American Dystopian Sci-fi

Question 1

To analyse a genre-society relationship, I could discuss...

Accepted Answer

Any and/or all of these

Question 2

According to 'Women and Hollywood' online magazine, which percentage of top grossing films in 2019 had female directors?

Accepted Answer

10.7%

Question 3

Which three 'aspects' will feature in the themes of the questions in the level 2 exam?

Accepted Answer

changes; audience expectations; the influence of commercial considerations

Question 4

The Hunger Games and Divergent are film series based off young adult literature popular with female readers...

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Which '60s-'70s historical event is likely to be behind the 'highly anxious and secretive totalitarian power'?

Accepted Answer

The Communist threat

Question 6

American dystopian sci-fi is of social value in tracking a societies anxieties about their future, and...

Accepted Answer

All of these

Question 7

What is the name and social class of the everyman protagonist in the film?

Accepted Answer

Detective Thorn, middle class

Question 8

Who is the everyman protagonist and why?

Accepted Answer

All of these answers

Question 9

Which are the details for the level 1&#x27;s exam: demonstrate understanding of characteristics of a media genre

Accepted Answer

4 credits 180 mins

Question 10

Whose definition of science fiction was this?

Accepted Answer

JJ Grandinetti

Question 11

Characters in HGCF have more agency than those in Divergent

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

What mahi is involved in success at the level 2 exam?

Accepted Answer

Desc'be changes (w evidence) + reasoned expla'n of how & why + implications

Question 13

Who directs The Fifth Element?

Accepted Answer

Luc Besson

Question 14

Who would regard POTA and Soylent as evidence of a bias towards satisfying the desires of a heterosexual male audience?

Accepted Answer

Laura Mulvey, 1975

Question 15

The POTA 'damsel in distress' is known as...

Accepted Answer

Nova

Question 16

The Bechdel Test requires two female characters together in a scene talking about...

Accepted Answer

something other than a male character

Question 17

Which are the details for the level 2's exam: demonstrate an understanding of an aspect of a media genre...

Accepted Answer

3 hours, 4 credits (UE literacy)

Question 18

Society refers to a community in a specific time and place (1970s America), OR the audience for a genre (sci-fi fans).

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

Franklin Schaffner directed Planet of the Apes. When was it released?

Accepted Answer

1968

Question 20

When was The Fifth Element released?

Accepted Answer

1997

Question 21

According to Women and Hollywood (2019), what percentage proportion of any American cinema audience is female?

Accepted Answer

50%

Question 22

The Fifth Element passes the bechdel test

Accepted Answer

False

Question 23

Which character offers the most passive representation of women?

Accepted Answer

Nova (Planet of the Apes)

Question 24

What mahi is involved in the level 1 exam?

Accepted Answer

Desc&#x27;be 2 characteristics + expla&#x27;n of how & why + general implications

Question 25

What mahi is involved at success in the L3 exam? Explain a genre-society relationship (for Achieved) then...

Accepted Answer

Use evidence to analyse the impact (on society/genre) + evaluate the impact

Question 26

Textual evidence of a Laura Mulvey's (1975) 'male gaze' concept can be sourced from...

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 27

African Americans won equal employment rights in America when?

Accepted Answer

1964

Question 28

Textual evidence of women in positions of active leadership within a narrative may come from...

Accepted Answer

All of these

Question 29

Women won equal employment rights in America when?

Accepted Answer

1967

Question 30

In the 'changes in a genre' question, you could expect to discuss...

Accepted Answer

Both blue and yellow answers

Question 31

"Science fiction has long reflected societal conditions and provided a space for social critique and expression of...

Accepted Answer

anxieties about the future"

Question 32

Which are the details for the level 3&#x27;s exam: demonstrate understanding of the relationship between a genre and society?

Accepted Answer

2 hours, 4 credits

Question 33

When was there severe economic decline in America after periods of growth?

Accepted Answer

Both red and blue answers

Question 34

Which of the following texts passes the Bechdel test?

Accepted Answer

Divergent - Tris and Tori's chat about Tori choosing Dauntless

Question 35

Which early C21st historical event is likely to be behind the 'highly anxious and secretive totalitarian power'?

Accepted Answer

9/11/2001 twin tower attacks

Question 36

Who directed Divergent and when?

Accepted Answer

Neil Burger, 2014

Question 37

The highly pronounced downer ending in '60s and '70s American dystopian sci-fi is best understood in terms of...

Accepted Answer

the Cold War and the enduring threat of mutually assurred destruction

Question 38

Which of the following themes have been the focus of class discussions?

Accepted Answer

The historical events that provide the backdrop for the genre

Question 39

Leeloo is a badass female lead, is consistent with...

Accepted Answer

The popularity of badass female characters in the 1990s

Question 40

Soylent Green was directed by Richard Fleischer, when?

Accepted Answer

1973

Question 41

What are the four main genre features of American dystopian sci-fi?

Accepted Answer

All of these + a 'downer' ending prompting reflection on power in society

Question 42

Who directed Hunger Games - Catching Fire and when?

Accepted Answer

Francis Lawrence, 2013

Question 43

The other name for the rational 'bright eyes' character is...

Accepted Answer

Taylor

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