WaitingForGodotAssessWord格式文档下载.docx

1、Part 1Vocabulary-no books, no notes allowed.Matching （1 point each）Directions: Please write the letter of the definition next to the word.WordDefinition1. pugilist _a. cry of sorrow2. vermin _b. small animals that are pests （like rats）3. vanquished _c. meticulous; detail-oriented4. vacuous _d. a fig

2、hter5. recoil _e. postponed; delayed6. irk _f. hungrily7. punctilious _g. a saying （like “look before you leap”）8. affable _h. friendly; good-natured9. deferred _i. to imply10. desist _k. defeated; conquered11. voraciously _l. to wave or flourish menacingly12. aphorism _m. to irritate; to bother13.

3、insinuate _n. to shrink back （in fear or disgust）14. brandish _o. to stop from doing something15. lamentation _p. emptyMeaningful Sentences （3 points each） Write a sentence using each word. Make sure each sentence is meaningful.1.coquettishly:2.tangible:3. menial:4.precipitately5.inert6.vehemently7.

4、magnanimous8.privation9. supplication10. aestheticAcademic Challenge:Write a sentence for the following words:1. firmament:2. qua:Part 2Analyzing Quotes Waiting for Godot, Part 2 Use your book. No notes. Attach extra pieces of paper if necessary.Part 2: Your understanding of theater of the absurd an

5、d existential ideas and thinkers Answer only 6 out of 8 questions. You choose which ones. （8 points each）1. What is existentialism? （Name the main questions, the feelings, the main themes） And why do people sometimes go through an existential crisis? What does that mean, anyway?2. Some people charac

6、terize existentialism as a very hopeful （not depressing） philosophy. Why? In what way can existentialism be very hopeful and freeing? 3. Name 3 existential philosophers. （Bonus: If you can remember what each ones philosophy was, extra credit!）4. Name or describe one character from the movie, I Heart

7、 Huckabees. Describe their existential concerns/crises. What makes their conflict an existential one at heart?5. Name 3 aspects of Waiting for Godot that make it characteristic of Theater of the Absurd.6. Name 3 aspects of “I Heart Huckabees” that make it characteristic of either existentialism or T

8、heater of the Absurd.7. Are YOU an existentialist? Why or why not? （explain thoroughly for full credit.）8. Why do some people say that our existence is absurd?Part 3: Analzying Quotes You must answer 5 out of 6 quotes. Answer all subparts of the questions as completely as possible. （8 points each）1.

9、 “To Godot? Tied to Godot! What an idea! No question of it. For the moment.” （17）. What does it mean to be “tied to Godot”? Are they tied to Godot? Is there doubt in this quote? How does this quote relate to the absurdity of our human existence?2. “Nothing you can do about it./No use struggling. One

10、 is what one is./ No use wriggling. The essential doesnt change”.（17） How would you characterize the TONE of this statement? What is he talking about? Do you agree with his philosophy?3. V: “That passed the time.”E: “It would have passed in any case.”V: “Yes, but not so rapidly” （51）.What situation

11、is Vladimir and Estragon referring to? （What is “that”?） How does this quote relate to the absurdity of human existence? What motif is referenced here?4. Vladimir: “Was I sleeping, while the others suffered? Am I sleeping now? To-morrow, when I wake, or think I do, what shall I say of to-day? That w

12、ith Estragon my friend, at this place, until the fall of night, I waited for Godot?.But in all that what truth will there be?.Astride of a grave and a difficult birth. Down in the hole, lingeringly, the grave-digger puts on the forceps. We have time to grow old. The air is full of our cries. But habit is the great deadener. At me too someone is looking, of me too someone is saying, He is sleeping, he knows nothing, let him sleep onI cant go on!” （104-105）What is Vladimir talking about? What kinds of existential questions does he bring up in this passage? What is the tone of this passage? H