21st Century

Question 1

This short story takes place in a small basement room. Two former gang members, Danny and Tigo, want to settle a disagreement between their rival gangs. They play a discreet game of Russian roulette, to avoid a big rumble in the streets. As the game goes on, the two boys bond, talking about their girlfriends, and the way they both got involved in gang life.

Tigo realizes that no one is going to die soon so he adds the second cartridge into the cylinder and then later on he adds the third cartridge making the odds one to two. No one dies and they agree to tell their gangs that they keep shooting and nothing happened, just one last spin. Tigo invites Danny to the lake the following Sunday, just as he is putting the gun to his forehead Danny pulls the trigger, unfortunately he ends up with a bullet through his head.

Answer 1

THE LAST SPIN

Question 2

• He was born and raised in New York City
• His genre is more on fiction
• He was able to write about 93 stories in his lifetime

Answer 2

EVAN HUNTERS

Question 3

• He belongs to the gang that uses the gold and blue colors

Answer 3

TIGO

Question 4

• He belongs to the gang that uses the orange and green colors.
• He was nervous but did not show it.

Answer 4

DANNY

Question 5

It is the comparison, analysis, interpretation, and/or evaluation of works of literature. __________ is essentially an opinion, supported by evidence, relating to theme, style, setting or historical or political context.

Answer 5

LITERARY CRITICISM

Question 6

• “ a unique form of human knowledge that needs to be examined on its own.”

Answer 6

FORMALIST CRITICISM

Question 7

• “Begins with the simple but central insight that literature is written by actual people.”

Answer 7

BIOGRAPHICAL CRITICISM

Question 8

• “Seeks to understand a literary work by investigating the social, cultural, and intellectual aspects produced in the context that necessarily includes the artist’s biography and milieu”

Answer 8

HISTORICAL CRITICISM

Question 9

• “Examines how sexual identity influences the creation and reception of literary works.”

Answer 9

GENDER CRITICISM

Question 10

• It reflects the effects that modern psychology has both literature and literary criticism

Answer 10

PSYCHOLOGICAL CRITICISM

Question 11

• “Examines literature in the cultural, economic and political context in which it is written or received”

Answer 11

SOCIOLOGICAL CRITICISM

Question 12

• It focuses on economic and political elements of art, often emphasizing the ideological content of literature.

Answer 12

MARXIST CRITICISM

Question 13

• “ explores the artist’s common humanity by tracing the individual imagination using myths and symbols common to different culture and epochs”

Answer 13

MYTHOLOGICAL CRITICISM

Question 14

• This approach takes as fundamental tenet the idea that literature exists not as an artifact upon a printed page, but as a transaction between physical text in the mind of the reader.

Answer 14

READER-RESPONSE CRITICISM

Question 15

• “Rejects the traditional assumption that language can accurately represent reality”

Answer 15

DECONSTRUCTIONIST CRITICISM

Question 16

• Features of urban life look at the pacing, movement, and flows of activity in the city

Answer 16

RHYTHM AND FLOWS

Question 17

• From a literary perspective, creates immediacy to the experience.

Answer 17

PRESENT TENSE

Question 18

• Is a movement to achieve modern.

Answer 18

MODERNIZATION

Question 19

• Is the spatial production of modernity. Modernity is physicalized or concretized. The city is a testament to the magnanimity of rational thought.

Answer 19

URBANIZATION

Question 20

• Refers to how intellectuals, philosophers and artists respond to modernity; a way of characterizing and representing modern life.

Answer 20

MODERNISM

Question 21

• It is a literary form of writing for theatre, which narrates a story with elements of conflicts, tensions, and actions through dialogues of characters. For dramatic significance, it is divided into acts and scenes, The writers present their characters and make them speak.

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PLAY

Question 22

• He/she will oversee all stages of the production: scheduling the rehearsals, meeting the core team for various concerns, inspecting the props, costumes, lighting and sound, and reporting progress reports.

Answer 22

PRODUCTION MANAGER

Question 23

• He/ she provides the artistic vision and direction. He/she will oversee the performance itself (blocking, cuing, actor scene work). An Assistant Director may also be appointed to assist the play director

Answer 23

PLAY DIRECTOR

Question 24

• The __________ chairs the research/creatives team and will oversee the adaptation process, the writing of the script (this can be a delegated task) and the different elements of the adaptation.

Answer 24

DRAMATURG

Question 25

• During rehearsals, he/she and the other stage managers are responsible for keeping the play director’s notes. He/she must take note of the blocking the cues, the entry and exit of actors, the turning on and off lighting effects, the playing of background music, etc. During the actual performance, the stage managers will supervise actor movement and cuing as well as facilitate set change. If an actor is unable to perform on the date, a stage manager must take over and play the role- he/she may be allowed to read from the script.

Answer 25

STAGE MANAGER HEAD

Question 26

• As the name suggests, he/she oversees procuring the materials needed for the plat in coordination with the dramaturg and play director.

Answer 26

PROPS AND COSTUMES MASTER

Question 27

• He/she is in charge lighting and sound. The _______ and his/her team oversee designing the lighting effects as well as preparing/ mixing the background sounds for the play. During the actual performance. The _______ must be stationed in the technical booth and cannot act on stage.

Answer 27

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Question 28

• He/she oversees designing the stage and (if necessary) the layout of the audience area.

Answer 28

THE SET DESIGNER