WorksheetsMoral Dilemma
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the definition of moral dilemma?
a situation in which an easy choice has to be made between two courses of action
a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two courses of action, either of which entails going beyond the bounds of a moral principle
a person's standards of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and is not acceptable for them to do
a difficult situation or problem.
Who wrote "Of Mice and Men"?
John Steinbeck
Arthur Miller
F. Scott Fitzgerald
George Orwell
Which of the following are characters in "Of Mice and Men"? Click all that apply
Lennie
Cotton
George
Candy
Which of the following characters does Lennie kill?
Aunt Clara
Candy's dog
Curly's Wife
George
Themes of the novella are: (more than one answer may be correct)
Friendship
Loneliness
American Dream
Power
Why did Lennie and George get kicked out of Weed?
They didn't pay their rent on time.
Lennie grabbed a woman’s dress.
They did not get kicked out, they still live there.
They were now living on their own farm.
What is the main reason Crooks lives alone in the harness room?
The harness room has a light bulb so he can read at night.
He lost a bet in a horseshoe tournament.
The other men don’t like him being in the bunk-house because he is black.
He is too worried about the horses to be far from them.
When was 'Of Mice And Men' written?
1937
1957
1927
1857
In The Crucible, all of these women are accused of witchcraft by the end of Act 1, EXCEPT:
Tituba
Elizabeth Proctor
Sarah Goode
Sarah Osborne
Which of the following are examples of moral dilemmas? (Check all that apply)
You are a child slave in Africa, laboring away 18 hours a day making rugs. One night, you have a dream: God comes down from heaven and tells you that no one, not one person in the world, is buying your rugs. Would you feel:
a. Disappointed and anguished because you truly are going through all this slavery for nothing, or
b. Pleased because no one is benefiting from your cruel treatment.
Your wife is suffering from a debilitating disease that has put her in constant and permanent pain and agony. Finally, one day, she decides that she really wants to die. However, her condition is such that she cannot die on her own. She is begging and pleading with you to help her commit suicide. This would, of course, be illegal. What would you do?
You and your friend are stranded on an island. Unfortunately, you are both fatally ill. It just so happens that you have an antibiotic that can cure your illness. Sadly enough, there is just enough antibiotic to save only one person. How could you and your friend choose which one of you will take the antibiotic? Do you think that either person who takes it will, or should, feel guilty for the other person dying, although if neither of you take it, you will both die?
You are an inmate, imprisoned in a concentration camp. A guard tells you that you must choose one of your two children for him to take to the gas chamber. If you choose neither, he will take them both. What would you do?
The Crucible is an allegory of the Salem witch hunt and:
1950s McCarthyism
Andover witch trials
American Revolution
none of these
Mary Warren: "I made a gift for you today, Goody Proctor."
Elizabeth Proctor: "Why, thank you, it's a fair poppet."
What is Hale's moral dilemma as Proctor and his friends present evidence to Danforth?
He worries about his own safety from the girls' accusations.
He sees that the has been a failure at removing witchcraft from Salem.
He begins to realize that the people who have been accused and sentenced so far could very well have been innocent.
Who wrote The Crucible?
John Steinbeck
Arthur Miller
F. Scott Fitzgerald
George Orwell
Which of the following citations is correct for a novel?
(page# author's last name).
(author's first and last name, page#).
(author's last name page#).
(page#).
Which is the correct citation for a play?
(author's last name page#; act#).
(act# author's last name page#).
(author's last name page#, act#).
(author's last name act#).
