Question 1

Which of the following statements about play is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Play can be structured. 
B)  Play is often not structured. 
C)  Play can be for adults or children. 
D)  Play is not performance. 
E)  Play often involves "flow." 
A)  Play can be structured. 
B)  Play is often not structured. 
C)  Play can be for adults or children. 
D)  Play is not performance. 
E)  Play often involves "flow." D

Question 2

Who insisted that God does not play dice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jacques Derrida 
B)  Albert Einstein 
C)  Friedrich Nietzsche 
D)  Werner Heisenberg 
A)  Jacques Derrida 
B)  Albert Einstein 
C)  Friedrich Nietzsche 
D)  Werner Heisenberg B

Question 3

What is the betting of huge sums on cockfights in Bali cited as an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  the uncertainty principle 
B)  deep play 
C)  ritual 
D)  antistructure 
A)  the uncertainty principle 
B)  deep play 
C)  ritual 
D)  antistructure B

Question 4

For Gregory Bateson a dog's nip:

Accepted Answer

A)  indicates that the dog wants to bite. 
B)  should be taken as a warning. 
C)  does not denote the same meaning as a bite. 
D)  is not a metamessage. 
A)  indicates that the dog wants to bite. 
B)  should be taken as a warning. 
C)  does not denote the same meaning as a bite. 
D)  is not a metamessage.

Question 5

What does maya-lila refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  existence as play 
B)  the will to power 
C)  the play of signification 
D)  then and now 
A)  existence as play 
B)  the will to power 
C)  the play of signification 
D)  then and now

Question 6

The term Mihaly Csikszentmilalyi gives to the feeling people get when their consciousness of the outside world disappears and they merge with what they are doing is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  flow 
B)  anxiety 
C)  infinity 
D)  gaming 
A)  flow 
B)  anxiety 
C)  infinity 
D)  gaming

Question 7

Which of these is not one of Roger Callois's four categories of play?

Accepted Answer

A)  Agon (competition) 
B)  Alea (chance) 
C)  Ilinx (dizziness) 
D)  Mimicry (simulation) 
E)  social drama (ritual) 
A)  Agon (competition) 
B)  Alea (chance) 
C)  Ilinx (dizziness) 
D)  Mimicry (simulation) 
E)  social drama (ritual)

Which of the following statements about play is not true?

Who insisted that God does not play dice?

What is the betting of huge sums on cockfights in Bali cited as an example of?

For Gregory Bateson a dog's nip:

What does maya-lila refer to?

The term Mihaly Csikszentmilalyi gives to the feeling people get when their consciousness of the outside world disappears and they merge with what they are doing is called:

Which of these is not one of Roger Callois's four categories of play?

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Exam 4: Play

Which of the following statements about play is not true?

Who insisted that God does not play dice?

What is the betting of huge sums on cockfights in Bali cited as an example of?

For Gregory Bateson a dog's nip:

What does maya-lila refer to?

The term Mihaly Csikszentmilalyi gives to the feeling people get when their consciousness of the outside world disappears and they merge with what they are doing is called:

Which of these is not one of Roger Callois's four categories of play?

What Is Performance Studies

What Is Performance

Ritual

Performativity

Performing

Performance Processes

Global and Intercultural Performances

Filters