EALC 125 All Quizzes

In Devils on the Doorstep, who leaves the hostages Hanaya and Dong with Ma Dasan? a. "I" or "Me" b. One Stroke Liu c. Little Thresher d. Major Gao

"I" or "Me"

Chow cites Chiang's suggestion that The Wedding Banquet is "a transnational allegory" that charts: a. "the Chinese diaspora's coalescence into the global system of capital b. "mainland China's changing attitudes towards sexuality" c. "Taiwan's new relationship with the Japanese colonial past" d. "America's acceptance of immigrants"

"the Chinese diaspora's coalescence into the global system of capital"

[Secret Sunshine] Approximately what fraction of South Korea's population was Christian as of 2015? a. 1/10th b. 1/4th c. half d. all of it

1/4th

[Chihwaseon] When did the Joseon/Chos_n Dynasty end?

1890s

In which year did Japan invade China, beginning the second Sino-Japanese War? a. 1868 b. 1910 c. 1937 d. 1941

1937

In which year was Spring of Korean Peninsula made? a. 1936 b. 1941 c. 1979 d. 2006

1941

In which year was Hou Hsiao-hsien born? a. 1942 b. 1947 c. 1952 d. 1957

1947

In which year did Park Chung hee take power in S. Korea after a coup? a. 1961 b. 1972 c. 1979 d. 2013

1961

In which year did the "Heisei" era begin in Japan? a. 1985 b. 1989 c. 1993 d. 1997

1989

In which year was the film Happy Together released? a. 1967 b. 1977 c. 1987 d. 1997

1997

All of the following are books by Rey Chow EXCEPT: a. Age of the World Picture b. The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism c. Primitive Passions d. The Age of the World Target

Age of the World Picture

How do landscapes function in the three films analyzed in Chapter One? a. As abstractions that are never shown b. As chronotopes c. As sentimental situations d. Simply as backdrops to the action

As chronotopes

According to Kim, filmmakers who debuted in the '90s had to package their films how? a. As art-house films b. As documentaries c. As multi-genre productions d. As music videos

As multi-genre productions

According to Wada-Marciano and Iwabuchi, Japan's popular culture has shifted away from "the West" and America to where? a. Asia b. Japan c. Europe d. Latin America

Asia

According to Kim, when did the hallyu phenonmenon lose steam? a. By 1997 b. By 2002 c. By 2007 d. By 2012

By 2007

All of the following are films by Bong Joon-ho EXCEPT: a. The Host b. Chihwaseon c. Snowpiercer d. Okja

Chihwaseon

[A Touch of Sin] According to Wang, all of the following influenced this film EXCEPT: a. Green Snake by Tsui Hark b. Devils on the Doorstep by Jiang Wen c. A Touch of Zen by King Hu d. The Water Margin

Devils on the Doorstep by Jiang Wen

Who wrote the novel on which Sweet Bean is based? a. Tanaka Kinuyo b. Kirino Natsuo c. Banana Yoshimoto d. Durian Sukegawa

Durian Sukegawa

[Sweet Bean] According to Taylor-Jones, what was the title of Kawase's first longer short film? a. Embracing b. Suzaku c. I focus on what interests me d. Sweet Bean

Embracing

Which film by Chen Kaige won the 1993 Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival? a. Temptress Moon b. Yellow Earth c. Farewell My Concubine d. King of the Children

Farewell My Concubine

What is the title of the novel on which The Handmaiden is based? a. The Handmaiden b. Gone With the Wind c. Fingersmith d. The Handmaid's Tale

Fingersmith

[Shadows in the Palace] In the film, who had Wol-rung murdered? a. The queen mother b. Mistress Hee-bin c. The viscount d. Hee-bin's maid, Shim

Hee-bin's maid, Shim

What was another film directed by Jiang Wen? a. Rogue One b. In the Heat of the Sun c. Song of the Exile d. Red Sorghum

In the Heat of the Sun

What does Bingham suggest is the defining feature of Hana-bi? a. Generic consistency b. A focus on female characters c. Engagement with timely political issues d. Interruptions

Interruptions

For which popular film series is Yamada Y_ji most famous? a. Zat_ichi b. Lone Wolf and Cub c. Battles Without Honor and Humanity d. It's Tough Being a Man

It's Tough Being a Man

[Chihwaseon] In the film, from what country is the foreign art collector who wants to buy Owon's paintings?

