英语电影与文化 - 华南理工大学

1.单选题 (1分)
What is true about mis-en-scène?
A It originally means “putting into the scene”.
B It was firstly used in film direction.
C When the term is applied to theatre, it means totally different thing.
D It includes setting, lighting, editing, and acting.
2.单选题 (1分)
Which of the following statement best describe the significance of color combination changes in the two shots below? (The shots are from Gone with the Wind.)
A The color changes from orange to deep red
B It shapes the chaotic Southern town
C The change of color combination signifies destroy and desertion
D It symbolizes the growth of the main characters
3.单选题 (1分)
Which shot is, according to Hayward, “commonly used in indoor sequences allowing for a visual signification of relationships between characters”?
A Long shot.
B Medium shot.
C Close-up.
D Extreme close-up.
4.单选题 (1分)
Which of the following refers to a narrative device that means “in the middle of something”?
A Set-up
B In medias res
C Backstory
D Exposition
5.单选题 (1分)
Which of the following films is an example of anti-climax?
A Groundhog Day
B King Kong
C Before Sunrise
D The Constant Gardener
6.单选题 (1分)
According to Saussure’s speech circuit, .
A a concept is associated with linguistic signs
B it is easier for people to communicate by body language
C the connection between the concept and the sign is randomly decided
D people misunderstand each other because it is hard to read the signs
7.单选题 (1分)
What is Barthes’ interpretation of Paris Match?
A The French Empire is erased.
B The fact of French empire’s construction is erased.
C It has denied the fact of colonialism.
D The signification of this image is arbitrary.
8.单选题 (1分)
Which of the following is NOT an example of ideological superstructure?
A Songs
B Novels
C Films
D Critiques
9.单选题 (1分)
Which of the following is true?
A In classical Hollywood cinema, masculine is usually represented as the norm.
B Femininity is always defined as active while masculinity as passive.
C The way to see gender in terms of binary opposites is no longer problematic now.
D The way film represents different gender never changed through history.
10.单选题 (1分)
Which of the following best describes “race” and “racism”?
A “Race” is a biological category.
B It is racism that insists on the cultural division among people.
C “Race” and racism are more about signification than about biology.
D White Europeans are regarded as a superior race than the Negroes.
11.单选题 (1分)
The misrepresentations in Mulan include NOT .
A Dragon-lizard Mushu
B Mulan’s slanty eyes
C Traditional music
D The story of “love saves”.
12.单选题 (1分)
According to Freud, humans all begin life dominated by .
A id
B ego
C superego
D morality
13.单选题 (1分)
Which of the following is true about The Mirror Stage?
A It is a bundle of the contradictory sensations on adults.
B The imaginary is rooted in the post-Oedipal individual.
C It is often picked up in films with reflections in mirrors.
D It is seen when a filmmaker is confused about his/her identity.
14.单选题 (1分)
In The English Patient, can be regarded as a symbol of Almasy’s life story.
A The Histories
B the thimble
C “Szerelem, Szerelem”
D the Cave of Swimmers
15.单选题 (1分)
Which of the following is NOT an example of Kip as the Other?
A Hana’s taking Kip as “Indian”
B Hana’s watching Kip at the window
C Kip’s showing Hana the painting in the church
D Kip’s not knowing Sergeant Hardy until his death