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12 ATAR ENGLISH REVISION
12 ATAR ENGLISH REVISION
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THE TRUMAN SHOW was directed by...
Peter Weer
Peter Were
Peter Weir
Peter Wier
2
A PARADOX is...
a contradiction
a metaphor
a contrast
an exaggeration
3
Bitter sweet is an example of...
assonance
simile
alliteration
oxymoron
4
The eagle on the front of the boat is a symbol of...
determination
flight
the spirit of freedom
courage
5
The Chief Protector of Aborigines is...
Sergeant Carroll
Mr Neal
Constable Kerr
A. O. Neville
6
"I wanted to shoot guns and blow things up."
Russell Baer
Jason Parsons
Stan Goff
Pat Tillman
7
David's parents are ...
Enid and Julian.
Enid and Wesley.
Gail and Wesley.
Gail and Julian.
8
Two words Meryl uses to describe life on "The Truman Show" are...
noble and blessed
crazy and enjoyable
unpredictable and spontaneous
memorable and grateful
9
NO SUGAR is a protest play that draws on the conventions of the...
genre of social realism
genre of social darwinism
genre of social welfare
genre of social inequality
10
The Aborigines Act of 1905 naturalised racism by...
Imposing curfews which restricted their freedom.
Insisting Aborigines seek permission to marry.
Prohibiting the consumption of alcohol by Aborigines.
All of the above.
11
The mother of Pat Tillman is...
Dannie Tillman
Marie Tillman
Danielle Tillman
Marilyn Tillman
12
"Frank's always been partial to RED MEAT", is an example of...
a metaphor implying racist attitudes.
a metaphor implying Frank is not a vegetarian.
a simile implying misogynistic attitudes.
a simile implying sexist attitudes.
13
Jessica Lynch is referred to as...
Jessica Lange
1 and 2
a little girl Rambo
a fierce defender of liberty
14
To signal the end of the show, Truman says, "In case I don't see you,
good afternoon, good evening and good night.
good afternoon and good night.
good evening and good night.
good morning, good afternoon and good night.
15
The setting of NO SUGAR is...
1929-34
1829-34
1788
1985
16
THE TILLMAN STORY was directed by...
Amir Bar-Lev
Ridley Scott
Martin Scorcese
Peter Weir
17
In the whipping scene, Mary is brutally assaulted by...
Mr Neville
Joe
Mr Neal
Billy
18
Another name for "friendly fire" is...
fratricide
frachicide
fatricide
fatrichcide
19
"Everything on the show's for sale."
Truman
Marlon
Christof
Meryl
20
Choose the correct spelling...
Aborigines
Aboriginees
aborigines
Aboriginies
21
Another name for the coming of age genre is the...
memoir
bildungsroman
dystopian
autobiography
22
"Somebody help me, I'm being spontaneous!"
Christof
Truman
David
Stan Goff
23
The deliberate promotion of brands within TV shows is called...
commodification
sensationalism
advertising
product placement
24
The play, NO SUGAR was written by...
Jack Davis
Stan Grant
Grant Davis
Jimmy Munday
25
Stan Goff's voice has credibility because...
he has been to Somalia
he can read between the lines
he writes a blog
he is a war veteran
26
Tillman's last words were...
Quit praying O'Neil!
Stop shooting!
War, what is it good for?
I'm Pat fucking Tillman!
27
Identify the correct spelling...
heiroglyphics
hierogliphics
hieroglyphics
hiroglyphics
28
Mr Neal's title is...
The Superintendent of the Moore River Settlement
Matron's husband
Doctor Neal
Chief Protector of Aborigines
29
In MONTANA 1948, Watson constructs Frank and Wesley as...
hyperbolic characters.
antithetical characters.
competitive characters.
similar characters.
30
"You blithering stone age idiot!"
Uncle Frank
Mr Neal
A. O. Neville
Sergeant Carroll
31
The Congressional Hearing investigated ...
why the Generals could not remember anything.
who killed Tillman.
how Tillman died.
if there was a military cover up of his death by fratricide.
32
Representation is a deliberate process of...
mise en scene, juxtaposition and contrast
selection, emphasis and omission
editing, voiceover and montage
exposition, climax and resolution
33
Frank and Julian are misogynists because...
they are both deceptive.
they love women.
that are both bullies.
they degrade women.
34
The genre of THE TILLMAN STORY is...
feature film
documentary
blockbuster
war film
35
Neville's assimilation policy was really a campaign of...
eurasia
racism
denial
erasure
36
Identify the character who says, "It'll never be over."
Wesley in MONTANA 1948
Jimmy Munday in NO SUGAR
Christof in THE TRUMAN SHOW
Joe Millimurra in NO SUGAR
37
Davis' composing context of 1985, anticipated...
the new millennium
the centenary of white settlement along the Swan River.
Kevin Rudd's 'Sorry' speech.
the bi-centenary of British settlement in 1788.
38
"Well say something dammit! You're on television!"
Meryl
Truman
Christof
Marlon
39
The death of David's innocence is symbolically represented through...
the separation from Nutty.
the killing of the coyote.
his love for Marie Little Soldier.
the killing of the magpie.
40
David's horse is called...
Noddy
Neddy
Nutty
Pecan
41
The three profound childhood memories recalled in the Prologue are...
Frank exposed as predator, killing of magpie, hunting coyote
killing of magpie, Frank's suicide,breaking of jars
Frank's suicide, Frank in basement, Gail holds shotgun
death of Marie, Wes comforted by Gail, Gail holds shotgun
42
"He's hard to see when you look for him."
Marie Little Soldier
Julian
Marlon
Wesley
43
THE TRUMAN SHOW satirises...
representations
couch potatoes
television
spectacle culture
44
Complete the quote: "What they said happened didn't happen. They...
told lies and you have to set the record straight."
made up a story and you have to set the record straight."
invented a story and you have to correct the record."
fabricated a story and you have to uncover the truth."
45
Truman's boat is called the...
Saint Maria
Santa Barbara
Santa Maria
San Jose
46
As a rejection of the racist attitudes that dominated Bentrock, the adult David...
teaches the history of American Indians.
continues to wear moccasins worn by American Indians.
learns to speak the Sioux language.
marries an American Indian.
47
Dannie Tillman's battle with the government can be likened to the biblical story of...
The Nativity
David and Goliath
Moses and the Exodus
Cain and Abel
48
"It's a locker room atmosphere."
Stan Goff
Russell Baer
Bryan O'Neal
Kevin Tillman
49
What is the opposite of inferior?
uninferior
superior
unsuperior
insuperior
50
During the hearing the Generals uttered this phrase 82 times...
I forget.
I can't remember.
I don't recall.
I wish I knew.