Japan

[The Taste of Tea] All of the following contribute to the film's aesthetic EXCEPT: a. Japanese ink painting b. Psychedelic art c. Manga and anime d. Surrealism

Japanese ink painting

[Shadows in the Palace] For which historical drama did Kim Mi-jung serves as assistant director? a. King and the Clown b. Epitaph c. Winter Sonata d. Jewel in the Palace

King and the Clown

Where was Tsai Ming-liang born? a. Malaysia b. Hong Kong c. Taiwan d. Japan

Malaysia

Where was Ann Hui born? a. Hong Kong b. Manchuria c. London d. Tokyo

Manchuria

Who was a cinematographer for both Hou Hsiao-hsien and Wong Kar-wai? a. Mark Lee Ping-bing b. Christopher Doyle c. Walter Murch d. Zhang Yimou

Mark Lee Ping-bing

[The Taste of Tea] Anno Hideaki is best known for: a. Acting in this film b. Dance c. Herbal medicine d. Neon Genesis Evangelion

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Who directed Sway (2006)? a. Kawase Naomi b. Kitano Takeshi c. Nishikawa Miwa d. Ogigami Naoko

Nishikawa Miwa

What is another film directed by Park Chan-wook? a. The Host b. Oldboy c. Shiri d. Snowpiercer

Oldboy

[Chihwaseon] Which of the following is the name of a traditional Korean form of musical storytelling?

Pansori

In Kim's view, the "historical repackaging" of what is strictly for domestic consumption? a. The Chosun Dynasty b. The Korean War c. Park Chung Hee d. The Chinese diasporas in South and North Korea

Park Chung Hee

[The Taste of Tea] Which cinematic technique does Ishii seem to borrow from Ozu Yasujiro? a. Rapid cuts b. Wipes c. Pillow shots d. Superimpositions

Pillow shots

According to Taylor-Jones, who was Japan's first woman to direct a feature film? a. Tanaka Kinuyo b. Sakane Tazuko c. Iguchi Nami d. Kawase Naomi

Sakane Tazuko

[The Taste of Tea] What was the title of Ishii's first feature film? a. The Taste of Tea b. Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl c. Party 7 d. Redline

Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl

[Chihwaseon] In the film, what happens to Owon's Catholic lover? a. She is killed during the persecution of Catholics b. She survives and they meet again c. She survives and they never meet again d. What Catholic lover?

She survives and they meet again

[Shadows in the Palace] According to Hwang, which earlier director seems to have influenced Shadows in the Palace? a. Im Kwon-taek b. Yamada Yoji c. Shin Sang-ok d. Hong Sang-soo

Shin Sang-ok

Which studio monopolized the domestic distribution of Twilight Samurai? a. Toei b. Toho c. Daiei d. Shochiku

Shochiku

To which "generation" of Beijing Film Academy directors does Jia belong? a. Fourth b. Fifth c. Sixth d. Seventh

Sixth

[Chihwaseon] Which of the following is a film made by Im Kwon-taek? a. The Handmaiden b. Twilight Samurai c. Sopyonje d. Spirited Away

Sopyonje

[The Taste of Tea] In the film, what does Uncle Ayano do for a living? a. Unemployed b. DJ c. Photographer d. Sound mixer

Sound mixer

All of the following appeared in 1997 EXCEPT: a. Tetsuo: The Iron Man b. Hana-bi c. Princess Mononoke d. The Eel

Tetsuo: The Iron Man

[Twilight Samurai] The film takes place near the end of which historical period? a. The Ancient Period b. The Medieval Period c. The Tokugawa Period d. The Meiji Period

The Tokugawa Period

What does Kim say the monster symbolizes in The Host? a. The helpful power of technology b. Traditional culture c. Nothing in particular d. The loss of national sovereignty and clean water

The loss of national sovereignty and clean water

Where did Jia get ideas for the stories in A Touch of Sin? a. True stories b. American novels c. Japanese history d. Facebook

True stories

Where did Kyung Hyun Kim earn his Ph.D.?

