhabited shallow, sun-lit waters on the continental shelves, molting and shedding fragile exoskeletons which produced concentrations of fragments known as hash. FTP, what is this bottom-dwelling creature whose fossils are abundant in Cambrian rocks? Answer: _Trilobites_ It was signed on November 18, 1901 by the U.S. Secretary of State and the British foreign minister. Superseding the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, which had placed any proposed Panama canal under joint control of the United States and Britain, it provided for a canal controlled exclusively by the United States, but kept open and not fortified. FTP, name this treaty named in part for Theodore Roosevelts Secretary of State. Answer: _Hay Pauncefote_ Treaty When it was revealed that Congressman Oakes Ames was involved, the scandal broke out during the 1872 presidential election campaign. Between 1865 and 1869, the directors and principal stockholders of one company had allowed exorbitant payments to be made and had instead paid others for the actual work, realizing profits in the millions. FTP, name this scandal involving federal funds for the Union Pacific railroad, named for the construction company that took the money. Answer: The _Credit Mobilier_ Scandal She made her film debut in the 1951 movie Fourteen Hours. The daughter of a wealthy self-made Irish businessman, her short career included such classics as the Western High Noon with Gary Cooper, and Rear Window. She won the 1954 Academy Award for The Country Girl. FTP, identify this actress who in 1956 married Prince Rainier III of Monaco. Answer: _Grace_ Patricia _Kelly_ It may be found in the Naturhistoriches Museum in Vienna, and it stands about four and a half inches high. Carved sometime between 25,000 and 20,000 B.C., its central point is a natural cavity in the stone that has been made to form a navel, though the most striking features are the fat hips and breasts that may indicate pregnancy. FTP, name this bulbous sculpture, sometimes thought to represent a goddess of beauty or fertility. Answer: The _Venus of Willendorf_ Traditionally divided into two periods, the Western lasted until the capital of Hao was overrun by local lords and barbarian allies. The eastern half of the dynasty established itself at Luoyang, and is divided into the Chunqui and Warring States periods. Its first emperor was Wu Wang, who overthrew Zhouxin, the last of the Shang dynasty in 1122 B.C. FTP, name this bronze-age dynasty of Mencius, Lao-Tsu, and Confucius, that followed the Shang and preceded the Han. Answer: _Zhou_ or _Chou_ (pronounced Jo) In 1984, he was inducted into the French National Assembly, the first black member in its history. He wrote poetry which advocated a concept he called negritude, a glorification of African civilization and values. When he retired from his nations politics in 1980, his successor as president was Abdou Diouf. FTP, name this leader of the Progressive Union who called for independence for Senegal, and became its first president. Answer: Leopold Sedar _Senghor_ It was governed by a board of five officials called ephors, who were elected annually as overseers of the two kings, who held most of the real power. One of the ephors, named Chilon, was regarded as one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece. The government was founded in the sixth century B.C. by Lycurgus, and remained in some form until it was defeated by Thebes at Leuctra in 371 B.C. FTP, what was this chief city of the Peloponnesian League? Answer: _Sparta_ Although Verdi usually spent four months composing an opera, he completed this one in four weeks. Its debut was a failure, largely because it was performed in modern costume. Characters include Baron Douphol, Flora Bervoix, and Alfredo Germont. At the end, Dr. Grenvil feels the pulse of the main character and announces that she is dead. FTP, name this opera, whose main character, Violetta Valery, dies of consumption. Answer: _La Traviata_ The distribution of energy from these objects is expressed by the formula E sub nu d nu equals eight pi times h times nu cubed, all over c cubed times e to the h nu over kT minus one, d nu -- a formula that is known as Plancks radiation law. One that is maintained at a steady temperature is a full radiator at that temperature. FTP, name this kind of physical object that remains in equilibrium with radiation reaching and leaving it. Answer: A _black body_ She wrote in 1649, By the Grace of God and the Most Holy Virgin, clients come to a woman with this kind of talent, that is, to vary the subjects in my painting: never has anyone found in my pictures any repetition of invention, not even of one hand. Perhaps not quite true -- she did copy Caravaggios work in her early years. FTP, name this Neapolitan painter famous for her many pictures of Judith and Holofernes. Answer: Artemisia _Gentileschi_ Born on a farm near Natchez, Mississippi, he was often associated with Nelson Algren, James Farrell, and the Chicago realists, and he joined the Communist Party in 1932. In 1946, he moved to Paris, where he remained until his death. He wrote a philosophical novel entitled _White Man, Listen!_, and his first published work was a collection of four novellas, called _Uncle Toms Children_. FTP, name this writer whose autobiographical _American Hunger_ was a sequel to _Black Boy_. Answer: Richard (Nathaniel) _Wright_ She gave her first Gewandhaus concert when she was only eleven, and the following year, her Polonaises were published. From 1878, she was the principal piano teacher at the Frankfurt Conservatory, a fitting job for the daughter of Leipzig piano instructor Friedrich Wieck. FTP, name this friend of Brahms and wife of the composer of the Rhenish symphony. 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