The Last Lecture

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12th Grade

25 Qs

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The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture

Assessment

Quiz

English

12th Grade

Easy

Created by

Sarah Williams

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What symbolism did Pausch see when one Carnegie Mellon student chose a particular animal?

The student took the "elephant in the room"

Elephants are Randy's favorite animal

The elephant had the most holes in it

Elephants are big and that was the smallest stuffed animal

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does Randy say about Brick Walls?

If you encounter one, give up

They can be people

He has never faced one

They're there to show how badly you want something

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

What is the title of Randy Pausch's Last Lecture?

Last Lecture

Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams

The Life of a Not So Boring Professor

We Cannot Change the Cards We are Dealt, Just How We Play the Hand

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The message we can all take from Randy describes letting little things go, like decorating a Christmas tree very carefully is 

Don't get caught up in the small things in life - enjoy it all. 

He doesn't have enough time left to teach his kids everything.  

Randy wished his kids were older to do things right.  

There's more than one way to do things.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the main theme of 'The Last Lecture'?

Achieving childhood dreams

Overcoming adversity

The importance of education

The power of friendship

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who is the author of 'The Last Lecture'?

Randy Pausch

J.K. Rowling

Stephen King

Malcolm Gladwell

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the significance of the 'head fake' in 'The Last Lecture'?

A trick to deceive others

A way to learn indirectly

A method of teaching sports

A type of dance move

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