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A2 Media Exam 2018
David Buckingham argues that genre:
Hegemony is?
A2 Media Exam 2018
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A revision quiz in preparation for A2 OCR exam.
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Hegemony is?
An enigma clue
A cultural clue
The dominant ideology
Political power
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David Buckingham argues that genre:
will eventually die out
should largely stay the same
will eventually all become the same
is constantly changing/negotiating
3
Which of these is not a Propp character?
Hero
Prize
Messenger
Dispatcher
4
This Male Gaze Theory suggests that women are presented as:
sexual objects
all of the above
passive objects
purely for male satisfaction
5
What MUST you talk about for Q1a?
Critical theory
One of your portfolios
Both of your portfolios
Representation
6
What was the Byron Report?
Addressed the rise of phone hacking in the press.
Challenged the success of the BBFC and PEGI.
Concerned with the role of the Press in Society.
Discussed role of parenting & regulation of games & internet
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How many paragraphs should be the minimum you write in 1a?
4
2
6
3
8
You should spend how much time on 1a?
1 hour
25 minutes
45 minutes
30 minutes
9
Together, Question 1a and 1b are worth:
25 marks
60 marks
30 marks
50 marks
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Which theorist explores the signifier and the signified?
Saussurre
Giroux
Chandler
Jones
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Which of these is NOT awarded marks for in the exam?
Terminology
Examples
Analysis/Explanations
Description
12
The Hypodermic Syringe Theory implies that audiences are:
reactive
passive
proactive
prosumers
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How many case studies should you discuss in Question 2?
4
3
2
1
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Mean World Syndrome is where audiences
become mean themselves
believe the world is as bad as the media suggests
watch too much telly they become ill
become criminals
15
Daniel Chandler deals mainly with:
Audience theory
Media Language
Genre Theory
Narrative Theory
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How many theorists should be the minimum you comment on in 1b?
2
3
6
4
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The signifier is the:
Literal object/prop
Metaphorical symbol
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Making reference to other media texts within a media texts is called...
Intertextuality
Misogyny
Globalisation
Repeating
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Which of these is NOT a stage in Todorov's Narrative Theory?
Unstable Equilibrium
Disequilibrium
Equilibrium
New Equilibrium
20
Laura Mulvey's theory is known as:
The Male Gaze Theory
Men Are Pigs Theory
Sexy Women Theory
The Gale Maze Theory
21
Which is NOT a valid interpretation/reading of a text according to Stuart Hall?
Outright
Opposed
Negotiated
Preferred/accepted
22
David Gauntlett's Theory is:
Media 2.0
Consumer theory
Prosumer theory
Media 0.2
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Stuart Hall's theory is known as:
The Hypodermic Syringe Theory
The Intended Audience Theory
The Uses and Gratifications Theory
The Reception Theory
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Question 1a largely focuses on:
How you worked as a group
How you improved over the course
Why you chose your genre/text
How you applied critical theory
25
Cohen's term - moral panic - means:
Viewers breaking television sets
The encouragement of looting
Audiences becoming like the characters that they watch
an intense feeling when a representation appears threatening
26
Which of these is not an Andrew Goodwin theory?
They are designed primarily for young, heterosexual males
There is an emphasis on 'looking’
Music videos have genre characteristics
There may be a relationship between lyrics and the visuals
27
Levi-Strauss focuses claims that every media text has in it:
Binary opposites
Good vs Evil
Conventions
Subverted representations
28
The Cultivation Theory suggests that audiences:
end up believing that what they see in texts is accurate
can become the prosumer
reject what they see in media texts frequently
only reject what they see if it is extreme
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Therefore the signified is the:
Response from the audience
Inferred meaning
30
How many marks is the whole exam worth?
25
100
150
50
31
Which theorist explores how ideas are encoded and decoded?
Gauntlett
Mulvey
Saussure
Hall
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What is the theory which suggests audiences create a relationship between a sign and a meaning?
Post-structuralism
Semiotics
Structuralism
Symbolism
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Within genre, Chandler argues that it:
must subvert some conventions
is defined by a particular set of conventions
is constantly evolving
is what it is
