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Media Unit 1: Australian Stories

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tracey Moffatt's photographic art series

a)

Something More, 1989

b)

Pie in the Sky, 1997

c)

The Camera, 1957

d)

Last Light, 1864

2.

The Castle was released in this year

a)

1997

b)

1998

c)

1995

d)

2002

3.

A uniquely Australian invention. Characters who are often represented as a maverick who challenges authority figures.

a)

Side character

b)

Hero

c)

Larrikin

d)

Protagonist

4.

This television program investigates major businesses and governments to hold them to account.

a)

Kath and Kim

b)

Four Corners

c)

Summer Heights High

d)

Hard Quiz

5.

This actor played Crocodile Dundee, an iconic Australian larrikin

a)

Newt Gingrich

b)

Newt Berton

c)

Bert Newton

d)

Paul Hogan

6.

What is one reason for why the larrikin character archetype has become more diverse in recent times?

a)

Directors are now poorer

b)

Netflix has created more Australian content than ever before

c)

Immigration from Europe, Asia and the Middle East

d)

The ABC has had its funding doubled between 2017-2020

7.

The ABC makes content that needs to adhere to their own legislative framework which outlines their rights and responsibilities. This is called...

a)

The bible

b)

The ABC Charter

c)

Treaty

d)

Uluru Statement from the Heart

8.

This production company is responsible for the creation of The Castle and Utopia

a)

Working Dog Productions

b)

Busy Cat Productions

c)

Slow Hippo Productions

d)

Cheladd Productions

9.

It costs roughly __________ to create an hour of drama for television in Australia

a)

$25,000

b)

$1 million

c)

$500,000

d)

$50,000

10.

The global economy

a)

has no affect on the films that are produced in Australia

b)

plays a large role in the production of Australian films

c)

is doing just fine

d)

has meant that Disney has suffered greatly over the past decade

11.

Regulation

a)

doesn't apply to government funded media

b)

is only applied to commercial businesses

c)

is decided by the people who work in catering on film sets

d)

the process of applying rules and codes to the classification and self-regulation of media content

12.

ACMA stands for

a)

All Crabs Make Acid

b)

Australian Commission of Media Agony

c)

Australian Communications and Media Authority

d)

American Crime and Menace Alliance

13.

Television stations have to broadcast _____ of Australian content to protect the media industry and promote Australian stories

a)

25%

b)

51%

c)

58%

d)

43%