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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which type of "costume" did Ourika wear?
2. Ourika blamed her illness on which of the following?
3. Ourika prayed to understand why she was meant to _____.
4. Ourika learned about her lot in life and began to feel nothing but ____.
5. It is said that at this time Ourika ____ life.
Short Essay Questions
1. Ourika decided that she must resign herself to her fate. What was the next step taken by Ourika?
2. Describe the change in the relationship between Charles at Ourika.
3. How did Ourika perform a disservice even though she was rescued twice?
4. What were Ourika's thoughts about her future? How did those thoughts affect Mme. de B.? What were Ourika's thoughts about Charles when contemplating this new future?
5. How did Mme. de B. attempt to help Ourika? What was Ourika's solution to her troubles at this time?
6. What are some or Ourika's earliest childhood memories?
7. How was Ourika affected by this new state of melancholy? What was Mme. de B.'s reaction to the change in Ourika?
8. When did the Reign of Terror end? How did the situation change when the Reign of Terror ended?
9. How was Ourika affected by this new state of melancholy? What was Mme. de B.'s reaction to the change in Ourika?
10. What was the only thing that allowed Ourika to be happy during this trying time?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a short story or essay on Ourika's life if she had married Charles. Do you think it was ever a possibility? Explain. Do you think that it could have been a scandal? What might Mme. de B. have thought about such a situation? How might Ourika's life have changed if she had not become melancholy? What might her life have been like in 5-10 years?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay on the Reign of Terror. Use historical references and cite sources. Explain the purpose of the conflict, how it began, important events and how it related to the French Revolution as a whole.
Essay Topic 3
The guillotine is by far the most iconic representation of the French Revolution. Write an essay on the guillotine and alternate forms of torture commonly used at the time. Why was the guillotine so popular as a killing tool? What does it represent today? Where else was it used during the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries? Who were the most famous people in history that were killed by a guillotine?
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