Shooting An Elephant 1 Jeopardy Template

Author	Background	Vocab	Story Events	Random
100 Eric Arthur Blair What is George Orwell's real name?	100 Imperialist Which type of nations claimed, "it was the white man's burden to bring civilization to these heathen lands."	100 for the purpose of frightening Define in terrorem mean?	100 Shoot it What did Orwell decide to do about the elephant?	100 Moulheim, Burma Where does the story take place?
200 India Where was the author born?	200 Britain In order to successfully conquer Burma, this country started a long string of wars. Which country was it?	200 In heat Define must	200 The elephant keeper was 12 hours away Why did Orwell have to go deal with the elephant?	200 Imperial Police Officer What was George Orwell's job in the story?
300 Shot in throat and arm What happened to him in the Spanish Civil War?	300 1824-1885 What year did the wars begin and end?	300 Unskilled Laborer What is a Coolie?	300 Gave him a reason for killing the elephant Why was Orwell glad the Coolie was killed?	300 2000 How many people followed Orwell?
400 Animal Farm 1984 What is one of the names of his two best selling stories?	400 Exploit its natural resources What was Britains main reason for conquering Burma?	400 Elephant driver/keeper Define Mahout	400 Entertainment and they wanted the meat Why did the Burmese people want the elephant killed?	400 Didn't want to look like a fool Why did he decide to shoot the elephant?
500 Tuberculosis How did he die?	500 Imperialism was justified by the belief that the European culture was superior to the cultures of the indigenous people. How was imperialism justified?	500 Extending a country's power through use of military/diplomatic force Define Imperialism	500 killed a cow, ate produce, trampled a man, destroyed bamboo hut Name two things the elephant did on its rampage	500 .44 Winchester What kind of gun did Orwell first grab?

Shooting an Elephant

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