Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is Lady Claire reluctant to flee the castle and return to England?
2. Why might the field bucks sometimes show that a person is returning even before the person leaves?
3. How many cage-like devices are in the room at the lowest level?
4. Who is the Magister?
5. What does Sir Daniel order be done to Chris?
Short Essay Questions
1. What surprises Chris about his bath?
2. About what does Doniger remind the group in order to get them to agree to travel?
3. What does Stern explain to the others while they are riding to Black Rock?
4. Short of wearing a wig, what is Kate's only option for disguise?
5. What does Claire do just as Chris is being led off for a bath?
6. What helps Chris to relax a little at site when they arrive?
7. What particular unanswered question bothers David Stern, and what is Doniger's reaction to David's question?
8. What good news/bad news does Diane Kramer give Doniger?
9. What happens almost immediately to Gomez and Baretto in the chapter “Castelgard”?
10. Why is Marek dismayed that Chris picks up Sir Guy's glove?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss one of the following:
a. Trace and analyze the theme of the importance of history in Timeline. Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with history? Why? What are some symbols of history? Symbols of time? What characters seem to not care about history? Are there any characters who want to use history for their own benefit?
b. Trace and analyze the theme of scientific arrogance in Timeline. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to be arrogant? Why? Are all the arrogant characters scientists?
c. Trace and analyze the theme of technology in Timeline. Consider what technology is shown, how it is used, how it is abused, what is positive about it and what is negative about it.
Essay Topic 2
Chris finds fault with everything about the evening, particularly Kate's stockbroker friends from New York who keep asking ignorant questions about the dig site. For their benefit, Marek explains how under the feudal system, powerful lords provided the social order which had been lacking throughout the dark ages. The medieval era was a time of cultural and economic growth. Yet the Hundred Years War between England and France also caused great bloodshed and strife.
a. What do you think are the reasons Chris is finding fault with Kate’s friends?
b. Do you think the feudal system was beneficial to the people of the middle ages? Why or why not?
c. Discuss some examples of how the Hundred Years War caused so many problems in England and France. Use examples from Timeline to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Michael Crichton, in his signature style, blends scientific fact with fiction in Timeline. The introduction is designed to lay the groundwork for his theme of scientific hubris. Crichton establishes a parallel between the arrogant shortsightedness of late 19th Century scientists and the equally arrogant, shortsighted scientists of the late 20th Century.
a. Discuss three examples of Crichton blending scientific fact with fiction in Timeline.
b. Discuss what is meant by the term scientific hubris in the above paragraph.
c. Compare one incident of scientific shortsightedness in the 19th Century to one in the late 20th Century. This may require research.
|
This section contains 983 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
