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Frank Hurley: The Man Who Made History
Frank Hurley: The Man Who Made History
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1
Why was Alan McCulloch joining Hurley on his research expedition?
He was able to speak the language.
They were best friends.
He had a map.
He was a zoologist.
2
How does Dr. Martin Jolly describe Hurley’s photography?
Art
History
It sat between photography, cinema, and history painting.
Photography
3
Where and when did Hurley venture to promote himself as a fearless photographer?
Papua in 1929
Torres Strait in 1919
Torres Strait in 1920
Papua in 1930
4
To refer to mythological characters is known as what literary device?
Intertextuality
Classical Allusion
Juxtaposition
Allusion
5
Which song is played on the gramophone
?
God Save the Queen
God Save the King
Advance Australia Fair
The Hokey Pokey
6
When the choice was given between throwing over the negatives or surplus food, what was thrown?
Negatives
Food
7
How many years was Hurley away during WWII and afterwards?
Five
Seven
Four
Six
8
What did Hurley say was a difficulty with creating images of war from a single negative?
It is too difficult to know what to film.
People kept dying in awkward positions.
It all happens too quickly.
Everything is on a vast scale and dense with haze and smoke.
9
Where was Hurley originally based?
Libya
Palestine
Paris
Flanders
10
When was Hurley born?
1895
1886
1885
1896
11
Critics acclaimed Hurley’s Papuan films.
True
False
12
How did the Hurley twins describe their father?
"He spent as much time as he could with his children."
"He was the best father a girl could ask for."
"He was absent most of the time."
“He was a rather fascinating stranger that visited.”
13
"Today, the experts are divided over Hurley." What are the opinions?
A giant of photography or a conjurer with a camera.
He was a great photographer but neglected his family.
Everything was fake.
His work is art and not history.
14
Hurley experimented with colour. This was the _______ time this had been done during war.
Third
Fourth
First
Second
15
What did Hurley liken passing the Menin Gate to?
Being in hell
Walking into heaven
A walk in the clouds
Passing through the Valley of Death
16
When WWII began, after three attempts to rejoin, where was Hurley sent?
North Africa (Libya)
The Western Front
North Africa (Egypt)
Palestine
17
Which of these great events of the 20th century was Hurley NOT a part of?
WWII
Korean War
WWI
Shackleton Antarctic Expedition
18
What things were omitted from Hurley’s photographs of Australia?
Non-native animals
Poor people and migrants
The poor, Indigenous Australians and struggling farmers.
Architecture e.g. Harbour Bridge
19
Which classic story did Hurley's photography and film retell?
The Hero's Journey
Treasure Island
The Odyssey
David and Goliath
20
How old was Hurley when he joined Mawson's Antarctic Expedition?
22
26
34
30
21
"Hurley travelled the world. __________ Helped invent the documentary film." Fill in the blank.
Created composite photographs.
Encountered unchartered localities.
Visited famous places.
Pioneered the use of colour.
22
How many glass plates did Hurley have to abandon?
400
300
100
200
23
How many children did Frank and Antoinette have?
3 (3 girls)
2 (twin girls)
4 (3 girls, 1 boy)
5 (3 girls, 2 boys)
24
When Shackleton left Elephant Island in search of help, what happened to the castaways?
They survived.
Many of them had their legs amputated.
They all died.
They went crazy.
25
What was Frank Hurley's full name?
Frank Hurley
Frank James Hurley
Francis James Hurley
James Francis Hurley
26
Who is the writer and director of this text?
Frank Hurley
ABC
Simon Nash
Simon Nasht
27
Which film was said to have “a look of grandeur, of nobility, of immense national sentiment”?
Australian Story (1936)
The Squatter's Daughter (1933)
Waltzing Matilda (1935)
They Came From Britain (1937)
28
When was "Frank Hurley: The Man Who Made History" released?
2005
2015
2004
2010
29
Hurley unintentionally left a record of the lost culture of the Papuans. What did this involve?
Ceremonies of ancestral worship and spirit life.
Cannibalism
Gardening and head hunting.
Church services and picnics.
30
Where did Hurley work before the Antarctic expedition?
Shop assistant in inner Sydney
Steel mill in Lithgow
War photographer
He went straight from Glebe High School
31
Who was the Australian War historian who demanded Hurley stop making his “fakes”?
Charles Bean
Dr. Martin Jelly
Colin Bean
Dr. Martin Jolly
32
How was Hurley different from the other men on the expedition?
He was a volunteer.
He was from a working class background.
He had been to Antarctica three times.
He was the one wearing a blue beanie.
33
“He photographed the nation as he wished it to be, not as it was.”
True
False
34
Which of the following was a film of Hurley’s?
