Understanding Life, Death, and Non-living Concepts

Walter Williamson, a poet, faces a legal challenge in science court over his poetry business. He specializes in writing poems for people who have experienced small losses, like pets. Clara Swindell sues him for not writing poems about a chicken bone, brine shrimp eggs, and a leather wallet, claiming they are dead. The court proceedings explore scientific definitions of living, nonliving, and dead. Through experiments and expert testimonies, the court determines that the items are not dead, leading to Walter's acquittal.

What type of poems does Walter Williamson specialize in?

• Epic poems

• Nature poems

• Poems for small losses

• Love poems

Why is Clara Swindell suing Walter Williamson?

• For stealing her poetry

• For overcharging her

• For refusing to write poems about non-traditional 'dead' items

• For not writing a poem about her pet

What is the main focus of the court case?

• The quality of Walter's poems

• The price of the poems

• The popularity of Walter's poetry

• The definition of what is considered 'dead'

According to Dr. Bean, what are the three categories of things in the world?

• Living, non-living, and dead

• Real, imaginary, and fictional

• Organic, inorganic, and synthetic

• Alive, dormant, and extinct

What is required for something to be considered 'dead'?

• It must be organic

• It must be extinct

• It must have been alive at some point

• It must be non-living

What is the significance of the brine shrimp eggs in the court case?

• They are a metaphor for the case

• They are used as evidence of fraud

• They demonstrate potential for life

• They are considered non-living

Why is the leather wallet not considered 'dead'?

• It was never alive

• It is a synthetic material

• It is still part of a living organism

• It has been processed

What was the jury's verdict in the case?

• Walter was found guilty

• The jury was undecided

• Walter was found not guilty

• The case was dismissed

What did the jury decide about the chicken bone?

• It was dead, but not worth a poem

• It was alive

• It was non-living

• It was not dead

What lesson did Mr. Savitch learn about his briefcase?

• It is alive

• It is non-living

• It can talk

• It is dead