EVENT CAPSULE CLEAN - at Half Of A Yellow Sun - UK film premiere on April 8, 2014 in London, England.

EVENT CAPSULE CLEAN - at Half Of A Yellow Sun - UK film premiere on April 8, 2014 in London, England.

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

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Penod Gwyddon discusses his experiences in Nigeria and the excitement around a film project based on Chimamanda Adichie's novel. The film departs from the book, but the team is enthusiastic about the adaptation process and the opportunity to tell a remarkable story.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What prior experience did Penod Gwyddon have before filming in Nigeria?

He had visited Nigeria a few times.

He only read about Nigeria in books.

He lived in Nigeria for several years.

He had never been to Nigeria before.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is Penod Gwyddon's long-time collaborator mentioned in the video?

Andrea

Gwyddon

Chimamanda Adichie

Bini

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which author's novel was chosen as the basis for the film?

Chimamanda Adichie

Wole Soyinka

Chinua Achebe

Ngugi wa Thiong'o

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the story when filming begins, according to the video?

It stays exactly the same as the book.

It departs from the book.

It becomes a documentary.

It is abandoned.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is said about the impact of a film on the original book?

A film can ruin a book.

A film always makes a book worse.

A film cannot ruin a great book.

A film makes a book irrelevant.