Papuan Savages (1925)
Pearls and Savages (1926)
Papuan Pirates (1925)
Pearls and Papuans (1926)
35
How old was Hurley when he died?
75
78
76
77
36
What was the phrase Hurley had inscribed on the wall of his darkroom?
"Life is an endless process of self-discovery."
"You don't take a photograph. You make it."
"Achieve your dreams."
“Near enough is not good enough.”
37
Which mythological character/s did the Mawson expeditioners feel like on their journey?
Odysseus
Hercules
Argonauts
Zeus
38
Who was his archive of photographs sold to?
The Australian Museum
The National Library
The Australian War Memorial
The National Archives
39
What was the name of Hurley's wife?
Antoinette Leighton
Toni Bouffier
Margaret Agnes Bouffier
Adelie Leighton
40
How long was the courtship of Frank and Antoinette?
42 years
10 days
9 days
11 days
41
What was the aim of this expedition?
To see if their ship could make it.
To cross the Antarctic continent, from coast to coast.
Scientific exploration
Fame and glory.
42
How does Affleck view Hurley’s photography?
Interesting but not real.
Artistic expression
Historical documentation
Reality
43
The weather conditions caused significant difficulties for the expeditioners.
False
True
44
What sort of effects did Hurley use to add impact and emotion?
Special
Clouds
Snow
The sky
45
40 000 Horsemen (1940) had sections filmed in which location?
Beersheba
A beach in Sydney
Palestine
Cairo
46
After the third visit to Antarctica, Hurley returned to work for whom?
He continued to work for himself.
Cinesound Studios
The ABC
Cinema Scope
47
Hurley was reassigned from the Western Front to which location?
He stayed at the Western Front.
The Pacific
Libya
Palestine
48
The photograph of Shackleton was taken:
As he returned.
As he was leaving to seek help.
49
Why does Nasht use a split screen of the Aurora and modern expedition?
He wanted to pretend he was Hurley.
It seemed like a good idea at the time.
He had a big budget and wanted to visit Antarctica.
To emphasise the rediscovery of Hurley's journey.
50
Hurley’s composite photographs were exhibited in Australia.
True
False
51
If Hurley could live his life over again, would he do it exactly the same?
Yes
No
52
How many years did Hurley spend in the tropics?
Seven
Six
Four
Five
53
Hurley filmed the cavalry charge of the Australian Light Horse at Beersheba. This was filmed:
Live
As a re-enactment.
54
When did Hurley leave on Shackleton’s trans-Antarctic expedition?
1911
1913
1914
1916
55
What was the name of Shackleton’s ship?
The Aurora
The Endurance
Ernest's Pride and Joy
The Endeavour
56
Which island were the Shackleton expeditioners in search of?
Tasmania
Macquarie Island
Kangaroo
Elephant Island
57
What objects did Hurley and McCulloch obtain?
Ritual jars
Human bones.
Human heads
Ritual garments
58
What was the aim of Mawson's expedition?
Fame and glory.
To travel from one side of Antarctica to the other.
To explore thousands of miles of uncharted territory.
To escape their wives.
59
Who is Alf Howard and what is his relevance to this documentary?
He was accompanying the twins to Antarctica.
Hurley's best friend.
He is Hurley's biographer.
Last surviving man to travel with Hurley to the Antarctic.
60
What price is the Hurley photograph auctioned at?
£90 000
£100 000
£80 000
£85 000
61
Hurley created an illusion of harmony in which region of the world?
North Africa
Europe
The Holy Land
Australia
62
Where did Hurley think he could "live for the rest of his life" ?
Tasmania
Elephant Island
Macquarie Island
Antarctica
63
What was one of the situations that nearly killed Hurley?
Encountering the seals at Macquarie Island.
Being left with half a day's rations on a sledge journey.
Taking the final photographs of 'The Endurance'.
Chemical explosion in his darkroom.
64
What title was given to Hurley while he was in the army?
Captain
Colonel
Corporal
Private
65
What was Hurley left to use?
He had no film left and his camera was broken
A single small camera and a pocketful of film
One camera and one spool of film
Three cameras and three spools of film
66
What was the marketing claim that made Hurley more renowned and led to success in America?
The Lost Tribe
The Last Tribe of Israel
The Jungle Woman
The Lost Boys
67
Hurley’s composite photographs were exhibited in London.
True
False
68
Why was Antoinette’s life so hard?
She wanted to stay in Cairo.
She was often seasick when she travelled with Frank.
Frank travelled and she raised the children mostly alone.
She didn’t have a holiday in 42 years.
69
From 1948 until his death, what was Hurley’s main employment?
Pictorial photographer.
Magazine Publisher.
Stay at home dad.
Film director.
70
The narrator has which voice?
Female
Male
