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WorksheetsBurning Man Listening
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
In which two ways does the speaker describe ‘Burning Man’?
live music concert / drum circle
cultural experiment / arts festival
camping/SCUBA vacation
trade show / business conference
What adjective was used to describe the speaker’s attitude to the participants of Burning Man?
lively
creative
helpful
humorous
Which two areas did the medical volunteers say they felt free from?
taxes / pension contributions
respect / social status
process / bureaucracy
licensing / continuing education
Why did the speaker offer the example of working in a café?
to demonstrate the value of cooperation
to demonstrate her worth to the community
to demonstrate the importance of communication
to demonstrate her worth to the community
Which adjective does the speaker use to describe the current systems?
counter productive
broken
inclusive
efficient
What did the speaker learn about becoming digital?
it is about communicating differently
it is about replacing old systems
it is about working efficiently
it is about improving technology
According to the speaker, how does change usually happen to people?
it is unpredictable
it is negotiable
it is involuntary
it is inevitable
The ‘reward state’ of the brain
shares responsibilities
offers resources
provides entertainment
unites communities
The ‘threat state’ of the brain:
weakens decision-making
causes conflict
breeds selfishness
forces competition
Which two areas does the speaker identify as less important in the ‘threat state’?
interaction / forming relationships
creativity / problem-solving
resistance / avoiding danger
resistance / creativity
What adjective does the speaker use to describe stress?
debilitating
contagious
invasive
outrageous
According to the speaker, what percentage of the world’s workforce is engaged with their jobs?
Less than one half
Less than one tenth
Less than one quarter
Less than one third
What percentage of technology deployments fail to hit targets set?
60%
20%
70%
90%
According to the speaker, which of the following characteristics triggers a reward state?
empathy
intelligence
resilience
determination
What would be the speaker’s opinion about present-day millennials?
they would resign from a position in a traditional industrial-model company
they would protest the conditions of a traditional industrial-model company
they would avoid working in a traditional industrial-model company
they would not have the skills to work in a traditional industrial-model company
