Semester 1
What is the difference between a utopia and dystopia, include 2 characteristics of each.
Utopia refers to something that is perfectly made: peaceful, equal
Dystopia: refers to a world where people are suffering unjustly
Totalitarian government, conformity, censorship
What is the full names of the protagonists in Of Mice and Men?
Lennie Small & George Milton
What are the three full names of the protagonists in Hidden FIgures?
Katherine Johnson
Dorothy Vaughan
Mary Jackson
What is the difference between non diegetic sound and diegetic sound?
Non-diegetic: What the audience hears
Diegetic: What the characters hear
What year did the Ukraine v Russia war begin
2022
What type of meter does Shakespeare like to use and what is the purpose?
Iambic pentameter
Sounds like a heart beat
mimics conversation
What is the name of Candy's dog and what does he symbolise?
No specific name.
Symbolises the fate of those who have outlived their usefulness, mirroring the harsh realities faced by some of the characters - specifically Candy. Foreshadows his treatment.
What is the space mission project called that is working on John Glenn's orbital flight?
Project Mercury
OR
(The mission is called Friendship 7)
What is the purpose of a low angle shot and a birds eye view shot?
Low angle: Sense of superiority and domination. Can make the subject seem intimidating.
Birds eye view: Provides an overview of the setting, showing the environment. Also provides a sense of detachment.
Who is our current prime-minister and who was the last?
Anthony Albanese
Scott Morrison
Name 4 Shakespeare plays
Macbeth
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Merchant of Venice
Romeo and Juliet
Othello
What are THREE motifs in The Pearl and what do they mean?
The Pearl: symbolises wealth and the promise of a better future, as well as the greed and corruption of people
Song of the family: symbolising unity, tradition and love.
Song of evil: represents danger/evil/greed
What does NASA stand for ?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
What does logos, pathos, and ethos refer to. Give an example for each.
Logos: logic/stats
Pathos: Emotion
Ethos: Credibility
What did Indigenous politician Lidia Thorpe recently do in parliament?
Thorpe protested King Charle's visit, during a parliamentary reception. She called the king a 'genocidalist' and stood against colonial oppression.
What is the moral question of 'The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas'? And who is the author? (first or last name)
What is the meaning behind George's last name and where is it from?
Purpose: it reflects the loss of dreams and fall from a paradise, marking the end of innocence and the beginning of a harsh reality (much like Adam and Eve)
Malcolm X: Promoted Black nationalism
Martin Luther King: Advocated for nonviolent resistance to racial segregation
Rosa Parks: Played a major role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott
W.E.B Du Bois: coined the term 'double consciousness'
What is epiphora and how can it be used persuasively?
Asyndeton is the removal of conjunctions; it can be used to emphasise the sheer amount of something
Epiphora is the repetition of a clause/phrase at the end of successive sentences. Can be used to reiterate a certain idea that you are trying to persuade people of.
What recently happened in Spain that made the headlines?
Floods in Eastern Spain
A years worth of precipitation in 1 week
220 people died.
What are the names of two Shakespearean sonnets that we studied?
And what were they about?
Sonnet 18: Shall I compare thee to a Summer's Day
Compares a beloved to a summer's day, but focuses upon how temporary love is, and that it is the power of poetry that will immortalise her
Sonnet 130: My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun
Humorously and realistically compares their beloved to things that are amazing/beautiful, saying that they do not live up to it - but that's ok because love is deeper than beauty
What was the title given to the period of severe weather in the 1930s, and how did this influence the creation of George and Lennie?
'The Dust Bowl'
it devastated American farmlands, during a time of the Great Depression where farms were the only livelihood. Farmers were forced to migrate west to search for work - which is what George and Lennie are doing.
What was Katherine Johnson awarded by President Barack Obama in 2015?
Mary Jackson became NASA's first what? in 1979
Presidential Medal of Freedom
First African American female engineer
What are the 5 categories of Mis en scene?
Give an example for each
Setting
Costume and Makeup
Lighting
Staging (acting and movement)
Composition (framing and spacing)
What is currently happening in Sudan?
War & Famine & Displacement.
Government militia are committing genocide against it's people. Rebel groups are attacking back. Women and children are getting caught in between.