Into the Wild Intro Quiz

Into the Wild is a/an

• autobiography (a book someone writes about themselves)

• biography (a book someone writes about someone else)

• novel (a made-up story)

• historical fiction (a made-up story about a specific time period)

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Chris McCandless decided to . . .

• . . . fight for environmental justice.

• . . . leave everything and go to North Dakota.

• . . . leave everything and go to Alaska.

• . . . fight for racial justice.

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Chris McCandless changed his name to . . .

• . . . Alex Whereami.

• . . . Alex Smith.

• . . . Alex Supertramp.

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Walt is . . .

• . . . Alex's dad.

• . . . Alex's dog.

• . . . related to the Walt who works here.

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Alex's (Chris') body was discovered . . .

• . . . in an abandoned bus.

• . . . by the river.

• . . . in a cave.

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Chris McCandless was

• An explorer interested in visiting each continent
• A loner who wanted to experience the raw, untamed wilderness
• An antisocial person who despised all of his family
• A mentally disturbed person who took medication to control his disorder.

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According to Joseph Campbell's 'Hero's Journey' template, a hero's journey begins with what?

• STATUS QUO: What is the current state of the hero’s world before the Hero’s Journey?

• CALL TO ADVENTURE: The hero receives a mysterious message, an invitation, a challenge, a call to adventure.

• ASSISTANCE: Hero needs help, maybe from someone older, wiser.

• NEW LIFE: The quest has changed the hero; they have outgrown their old life.

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According to Joseph Campbell's 'Hero's Journey' template, "Call To Adventure" means what?

• The hero receives a mysterious message, an invitation, a challenge, a call to adventure.

•  It is time to face the biggest ordeal, the hero's worst fear.

• As a result of overcoming challenges our hero claims some treasure, special recognition or power.

•  Hero crosses the threshold from their normal/safe world and enters the special world of adventure.

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According to Joseph Campbell's 'Hero's Journey' template, "DEPARTURE" means what?

• The hero’s darkest hour. Our hero faces death, possibly even dies, only to be reborn (literally or figuratively).

• Hero needs help, maybe from someone older, wiser.

• This can vary between stories. The monsters might bow-down before the hero or the monster might chase the hero as the (s)he flees from the special world of adventure.

• Hero crosses the threshold from their normal/safe world and enters the special world of adventure.

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According to Joseph Campbell's 'Hero's Journey' template, "APPROACH" means what?

• Being a hero is hard work, our hero solves a riddle, slays a monster, escapes from a trap, overcomes an obstacle. 

• All the tangled plot lines get straightened out.

• The hero receives a mysterious message, an invitation, a challenge, a call to adventure.

• It is time to face the biggest ordeal, the hero's worst fear.

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