USC

Kim compares the nightmare scene in Epitaph to which film by Mizoguchi Kenji? a. Sansho the Bailiff b. Ugetsu monogatari c. Farewell, My Concubine d. Chihwaseon

Ugetsu monogatari

According to Kim, representations of sick bodies in colonial-era films serve what purpose? a. Remind viewers to look after their health b. Create sympathy for all the characters c. Ease the shortage of doctors d. Undercut Japan's colonial ideology

Undercut Japan's colonial ideology

[Shadows in the Palace] In the film, who is the biological mother of the crown prince? a. Mistress Hee-bin b. Wol-ryung c. The nurse, Chun-ryung d. The queen mother

Wol-ryung

According to Kim, every intense political movement in modern Korea as been followed by: a. a revolution b. a reconciliation c. a cultural renaissance d. an economic boom

a cultural renaissance

According to Chow, the object for which Wong Kar-wai's films are nostalgic is: a. a flawless union among people b. ancient Confucian values c. socialist idealism d. a city on a distant planet

a flawless union among people

To what does Chow compare the ATM in Comrades: Almost a Love Story? a. a bank b. a movie c. a mirror d. the ocean

a mirror

[Secret Sunshine] Lee Chang-dong's first career was as: a. a novelist b. a mechanic c. a film director d. a teacher of elocution

a novelist

According to Chow, documentary images may be compared to: a. a faithful partner b. a promiscuous lover c. an unannounced visitor d. a lifeguard at the beach

a promiscuous lover

According to Kim, Hong's films seek out: a. a space of where culture cannot function as capital b. the link between sex and life c. traditional ways of living d. the pleasure of different genres

a space of where culture cannot function as capital

[Secret Sunshine] In the film, Shin-ae's brother accuses her deceased husband of what? a. theft b. murder c. child abuse d. adultery

adultery

According to Chow, flashbacks serve what purpose in the films of Ann Hui? a. make visible multiplicities in motion b. reveal women's psychic interiority c. splinter the notion of a neatly bounded self d. all of the above

all of the above

According to Chow, why is Mr. Gao in The Wedding Banquet so accepting of his son's homosexuality? a. he's too sick to care b. as long as his son produces offspring, it's not a problem c. he is secretly gay himself d. he believes his son is not actually gay

as long as his son produces offspring, it's not a problem

[Shadows in the Palace] According to Hwang, all of the following genres are represented in the film EXCEPT: a. based on a true story b. murder mystery c. female ghost film d. royal court drama

based on a true story

In Stray Dogs, how does the father earn money? a. by driving for Uber b. by holding up advertising signs c. by working as a doctor d. by cleaning streets

by holding up advertising signs

According to W-M and Davis and Yeh, what sets Japan's film industry apart from its East Asian neighbors? a. Japan's films are cheaper to make b. complex links between film and other media c. Japanese films are financed by chaebol congolmerates d. Japanese films don't have clear genres

complex links between film and other media

[Sweet Bean] According to Taylor-Jones, what is a recurrent theme in Kawase's work? a. image, representation, and spectatorship b. technology c. cycles of life and death d. urban life

cycles of life and death

According to W-M, what is a root cause of many recent developments in Japanese film? a. economic recession b. domestic politics c. new trends in fiction and poetry d. digital technology

digital technology

[Three Times] In the third and final episode of the film, from what disease does May suffer? a. tuberculosis b. AIDS c. diabetes d. epilepsy

epilepsy

[Secret Sunshine] Taylor-Jones argues that the church allows Shin-ae to: a. skip the grieving process b. learn more about the town's history c. express the pain she could not do so elsewhere d. stop drinking

express the pain she could not do so elsewhere

[A Touch of Sin] In the fourth story, the protagonist Xiaohui works which two jobs? a. farmer and assassin b. factory worker and nightclub attendant c. taxi driver and sales clerk d. miner and pilot

factory worker and nightclub attendant

What does Chow consider to be at the heart of Chinese sentimentalism? a. frivolity b. eroticism c. existential anxiety d. filiality

filiality

[Three Times] In the first episode, how does Chen deliver his letter to Haruko? a. through the post office b. he sends a friend c. he goes by bicycle d. he goes by boat

he goes by bicycle

According to Taylor-Jones, what is the source of Park's success? a. his training in Hollywood b. his parents c. his Japanese proficiency d. his ability to defy easy classification

his ability to defy easy classification

According to Chow, what is the cause of Ben Loy's impotence in Eat a Bowl of Tea? a. mainstream white America b. health problems c. not enough travel d. his father and the Chinese community's expectations

his father and the Chinese community's expectations

Kim argues that Manohla Dargis's negative review of Oldboy: a. made it into a cult classic b. was unique, as all the other reviews were positive c. kept the film from winning festival prizes d. hurt ticket sales in the U.S.

hurt ticket sales in the U.S.

