Cards in this guide (22)
What is an implicit theme
A theme that a character makes in a story.
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.
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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
Which sentence most accurately describes the context of modern drama
Society was undergoing rapid change in a period of violence and
war.
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.
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
Which character in Endgame always tells the others what to do
What familial relationship exists in Endgame
Nagg and Nell are Hamm's parents.
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.
Which idea is clearly associated with the title of Endgame
the last moves of a chess game
Life as a game
Which statement most accurately explains how the setting of Endgame affects the audience
it sets up the expectation for dark strange events
Which option best describes the purpose of Endgame