Progress Check - A Christmas Carol Revision

Which word best describes the quality of being unequal, unfair or uneven?

• Inequality

• Corruption

• Malthusian

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CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.1.4

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3D

Which sentence uses the word 'inequality' accurately?

• London is an inequality setting in A Christmas Carol.

• The description details the vast inequality experienced by the most disadvantaged in society.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which word best describes ideas relating to the views of Thomas Malthus and his thoughts on human population?

• Malthutian

• Malthusian

• Malthoosan

• Malthussian

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CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3F

True or False: Those who adopt Malthusian views fear the consequences of an overcrowded planet.

• True

• False

True or False: Those who adopt Malthusian views believe that the poor should not be encouraged to reproduce.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

True or False: Those who adopt Malthusian views believe that the rich are to blame for the problems within society.

• True

• False

Which character best represents the views of Thomas Malthus in the novella?

• The charity workers

• Fred

• Scrooge

• Bob Cratchit

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which character/s do you think best represent the plight (struggle) of the poor?

• Fred

• Fezziwig

• The Cratchits

• Scrooge

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

When did the government pass the Poor Law?

• 1834

• 1934

• 2021

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

True or False: anyone able-bodied and unemployed had to work in ragged schools.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6