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WorksheetsHollywood cinema - context
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who was a key figure in the implementation of second wave feminism?
Simone de Beauvoir
Betty Friedan
J K Rowling
Emily Davison
What was Friedan's book called?
(a)
Which US state banned SLIH because of its reference to cross dressing?
California
Texas
Kansas
Florida
In what ways did SLIH defy the Hays Code?
It depicted mob violence
It showed passionate kissing
It showed an interracial relationship
It alluded to homosexuality
Why was the code called the Hays code?
(a)
Which studio was Monroe under when she made SLIH?
Paramount
Warner Bros
MGM
Fox
Which roles were women generally given in the 1950's?
The business woman or the action hero
The housewife or the sex symbol
The sex symbol or the action hero
The housewife or the business woman
What was Monroe's previous film with wilder called?
Niagara
Gentlemen prefer blondes
The prince and the showgirl
The Seven Year Itch
When was Homosexuality in the USA decriminalised?
1959 in Dixon v Georgia ruling
1970 in Sampson v Colorado ruling
2003 in Lawrence v Texas ruling
1992 in Taylor v New York ruling
Why did the Vietnam war start?
North Korea invited the US to fight
South Vietnam was too powerful
The US didn't like the Vietnamese
The US were scared of communism spreading across Asia
What was the name of the chemical widely used in the Vietnam war by the US army?
Sarin
Napalm
Chlorine
Cyonide
Why were Americans so anti vietnam war?
They were annoyed at American money being spent on someone else's war
Thousands of American troops were drafted and killed during it
They disagreed with the brutal methods the army was using
All of the above
What does ECT stand for?
(a)
What did the counterculture reject?
Cultural standards of previous generation
Sausages
A more liberal lifestyle based on tolerance
equality
What was the countercultures famous slogan?
(a)
What was an alternative name for New Hollywood?
Modern Hollywood
The experimental movement
The Hollywood renaissance
THe Hollywood new wave
Which of these films was NOT a New Hollywood film?
Easy Rider
The Graduate
Bonnie and Clyde
The Apartment
How were New Hollywood films different to previous ones?
They were able to more experimental
They were able to show more explicit content
The Hays code no longer placed restrictions on content
All of the above
How did the production context of SLIH differ to OFOTCN?
It was a significantly cheaper film to make
SLIH was based on a stage play
SLIH had unknown actors
SLIH received more academy awards
What is the name of Danny de Vito's character in OFOTCN?
(a)
