Deck 4: Play

Question 1

Which of the following statements about play is not true?

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."

Answer 1

D

Question 2

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

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

Answer 2

E

Question 3

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:

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

Answer 3

A

Question 4

For Gregory Bateson a dog's nip:

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

Who insisted that God does not play dice?

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

Question 6

What does maya-lila refer to?

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

Question 7

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

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