According to W-M, what has now become the norm in Japanese filmmaking? a. studio films b. films financed by Hollywood c. independent films d. documentary films

independent films

[Yi Yi] In what field was Edward Yang's first career? a. filmmaking b. banking c. medicine d. information technology

information technology

What is the Japanese term for a period film?

jidaigeki

According to Chow, what produces "psychic interiorities" in Comrades? a. mass commodities b. flashbacks c. interpersonal relationships d. money

mass commodities

How do Friedrich Schiller and Rey Chow define the "sentimental" a. spontaneous and natural b. reflexive and marked by loss c. purely exaggerated d. infinite

reflexive and marked by loss

According to Lupke, all of the following are key themes in Hou's early films EXCEPT: a. filiality b. regionalism and competing ethnic identities c. religion d. the countryside vs. the modern Asian city

religion

Which concept of the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche does Kim invoke in relation to Oldboy? a. the will to power b. amor fati c. ressentiment d. the birth of tragedy

ressentiment

According to Bingham, women in Japanese films by men almost always: a. had their dialogue written by women b. gazed at male spectators c. reverted to symbols of femininity d. were never central characters

reverted to symbols of femininity

[Twilight Samurai] In the film, from what ailment does Seibei's mother suffer? a. tuberculosis b. senility/memory loss c. cancer d. paralysis

senility/memory loss

[Twilight Samurai] What does Charles Inouye consider to be Seibei's appeal to audiences? a. good looks and intelligence b. sensitivity and deadliness c. wealth and power d. the fact that he's a ronin

sensitivity and deadliness

[The Handmaiden] In the film, what did Sookee's mother do for a living? a. she was a poet b. she was a countess c. she was a midwife d. she was a thief

she was a thief

[Sweet Bean] In which season does the film end? a. spring b. summer c. autumn d. winter

spring

Chow likens Zhao Di to which character(s) in Zhang Yimou's other films? a. the fabric dyer in Ju Dou b. Nameless in Hero c. stubborn female characters d. unfortunate peasants

stubborn female characters

[Yi Yi] In the film, what is the grandmother doing when she suffers a stroke? a. sleeping b. taking out the trash c. traveling d. talking with friends

taking out the trash

According to Kim, Hong Sang-soo's films offer Korean intellectuals what? a. a sense of nation b. temporalities of cosmopolitanism and narcissism c. a beginning, middle, and end d. international box office success

temporalities of cosmopolitanism and narcissism

[Yi Yi] According to Li in the reading, the birth of the baby in the middle of the film signifies what? a. good fortune b. the circulation of global capital c. the individual in the flow of history and nexus of social relations d. a Buddhist sense of predestiny

the individual in the flow of history and nexus of social relations

According to Zizek and Wang, "objective violence" is: a. real as opposed to fake b. measured by statistics c. purely subjective d. the invisible baseline of violence

the invisible baseline of violence

[Yi Yi] According to Li, the grandmother's death is the most striking sign of: a. family breakdown and neglect b. the family's future misfortune c. the limits placed by nature on human life d. the passing of Confucian traditions

the limits placed by nature on human life

According to De Luca, "slow cinema" diverts attention from the screen to where? a. the director's intention b. the viewer's memories c. the space of the theater d. the critics' reviews

the space of the theater

[Secret Sunshine] Kim suggests that Shin-ae's act of cutting her own hair might mean: a. there is room for grace in her future b. she is very dangerous c. she doesn't need anybody in her life d. her sadness has ended

there is room for grace in her future

According to Chow, what happens to images as they circulate around the globe? a. they become ever more precious and valuable b. they lose their specificity and become more abstract c. they fade and get degraded every time a copy is made d. they become completely invisible

they lose their specificity and become more abstract

[Yi Yi] In the film, why does Yangyang take photos of the backs of people's heads? a. to enable their self-perception b. to take them by surprise c. he likes their hairstyles d. his father told him to

to enable their self-perception

In Memories of Murder, why does Detective Cho cover his boot with fabric? a. he thinks it looks masculine b. to not leave stains on the floor c. he doesn't like his boots d. to not leave scratches

to not leave scratches

[The Handmaiden] In the film, what pretext or excuse does "the Count" use to get close to Lady Hideko? a. to teach her painting b. to tell her about an investment opportunity c. to teach her fencing d. to give her a medal

to teach her painting

Which of the following is a key term in Chow's thought? a. expressibility b. visuality c. audibility d. fandom

visuality