Name That Poem Heresy! Nature of Man "Mum's" the Word Magdalen Trivia II
100
What is No Man is an Island
"And therefore never send to know for whom / the bell tolls; It tolls for thee."
100
What is Arianism
This heresy maintained that Jesus Christ was created by the Father, that he had a beginning in time, and that the title "Son of God" was a courtesy one.
100
What is The Stranger
Written by Albert Camus.
100
Who is Dr. Mary Mumbach
The current (and best) Literature professor of Magdalen.
100
Who are Dr. Peter Sampo, Mr. Francis Boucher, and Mr. John Meehan
These three men, in answer to the call made during Vatican II, founded Magdalen College.
200
What is The Road Not Taken
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- / I took the one less traveled by, / and that has made all the difference."
200
What is Manichaeism
This heresy teaches an elaborate dualistic cosmology describing the struggle between a good, spiritual world of light, and an evil, material world of darkness.
200
What is Man's Search for Meaning
Written by Viktor Frankl.
200
What is mumbling
Speaking or spoken in a quiet and indistinct way.
200
What is the Sullivan Family
This is the Magdalen Legacy family with the most alumni (Hint, one is presently a senior).
300
What is Sonnet 18
"Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? / Thou art more lovely and more temperate. / Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, / And summer’s lease hath all too short a date."
300
What is Pelagianism
This heresy maintained that original sin did not taint human nature and that mortal will is still capable of choosing good or evil without Divine aid.
300
What is Leisure: The Basis of Culture
Written by Josef Pieper.
300
What is maximum
As great, high, or intense as possible or permitted.
300
What are Blue Spruces
The senior class gifts of 1980 dot Magdalen's current campus (several stand outside St. Paul's Student Lounge).
400
What is The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
"For I have known them all already, known them all: / Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons; / I have measured out my life with coffee spoons."
400
What is Docetism
This heresy maintained that Jesus' physical body was an illusion, as was his crucifixion; that is, Jesus only seemed to have a physical body and to physically die, but in reality, he was incorporeal, a pure spirit, and hence could not physically die.
400
What is Wind, Sand, and Stars
Written by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
400
What is mummification
The process of preserving the body after death by deliberately drying or embalming flesh.
400
Who are St. John Neumann and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
These two saints were US citizens, and are depicted in the stained glass windows at the front of Magdalen's Chapel.
500
What is Leaves of Grass
"I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love, / If you want me again look for me under your boot-soles."
500
What is Monothelitism
This heresy maintained that Jesus Christ had two natures but only one will.
500
What is Lord of the Flies
Written by William Golding.
500
What is a Chrysanthemum
A plant of the daisy family with brightly colored ornamental flowers, existing in many cultivated varieties.
500
What is the wooden Marian Grotto
This gift of the class of '78 was the only artifact left behind at Bedford. It was recently reclaimed by Bogdan Nagel and Mr. Klucinec, and awaits restoration in Magdalen's gymnasium.






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