Cards in this guide (24)
Which phrase best describes the world as the characters in Endgame see it
Empty and hopeless
a wasteland
How can charts display bias
They can visually manipulate data for emotional effect.
They can use color or shape to emphasize or de-emphasize certain
data.
What makes the characters in endgame different from typical dramatic characters
Some of them live in trash cans.
they have no clear goals
What is a common element of postmodern plays
The characters seem stuck.
(APEX)
What does the medium of the national geographic report allow it to use that the Bloomburg business report cannot
Which news source is least likely to have a built-in structure for reducing its own bias
A blog
An online message board
a friends website
How would a negative bias most likely enter into a radio report
Slow, gloomy background music
What is a common theme of the Theater of the Absurd
Which adjective best describes the tone of Endgame
Despairing
Hopeless
gloomy
Which sentence best describes a subjective news source
Answer this question… The tone of an article is affected by the
journalist's personal feelings.
Which sentence most accurately describes a feature of Elizabethan drama
All actors were male.
Members of all social classes saw plays. …
the scenery and setting were minimal.
How is the audience's job different in determining an implicit theme rather than an explicit theme
With an implicit theme, the audience has to watch carefully and
make inferences based on what the characters do and say.
Which sentence most accurately describes a common quality of Modernist plays
Playwrights were critical of real-life people and their choices.
themes were not as idealistic as in previous eras.
playwrights questioned the traditional rules of art and society.
playwrights explored the ugly realities of the world
How is the resolution of Endgame different from a typical resolution in drama
The main characters do not change.
D. The conflict is not resolved.
Which element of Endgame helps establish the idea of circularity
The play ends in the same situtation as it begins.
beckett begins with the idea of endings
How is the dialogue in Endgame different from typical dramatic dialogue
B. It contains an unusually large number of pauses.
It contains a great deal of repetition.
What is one universal theme illustrated by the character relationships in Endgame
All human relationships contain power dynamics.
What is the title of Endgame intended to evoke in the reader
Thoughts about things coming to an end
How does the writer of the Bloomberg Business article show that he is attempting to be objective
His evidence includes a balance of perspectives -Apex
What do Clov's descriptions of the view from the window suggest about the characters and their lives
the characters are isolated. apex
Which statement most accurately explains how the setting of Endgame affects the audience
it sets up the expectation for dark strange events
How could a photograph most clearly show a negative bias toward the elderly
It could show an old lady looking cranky and waving her cane.
What is the most accurate symbolic interpretation of the trash cans in Endgame
They suggest that the human condition is garbage. (APEX)
Which sentence most clearly shows internal conflict
Minnie is not sure whether or not she wants to get married.
(APEX)
