Quiz

Frank printed out 3000 self-addressed postcards which were all
1. black on one side
2. blank on one side
3. blended on one side
4. blurred on one side
“I handed out these postcards randomly on the streets of Washington, D.C., not knowing what to expect.”
What does “randomly” mean in this context?
1. without a specific pattern
2. without a explainable reason
3. without a good purpose
4. without a justifiable plan
“But soon the idea began spreading virally. People began to buy their own postcards and make their own postcards. I started receiving secrets in my home mailbox…”
What does “virally” mean in this context?
1. proliferating as a virus at high speed
2. spread verbally
3. quickly and widely spread or popularized
Where were the postcards sent from? (you may select more than one option)
1. Washington D.C.
2. Nashville
3. Vancouver
4. Texas
5. California
6. Venezuela
7. New Zealand
8. Iraq
9. New Jersey
10. Iran
PostSecret.com is the most __________________________ in the world.
1. viewed advertisement-free blog
2. visited advertisement-free blog
3. valued advertisement-free blog
“What I'd like to do now is share with you a very special handful of secrets from that collection, starting with this one...”
What does “handful” mean?
1. something which is difficult to control
2. a small number of things
3. an amount of something that can be held in one hand
Frank believes that secrets…
1. can be very special
2. can be soulful
3. can take many forms
4. can connect people with their humanity
5. can be shocking
6. can connect people who will never meet
7. can be creative
8. can remind us of the humility in us
9. can be shaking
10. can remind us of frailty playing out in our lives
11. can be silly
12. can remind us of heroism around us
"Everyone who knew me before 9/11 believes I'm dead." "I used to work with a bunch of uptight religious people, so sometimes I didn't wear panties,and just had a big smile and chuckled to myself."
From this postcard message, we can assume that the sender of this postcard…
1. has suffered a lot in the 9/11 accident
2. has changed drastically after the 9/11 accident
3. has severely injured in the 9/11 accident
4. has become atheistic after the 9/11 accident
“I love to speak on college campuses and share secrets and the stories with students. And sometimes afterwards I'll stick around and sign books and take photos with students.”
What does “stick around” mean?
1. to wander around without purpose
2. to stay back somewhere for a period of time
3. to be reluctant about leaving
The postcard sender who feels like the happiest person on Earth has included in the envelope….
1. the ripped up remains of an unused suicide note
2. the write-up remains of a used suicide note
3. the wipe up remains of a useless suicide note