HUM1020 Chapter 2

The Wordsworth poem that begins "The world is too much with us, late and soon/Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers" is a personal, critical response to the idea of

According to the chapter, the first step to solving a problem is determining

As an act of critical thinking, rationalizing is a

When it comes to critical thinking, the Apollonian refers to

When it comes to critical thinking, the Dionysian refers to

The hypothetical problem of the missing dollar helps us

Which of the following is a major component of exercising one's critical mind?

Critical thinking about adaptions of Miss Saigon, which reimagines Madame Butterfly, might reasonably lead us to understand how

Pauline Kael's scathing review of The Sound of Music, which led to her firing, illustrates what important principle for critics?

Bertold Brecht's alienation effect was designed so that theater audiences could

Sympathizing with characters and being absorbed in the action are characteristics of

According to Nietzsche, a stage production of the Greek tragedy The Oresteia

Critical thinking about "popcorn fun" would lead one to understand that

A monstrous central figure such as Walter White from the TV series Breaking Bad is designed ultimately to stimulate

A work that presents a kind character stricken with a disease stimulates

If someone uses features such as rhyme and meter to form an understanding of Wordsworth's "The world is too much with us," that person is exercising which step in the process of forming a personal critical response?

The second personal critical response we should have on seeing an unfamiliar or off-putting kind of art should be

The role of the professional critic is to:

A person who prefers prepackaged genre films such as romance or horror can be considered a(n)

A highly witty play filled with double meanings is meant to appeal to an audience that is