Response to text: Memes

 Response to text:

Memes

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

→They don’t really have to get the joke, explaining the joke makes it more boring so it's better just to read it, get it or not and move on to the next meme. 

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

8. Explain why you like or dislike memes

→ I like everything about a meme except that I don’t really pay attention to it alot honestly so I only know a bit about memes,