Monte Carlo & Other Quizzes

Monte Carlo Quizzes

The Pop-Quiz is a time-honored way to make sure you are accountable for your reading assignments. The 'Monte Carlo Quiz' is a new spin on the surprise quiz in honor of the famous casinos in Monaco. I will use this quiz as a motivator for you to keep up with your play reading. It works like this:

We work off a predetermined set of questions that could pertain to any reading assignment. For example, the six questions might look like this:

What is the most important action of the play?
How would you compare this play to the play from the week before?
Give an example of this week's new analysis concept from the assigned play.
Open your book and copy down the page and line number for what you thought was the most important line in the play. Why did you think that sentence is so important?
What did you find troubling or disturbing about the play?
What was your reaction to the content of the play?

At the beginning of the session one of you will roll a die. If the die comes up as 1 or 2, a quiz will be given, if it comes up as 3 or higher, then there is no quiz that day. A second roll of the die will indicate which of the predetermined questions will be asked. If there are several different readings, a third roll could indicate the which reading will be the subject of the quiz.

Short Quizzes

Quizzes will be used to assess your understanding of new concepts discussed in class. These quizzes will be traditional, short, 4 question, multiple choice quizzes based on the week's lecture and discussion.

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