Response to Text: Memes (Friday W10, T3)

Response to text:

Memes

Highlight the correct answer or write down the appropriate response.

1. The word ‘meme’ comes from these two words mixed together

a) mimeme and joke                                  b) mimeme and gene

c) theme and gene                                      d) mini me and genius

2. The ancient Greek word ‘mimeme’ means

a) something irritated                                b) something amazing

c) something imitated             d) something Greek

3. Explain why people don’t always know or understand what every single meme is about

→ Memes change all the time. Nobody knows or understands every single meme that existsThere are simply too many, and they can often be too personal to the individuals creating and sharing them. 

4. True or False: a meme can be a funny or interesting picture that can go viral on the internet

a) True b) False

5. The word ‘meme’ was created by Richard Dawkins in 

a) 1986                                                                b) 1975

c) 2006                                                                d) 1976

6. Which one is NOT a key component (part) of what makes a meme a meme

a) You heard about it from others                 b) It’s just a photo of something

c) It goes viral                                                  d) You understood what it was about

7. This can have a huge impact on what a meme means

a) Context                                                       b) Pictures of monkeys

c)  Nothing                                                      d) Your genes