Who Can You Trust? Unreliable Narrators (Feat. Lindsay Ellis) | PBS Digital Studios

Who Can You Trust? Unreliable Narrators (Feat. Lindsay Ellis) | PBS Digital Studios

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Interactive Video

English, Other

11th Grade - University

Hard

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The video explores the concept of narrators in storytelling, focusing on unreliable narrators who present skewed or incomplete versions of events. It discusses historical and modern examples, the impact on readers, and the psychological aspect of self as an unreliable narrator. The video encourages critical thinking and understanding of different perspectives.

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What role does the narrator play in a story?

They only provide background information.

They are just another character.

They control the plot and influence the reader's perception.

They have no impact on the story.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who coined the term 'unreliable narrator'?

William Shakespeare

Mark Twain

Edgar Allan Poe

Wayne C. Booth

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which character is an example of a harmless unreliable narrator?

Humbert Humbert

Michael Scott

The governess in 'Turn of the Screw'

The narrator in 'The Tell-Tale Heart'

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a characteristic of an unintentionally unreliable narrator?

They intentionally deceive the reader.

They have a skewed perception due to innocence or mental state.

They are always aware of their unreliability.

They are always morally corrupt.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the reader experience a story with an unreliable narrator?

Through a single, clear perspective.

Through multiple lenses, including their own and the narrator's.

Without any bias or manipulation.

With complete trust in the narrator's account.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a potential effect of realizing a narrator is unreliable?

Feeling more intelligent and confident.

Feeling unmoored and questioning other narratives.

Feeling indifferent to the story.

Feeling more connected to the narrator.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do unreliable narrators remind us about our own storytelling?

That we are always accurate in our self-narration.

That we might also skew our own stories.

That we should never trust anyone.

That our perspective is always the correct one.