Advanced Ludo-Lit
In the reading by Nakamura, what media form is "is a crucial site of struggle over the meaning of race in shared digital space."
A) Gundam
B) Screenplays
C) Machinima
D) Animations
E) Novelas
F) Comic Books
C) Machinima
This character, made up by Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim player WestSideLuigi, is known for being a pacifist who never kills any living creatures.
A) Alex the Peaceful Monk
B) Alex the Healing Monk
C) Felix the Peaceful Monk
D) Felix the Healing Monk
E) Timmy the Peaceful Monk
F) Timmy the Healing Monk
C) Felix the Peaceful Monk
How many types of violence routes in Undertale and what are they?
a) 2: True Pacifist, Genocide
b) 3: True Pacifist, Neutral, Genocide
c) 4: True Pacifist, Neutral, Genocide, Soulless Pacifist
d) 1: Neutral
e) 5: True Pacifist, Neutral, Genocide, Soulless Neutral, Soulless Pacifist
f) 5: True Pacifist, Neutral, Genocide, Soulless Pacifist, Creative
c) 4: True Pacifist, Neutral, Genocide, Soulless Pacifist
This weeks bonus reading titled "'Days at Dartmouth': Beauty in the Mundane" by Kaijing Janice Chen describes letters from a student to his parents. The student writes about his struggle with this class.
A) Economics
B) Mathematics
C) French
D) Evolution
E) Latin
F) Chemistry
D) Evolution
Can you identify ONE of the two authors who wrote Philosophy Through Video Games, one of our assigned readings on pacifism from last week?
A) Jon Cogburn
B) Tobi Smethurst
C) Mary Flanagan
D) David J. Leonard
E) Roger Ebert
F) J.R.R. Tolkien
A) Jon Cogburn
Which video game was the topic of the 1993 congressional hearing on violence?
A) Battlefield Bad Company 2
B) Mortal Kombat
C) Counter Strike
D) Super Columbine Massacre RPG
E) Call of Duty
F) Medal of Honor
B) Mortal Kombat
In the bonus reading for this week we learned about "Days of Dartmouth '', a collection of letters written by DeMasi (class of 1935) to his parents, girlfriend, and high school teacher. In the letters he details his life as a Dartmouth student, involving grades, school clubs, and sports.
DeMasi once wrote "How marvelous life would seem if we weren’t tortured by the fear of making a(n) __ grade...".
What letter grade did DeMasi say he was afraid of getting, and what sport did he play?
A) C grade, wrestling
B) F grade, golf
C) B grade, football
D) B grade, squash
E) B grade, rowing
F) C grade, fencing
F) C grade, fencing
This YouTuber by the name "goldvision" created the project Grand Theft Auto Pacifist, where he attempts to navigate one of the gaming industry's most notoriously violent video games without breaking laws and inflicting pain. Name this YouTuber.
A) Ethan Montgomery
B) Jonathan Michaels
C) Gregory Miller
D) Jeremy Mattheis
E) Nicholas Morrison
F) Bonnie Ruberg
D) Jeremy Mattheis
DAILY DOUBLE!!
In Modern Warfare 2's "No Russian" mission, what is NOT one of your options?
A) Shoot the civilians
B) Don't fire your gun
C) Turn your gun on the terrorists
D) Pretend to shoot the civilians
E) Turn around and go back down the elevator
F) Skip the mission
Annie NolanThe questions asked in this 2012 Hyundai Commercial by the young boy are reminiscent of the questions described by which author? (show them this link https://tinyurl.com/hyundaicommercial)
a. Consalvo
B. Nakamura
C. Philips
D. Mahadevan
E. Bogost
F. Ruberg
D. Mahadevan
A) Convention I
Which of the following statements is an accurate finding from the Prescott et al. meta-analysis?
A) Video games are associated with lower levels of overt physical aggression after accounting for prior aggression.
B) Western cultures are generally more susceptible to desensitization than Eastern cultures.
C) The weakest association was observed among white individuals.
D) The greatest association was observed among Hispanic individuals.
E) Longer time lags produced shorter effects.
F) Empathy for perpetrators always reduces agression.
B) Western cultures are generally more susceptible to desensitization than Eastern cultures.
DAILY DOUBLE!!
Which author, which we have previously read in this class, was cited in this week's reading "No Fun" as an example of an author that operates under the assumption that failure is always a mystery?
A. Jasper Juul
B. Roger Caillois
C. Caitlin Dewey
D.Whitney Phillips
E. Tom Bissell
F. Jane McGonigal
In Vorobej's "Is Pacifism an Extreme View?" he claims the Cat/Mammal comparison does what for the Just War Theory?
A) SUPPORTS the theory, the middle position covers “virtually all of logical space.”
B) SUPPORTS the theory, the middle position can “accommodate a wide range of internal disagreements.”
C) SUPPORTS the theory, not for reasons above.
D) Does NOT SUPPORT the theory, the middle position “does not share common ground with each extreme point.”
E) Does NOT SUPPORT the theory, the middle position “is neither reasonable nor true.”
F) Does NOT SUPPORT the theory, for reasons not above.
E) Does NOT SUPPORT the theory, the middle position “is neither reasonable nor true.”
The Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association concerned a law from which state?
a) Maryland
b) Texas
c) California
d) New Jersey
e) Virginia
f) New Hampshire
c) California