Critical Reading Challenge S4A3

Question 1

What is Connor Rooney's father called?

Accepted Answer

John

Question 2

What is Michael Sullivan's biggest fear?

Accepted Answer

His son Peter will follow in his footsteps

Question 3

What is Michael Sullivan Snr's wife's name?

Accepted Answer

Anna

Question 4

What is the name of Michael Sullivan's aunt in the film?

Accepted Answer

Sarah

Question 5

You can learn the first few lines of the introduction and use them in the exam for any essay question

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

You can take notes into the exam to help you write the essay

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

How many people in total do we know for certain are killed by Michael Sullivan Snr?

Accepted Answer

15

Question 8

What is Harlen Macguire's job?

Accepted Answer

Photographer

Question 9

Michael Sullivan Snr is a typical gangster

Accepted Answer

No

Question 10

How does Michael Sullivan Snr show he is not a cold-hearted person towards the end of the film?

Accepted Answer

Killing Maguire to save his son from doing so

Question 11

How is Michael Sullivan's nervousness shown the first time we see him speak to his father?

Accepted Answer

He calls his father 'Sir'

Question 12

John Rooney gives Michael Sullivan Jnr money to secure his silence and because he feels he owes him

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

How many poems will we study in total before the final exam

Accepted Answer

6

Question 14

Why is the title of 'Road to Perdition' suitable for the film?

Accepted Answer

They try to travel to a place called Perdition, Perdition also means hell

Question 15

Who is the director of Road to Perdition?

Accepted Answer

Sam Mendes

Question 16

How many weeks were Michael Sullivan and his son on the road for?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 17

What effect does the slow-motion have on the audience as they watch Finn McGovern fall to the ground?

Accepted Answer

It conveys the shock and reality that Sullivan Snr is a brutal killer

Question 18

What aspect of mise en scene introduces Michael Sullivan Snr as a dangerous character?

Accepted Answer

He takes out a gun

Question 19

'My headlights are paranoic eyes' is an example of which technique?

Accepted Answer

Transferred epithet

Question 20

You will only be given the questions that you have to answer in the Critical Reading component of the exam

Accepted Answer

False

Question 21

There is no way to revise for the prelim or final exams - it all comes down to luck.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

What is the name of the son that Michael Sullivan Snr who gets killed near the start of the film?

Accepted Answer

Peter

Question 23

When was Road to Perdition set?

Accepted Answer

The Great Depression

Question 24

Who does Michael Sullivan Jnr kill?

Accepted Answer

Nobody

Question 25

Which of the following are cinematic techniques?

Accepted Answer

Low-key lighting, High-key lighting, Diegetic sound, Mise en scene

Question 26

Imagery questions ask you to look at...

Accepted Answer

similes/metaphors/personification

Question 27

You get marks taken off for wrong answers

Accepted Answer

False

Question 28

Michael Sullivan Snr does not save his son from Perdition

Accepted Answer

False

Question 29

In the farmhouse scene, when Michael Snr and Jnr are talking, what cinematic techniques are used to create a loving mood

Accepted Answer

Sound, Mise en scene, Lighting

Question 30

Who does Connor Rooney steal money from?

Accepted Answer

John Rooney (his father)

Question 31

Which of the following is the correct spelling of part of the title?

Accepted Answer

Perdition

Question 32

Which of the following will be included in the exam?

Accepted Answer

A critical essay, Scottish Set Text questions, RUAE questions

Question 33

In what key scene do Michael Sullivan Snr and his son bond?

Accepted Answer

The farmhouse scene

Question 34

What is diegetic sound?

Accepted Answer

Sounds which are included in the world of the characters in the film

Question 35

In 'Gap Year' who is the mother and speaker in the poem waiting for?

Accepted Answer

Her son

Question 36

The speaker in 'Gap Year' talks about missing her daughter

Accepted Answer

False

Question 37

How does the lighting change from the beginning to the end of the film?

Accepted Answer

Low key to high key

Question 38

The final question in the Scottish Set Text part of the exam is always worth 10 marks

Accepted Answer

False

Question 39

Analysis questions ask you to look closely at...

Accepted Answer

The language used by the writer to convey their ideas/arguments/points/info

Question 40

If you run out of time when writing the critical essay, you should just keep trying to write down all your points

Accepted Answer

False

Question 41

Which of the following is not a sound technique

Accepted Answer

Imagery

Question 42

CEO stands for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Connection Extract and Others

Question 43

Which members of Michael Sullivan's family are killed by Connor Rooney?

Accepted Answer

His youngest son, Peter, and his wife

Question 44

We are studying Jackie Kay poetry in order to prepare for the Scottish Set Text component of the exam

Accepted Answer

True

Question 45

In the exam, you have to write an essay on 'Gap Year'

Accepted Answer

False

Question 46

In which of the Kay poems is the speaker an adopted child?

Accepted Answer

Keeping Orchids

Question 47

Which of the following are good ways to pass the prelim/exam?

Accepted Answer

Use SCHOLAR and masteryourlearning well in advance

Question 48

The RUAE component of the exam lasts one hour.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 49

Which of the Kay poems connect because of the speaker

Accepted Answer

Whilst Leila Sleeps, Gap Year

Question 50

In the farmhouse scene, why is diegetic sound used?

Accepted Answer

To create peace and warmth

Question 51

In RUAE and the Scottish Set Text element of the exam, marks are awarded for quotations or close references to the text

Accepted Answer

True

Question 52

Which of the following critical essay sections do you select your essay question from?

Accepted Answer

Film and Television Drama

Critical Reading Challenge S4A3

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Critical Reading Challenge S4A3

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