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Part1—Vocabulary--nobooks,nonotesallowed.

Matching（1pointeach）

Directions:

Pleasewritetheletterofthedefinitionnexttotheword.

Word

Definition

1.pugilist____________

a.cryofsorrow

2.vermin____________

b.smallanimalsthatarepests（likerats）

3.vanquished____________

c.meticulous;

detail-oriented

4.vacuous____________

d.afighter

5.recoil____________

e.postponed;

delayed

6.irk____________

f.hungrily

7.punctilious____________

g.asaying（like“lookbeforeyouleap”）

8.affable____________

h.friendly;

good-natured

9.deferred____________

i.toimply

10.desist____________

k.defeated;

conquered

11.voraciously____________

l.towaveorflourishmenacingly

12.aphorism____________

m.toirritate;

tobother

13.insinuate____________

n.toshrinkback（infearordisgust）

14.brandish____________

o.tostopfromdoingsomething

15.lamentation____________

p.empty

MeaningfulSentences（3pointseach）

Writeasentenceusingeachword.Makesureeachsentenceismeaningful.

1.coquettishly:

2.tangible:

3.menial:

4.precipitately

5.inert

6.vehemently

7.magnanimous

8.privation

9.supplication

10.aesthetic

AcademicChallenge:

Writeasentenceforthefollowingwords:

1.firmament:

2.qua:

Part2—AnalyzingQuotes

WaitingforGodot,Part2

Useyourbook.Nonotes.Attachextrapiecesofpaperifnecessary.

Part2:

Yourunderstandingoftheateroftheabsurdandexistentialideasandthinkers

Answeronly6outof8questions.Youchoosewhichones.（8pointseach）

1.Whatisexistentialism?

（Namethemainquestions,thefeelings,themainthemes）Andwhydopeoplesometimesgothroughanexistentialcrisis?

Whatdoesthatmean,anyway?

2.Somepeoplecharacterizeexistentialismasaveryhopeful（notdepressing）philosophy.Why?

Inwhatwaycanexistentialismbeveryhopefulandfreeing?

3.Name3existentialphilosophers.（Bonus:

Ifyoucanrememberwhateachone’sphilosophywas,extracredit!

）

4.Nameordescribeonecharacterfromthemovie,IHeartHuckabees.Describetheirexistentialconcerns/crises.Whatmakestheirconflictanexistentialoneatheart?

5.Name3aspectsofWaitingforGodotthatmakeitcharacteristicofTheateroftheAbsurd.

6.Name3aspectsof“IHeartHuckabees”thatmakeitcharacteristicofeitherexistentialismorTheateroftheAbsurd.

7.AreYOUanexistentialist?

Whyorwhynot?

（explainthoroughlyforfullcredit.）

8.Whydosomepeoplesaythatourexistenceisabsurd?

Part3:

AnalzyingQuotes

Youmustanswer5outof6quotes.Answerallsubpartsofthequestionsascompletelyaspossible.（8pointseach）

1.“ToGodot?

TiedtoGodot!

Whatanidea!

Noquestionofit.Forthemoment.”（17）.Whatdoesitmeantobe“tiedtoGodot”?

AretheytiedtoGodot?

Istheredoubtinthisquote?

Howdoesthisquoterelatetotheabsurdityofourhumanexistence?

2.“Nothingyoucandoaboutit./Nousestruggling.Oneiswhatoneis./Nousewriggling.Theessentialdoesn’tchange”.（17）HowwouldyoucharacterizetheTONEofthisstatement?

Whatishetalkingabout?

Doyouagreewithhisphilosophy?

3.V:

“Thatpassedthetime.”

E:

“Itwouldhavepassedinanycase.”

V:

“Yes,butnotsorapidly”（51）.

WhatsituationisVladimirandEstragonreferringto?

（Whatis“that”?

）Howdoesthisquoterelatetotheabsurdityofhumanexistence?

Whatmotifisreferencedhere?

4.

Vladimir:

“WasIsleeping,whiletheotherssuffered?

AmIsleepingnow?

To-morrow,whenIwake,orthinkIdo,whatshallIsayofto-day?

ThatwithEstragonmyfriend,atthisplace,untilthefallofnight,IwaitedforGodot?

...Butinallthatwhattruthwilltherebe?

...Astrideofagraveandadifficultbirth.Downinthehole,lingeringly,thegrave-diggerputsontheforceps.Wehavetimetogrowold.Theairisfullofourcries.Buthabitisthegreatdeadener.Atmetoosomeoneislooking,ofmetoosomeoneissaying,Heissleeping,heknowsnothing,lethimsleepon…Ican’tgoon!

”（104-105）

WhatisVladimirtalkingabout?

Whatkindsofexistentialquestionsdoeshebringupinthispassage?

Whatisthetoneofthispassage?

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