Wednesday, November 27, 2013

11/27/13

Madonna and child

Napoleon 

Fred, Proverbs 22, Piano in a Flash, Kipling, Almeyer, Einstein, Hayak

Connections

Math Mammoth, 1 hour reading (Pride, National Geographic, Treasure Island), 1 hour writing.

2 hours outside, sledding, cutting wood

3/4 hour work with youngest, astronomy and King of Ireland's son, oldest Apologia general science

No hobby hour, but oldest knitted hat, made fabric-covered box, and made treasure box, all from library book and internet site suggestions

Looked up "the little corporal".

Piano

Indiv. reading (now reading Little Women, Lord of the Rings, and Kristen Lavransdatter still;  with dad reading another Brian book -- Brian's Winter, Nobody's Boy (Sans Familia), and Bartleby the Scrivener)


 Quiz

1.  Name one thing Proverbs says about being rich (there are many possibilities).



2.  Draw a whole note.



3.  Draw a half note.



4.  Draw a quarter note.



5.  Draw an eighth note.



6.  If a whole note is worth 4 beats, how much is a half note worth?


7.  A quarter note?


8.  An eighth note?


9.  Einstein’s theories had much to do with laws of gravity.  Who was the main scientist to describe laws of gravity before Einstein?


10.  Which British author did they compare Kipling to in this part of his autobiography?  Name one book by this author.


11.  “What has always made the state a hell on earth has been precisely that man has tried

to make it his ____________.”  F. Hoelderlin


12.  The first socialists, says Hayak, developed their ideas directly after what revolution?


13.  Hayak says the first socialists believed socialism could only work under what kind of government?



14.  Hayak says for socialism to appeal to people who liked democracy, socialists had to change the meaning of what word?


15.  Does Hayak believe fascism and communism are very different things (softball question!).



Extra Credit

1.   What is the formula for the area of a circle?

2.  Where were the Congressmen going to do Congressional investigations in Fred?  Why is that a joke?


3.  For #10 above, name as many other books by that author as you can.





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