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WorksheetsThe Last Lecture Chapters 1-11 QUIZ
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 13mins
Randy Pausch was diagnosed with
Colon cancer
Lung cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Kidney cancer
What is Randy Pausch's job?
Medical Assistant
Journalist
College Professor
News Reporter
What event will Randy miss if he does the lecture?
Jai's last birthday celebration with him
New Year's Eve
His final doctor's appointment
A work meeting
Where did Randy say his uniqueness came from?
His father
His job
His childhood dreams
His students
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
What is the "elephant in the room"?
Randy moving his family closer to his wife's parents
The fact that this was Randy's last lecture
Randy's childhood dreams
Randy's CT scan identifying multiple tumors
What types of things did Randy paint in his childhood room? (Check all that apply)
Elevator door
Pandora's Box
Big teddy bear
Quadratic equation
Toy cars
What did Randy learn from his football coach?
"You've got to get the fundamentals down, because otherwise the fancy stuff won't work."
"The brick walls are there for a reason..."
"Find a balance between aspiration and pragmatism. In other words, find the balance between dreaming big and being realistic."
"Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome."
What is "Head Fake" learning?
The ability to delegate passion to inspire
To never let the kids quit
Teaching people things they don't realize they're learning until they are well into the process
Teaching kids to have a balance in the things they participate in
What are Randy's "secrets to winning giant stuffed animals"?
A good heart and a whole lot of money
Long arms and a discretionary income
Passion to inspire and a way to look good
According to Randy, what are "brick walls" there for?
To show us how badly we want something
Indirect learning
Helping us understand what we need for life
Giving us a good heart
What impressed Randy the most when William Shatner (Kirk) came to visit his lab?
He was funny and honest
He didn't act like he knew everything
He understood everything quickly
Name the Literary Devices: "But being considered the best speaker in a computer science department is like being known as the tallest of the Seven Dwarfs."
Simile/Anaphora
Hyperbole/Alliteration
Polysyndeton/Allusion
Simile/Allusion
What topic did Randy Pausch contribute to the World Book Encyclopedia?
Video Games
Virtual Reality
Visual Arts
Viola History
What did Randy offer the audience to take at the end of his lecture as a souvenir - first come, first served?
A small elephant keychain
Signed photographs
His giant stuffed animals
Mickey ears from his time as an Imagineer
When Randy was an Imagineer at Disneyland, what top-secret attraction was he invited to work on?
Rockin' Roller Coaster
Aladdin's Magic Carpet Ride
Finding Nemo's Interactive Room
Splash Mountain's Anamatronics
Select the Rhetorical Device: "What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance?"
Alliteration
Anaphora
Personification
Metaphor
