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REMEMBER BROCK, PART 3

History is romance and tragedy.

Review Questions

Vocabulary:
Veneration, commemorate, commission, posthumous, testimonial, obverse, perpetuate, illustrate, bas relief, rustic, capital, Tuscan, vista, discernible, bastion, martial, pomp,

1. Explain: Brock stands forth from the canvas.

2. Brock's honours from Upper Canadians resulted from 'affectionate veneration." Write in a paragraph your interpretation of what this means.

3. Explain: (a) perpetuate the memory; (b) posthumous honour; (c) price somewhat offsetting; (d) execute the same; (e) its inauguration; (f) the lofty column informs the world.

4. History is romance and tragedy. Identify both in a paragraph or two.

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