Understanding Ceaseless Yearning and Paradoxes

Understanding Ceaseless Yearning and Paradoxes

Assessment

Interactive Video

Arts, Performing Arts

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Emma Peterson

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The video features a song about ceaseless yearning and unfulfilled desires, introduced with a poem by Sir Thomas Wyatt. It explores the paradoxical nature of wanting what one cannot have and the conflict between the mind and heart. The narrative reflects on life's offerings and the choices one must make, concluding with a reiteration of the central themes.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main theme introduced in the beginning of the song?

Ceaseless yearning and paradoxes

Love and friendship

Happiness and contentment

Adventure and exploration

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which poet's work is referenced in the introduction?

Geoffrey Chaucer

William Shakespeare

Sir Thomas Wyatt

John Donne

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the repeated struggle mentioned in the second section?

Achieving success

Finding true love

Having and not having desires

Balancing work and life

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What metaphor is used to describe the emotional turmoil in the third section?

A burning fire

A stormy sea

A silver lining and rain

A winding road

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the heart say in the conflict described in the fourth section?

Stop and think

Go and pursue

Wait and see

Stay and rest

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the mind's response in the conflict with the heart?

It wants to rest

It wants to go

It wants to wait

It wants to stop

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the significance of 'good things come to those who wait' in the fourth section?

It implies uncertainty

It encourages patience

It promotes immediate action

It suggests giving up

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