Friday(Oops) Thursday, 12/21/00
"Monsters..." video.
Record warm up extra credit.
Last Quiz of the millenium:
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(2) Who said, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"?
What was he talking about?
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(2) What is ironic about Charlie's statement about going
back to the "dark ages"? (What he meant vs. another meaning we could
get from his statement.)
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The script originally said to only "hint at the form" of
the aliens. Why might the director of the TV version have decided to show
us the aliens rather than merely hinting at their form, like the script
says to do? (Hint: What did he decide to make them look like?)
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What do you think Rod Serling's point is? a) To show that
we should be scared of aliens, b) to show that we shouldn't be so suspicious
of our neighbors, c) to show that we often judge people by insignificant
things, d) that fear of the unknown makes us dumb, e) that scared people
in a group are even dumber, f) a and c, g) c, d, and e, h) a and b.
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Who were really the monsters?
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The main conflict(s) in this play: a) man vs. society, b)
man vs. man, c) man vs. himself (internal), d) man vs nature, e) all of
the above, f) a, b, and c.
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Give an example of a metamorphosis.
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Show someone being used as a scapegoat.
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Bonus: Wacky Wordies... each 2=+1.