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Literature Terms
Quarter 2 - MAUS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Genre | A particular type or category of literature or art. |
| Protagonist | The main character in a novel, play, movie, etc. |
| Antagonist | A person who opposes another person. |
| Nazi | A member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party. |
| Third Reich | Nazi state. |
| Semite | A member of any of the peoples who speak or spoke a Semitic language. [Jews and Arabs] |
| Trenches | A long cut in the ground. |
| International | Involving two or more countries; between countries. |
| Comrades | An intimate friends or associate. |
| P. O. W. | Prisoner of war. |
| Gestapo | A secret police organization employing underhanded and terrorist methods. |
| Rabbi | A master of teacher. |
| Ghetto | A quarter of a city in which members of the minority group live. |
| Zionist | An international movement originally for the Jews. |
| Proposition | Something offered for consideration or acceptance. |
| Passport | A permission or authorization to go somewhere. |
| Suffocate | To deprive of oxygen. |
| Vague | Not completely formed or developed. |
| Graphic | Of or relating to the art of printing. |
| Pulitzer | An award for an achievement in American journalism, literature, and music. |