Psychology A Christmas Carol Flashcards by x x | Brainscape

Q

What happens at winter solstice?

A

Lighter, warmer, misery of winter has ended

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Pagans mainly worshipped the …

A

Sun

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In paganism evergreens are seen as

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Heavenly, eternal infinite

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What does ‘Sol Invictus’ mean?

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The sun uncoquered

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What does memento more mean?

A

Remember death

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Deaths was ——- when he wrote A Christmas Carol?

A

Old

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What does carpe diem mean

A

Seize the day

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What does maithusism entail

A

The belief that we should reduce the population and allow the poor to starve

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Thomas Malthus ,by proxy———-, is a …

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Scrooge
Misanthrope

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A Christmas carol is a proto-

A

Socialist allegory

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What two belief are alluded to?

A

Paganism
Christianity

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There both allusion to the —- and —- testament

A

Old
New

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Through authors voice Fred is essentially…

A

Dickens

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Through authors voice Scrooge is essentially…

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Malthus

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Scrooge has a …

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Epiphany
Epiphanic

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