The Fringe Benefits of Failure pt. 1 Review

In order to form a better connection with her audience, J.K. Rowling opens her speech using the strategy of...

• immediately sharing a long personal story from her past.

• using humor to make her audience laugh.

• pointing out members of the audience whom she knows.

• making her audience feel as sad as possible.

Which of the following best describe the main purposes of J.K. Rowling's speech? (Pick Two!)

• She wants to teach the audience that there is little hope for them in the future.

• She wants to speak about the failures she has faced and what she learned from them.

• She wants to share with the audience funny stories from her past to entertain them.

• She wants to convince the audience of the importance of imagination.

Which of the following IS NOT a belief that J.K. Rowling expresses in her speech?

• Once you have control of your life, you cannot blame others for your failures.

• Poverty consists of fear, stress and depression.

• Climbing out of poverty requires hard work and effort.

• Poverty is is romantic and wonderful.

Which of the following IS NOT a failure J.K. Rowling faced during her life?

• Her marriage ended in divorce.

• She had to raise a daughter as a single parent.

• She lost her job and could not find another.

• She lost her position as the CEO of a company.

Which of the following IS NOT a benefit of facing failure, according to J.K. Rowling?

• You stop pretending to be someone that you are not.

• You find the truth of who you really are.

• You are pushed to do things you would never have otherwise.

• You are left with no other options than to continue being a failure.

J.K. Rowling believes that imagination is extremely important because it...

• allows so many people to become great writers

• helps people with depression from failure recover

• gives us a sense of empathy to understand others

• helped her get through being a single mother

In her early twenties, J.K. Rowling worked at Amnesty International, an organization which...

• works to protect the rights of people to live freely

• teaches people how to safely protect their life savings

• interviews famous celebrities for online magazines

• charters vacations for low and affordable prices

Despite all the horrible things she saw during her time at Amnesty International, J.K. Rowling was thankful to work there because...

• they paid her well enough to take care of her family

• her time there showed her how kind and generous people could be

• she was able to make important connections that would later help her publish the Harry Potter series

• she met her future husband in the office they shared together

Which of the following DOES NOT describe how J.K. Rowling views "empathy"?

• It is an ability that can be used to understand and sympathize with others

• It is an ability that can be used to manipulate and control others

• It allows someone to think their way into the lives of other people

• It is always used for evil purposes no matter who uses it

At the end of her speech, J.K. Rowling shares the following quote: "As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters." What is the meaning of this quotes?

• A life only matters if it is long enough

• A life only matters if it is interesting

• A life only matters if it is good

• A life only matters if it is famous