Name That Poem | Heresy! | Nature of Man | "Mum's" the Word | Magdalen Trivia II |
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What is No Man is an Island
"And therefore never send to know for whom / the bell tolls; It tolls for thee."
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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.
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What is The Stranger
Written by Albert Camus.
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Who is Dr. Mary Mumbach
The current (and best) Literature professor of Magdalen.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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What is Man's Search for Meaning
Written by Viktor Frankl.
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What is mumbling
Speaking or spoken in a quiet and indistinct way.
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What is the Sullivan Family
This is the Magdalen Legacy family with the most alumni (Hint, one is presently a senior).
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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."
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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.
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What is Leisure: The Basis of Culture
Written by Josef Pieper.
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What is maximum
As great, high, or intense as possible or permitted.
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What are Blue Spruces
The senior class gifts of 1980 dot Magdalen's current campus (several stand outside St. Paul's Student Lounge).
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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."
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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.
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What is Wind, Sand, and Stars
Written by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
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What is mummification
The process of preserving the body after death by deliberately drying or embalming flesh.
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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.
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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."
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What is Monothelitism
This heresy maintained that Jesus Christ had two natures but only one will.
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What is Lord of the Flies
Written by William Golding.
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What is a Chrysanthemum
A plant of the daisy family with brightly colored ornamental flowers, existing in many cultivated varieties.
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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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