Stbc Teen Movie Quiz
- 1.The teen film dates back to the 1950's, with films like The Wild One, Rebel Without a Cause, Jailhouse Rock.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.In the 1950's, teen films primarily developed because...
- A.
Filmmakers were keen to profit from the lucrative teenage market
- B.
Filmmakers wanted to explore important issues related to teenagers
- C.
Teenagers were recognised as their own special group
- D.
Filmmakers were interested in making films about teenagers
- 3.A stereotype is:
- A.
A widely held, oversimplified image or idea of a particular person, place or idea
- B.
An idea of a particular person
- C.
A character in a teen film
- D.
An oversimplified character
- 4.In teen films, a plastic is...
- A.
A popular, shallow and beautiful girl
- B.
An arrogant and privileged bully praised for his skill at sport
- C.
A disobedient outsider
- D.
An introverted loner who is good at school work and probably interested in comic books and computer games
- 5.Teen films often deal with themes such as... Select all the correct answers.
- A.
Friendship
- B.
Suspense
- C.
Murder
- D.
Love
- E.
Rebellion
- F.
Violence
- G.
Rites of passage
- 6."They're teen royalty" says Damien in Mean Girls. "If North Shore was US Weekly, they'd always be on the cover." The stereotype he is referring to is:
- A.
Plastic
- B.
Nerd
- C.
Rebel
- D.
Jock
- 7.In teen films, a nerd is...
- A.
An introverted loner who is good and school work and probably interested incomic books and computer games
- B.
An arrogant and privileged bully praised for his skill at sport
- C.
A disobedient outsider
- D.
A popular, shallow and beautiful girl
- 8.In Teen Movies: American Youth on Screen, Timothy Shary ties the resurgence of teen movies in the 1980's to the development of shopping malls across the United States.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.The relationship between teen films and popular music was established in the 1950's with films like Rock Around the Clock, Jailhouse Rock and Gidget.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Which filmmaker created the iconic teen films The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink and Ferris Bueller's Day Off? Note: spelling and punctuation matter!
- 11.In teen films, a rebel is...
- A.
A popular, shallow and beautiful girl
- B.
An introverted loner who is good a school work and probably interested in comic books and computer games
- C.
A disobedient outsider
- D.
An arrogant and privileged bully praised for his skill at sport
- 12.
The stereotype that best describes this character is:- A.
Rebel
- B.
Jock
- C.
Nerd
- D.
Plastic
- 13.
The stereotype that best describes this character is:
- A.
Jock
- B.
Plastic
- C.
Rebel
- D.
Nerd
- 14.
The stereotype that best describes this character is:
- A.
Jock
- B.
Plastic
- C.
Rebel
- D.
Nerd
- 15.
The stereotype that best describes this character is:
- A.
Jock
- B.
Rebel
- C.
Plastic
- D.
Nerd
- 16.Some early examples of teen films, which first emerged in the 1950's include: Select all the correct answers.
- A.
Pretty in Pink
- B.
Napoleon Dynamite
- C.
Jailhouse Rock
- D.
Gidget
- E.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
- F.
Scott Pilgrim vs The World
- 17.John Hughes is one of the most celebrated and recognised directors in this genre, some of his teen films include: Select all the correct answers.
- A.
The Breakfast Club
- B.
Gidget
- C.
Napoleon Dynamite
- D.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
- E.
Mean Girls
- 18.A 'convention' is best described as:
- A.
A teen film
- B.
A type or category of fim
- C.
The rules that genres of films follow
- D.
The 'story' of the film
- 19.In teen films, a jock is...
- A.
An arrogant and privileged bully praised for his skill at sport
- B.
A popular, shallow and beautiful girl
- C.
An introverted loner who is good a school work and probably interested in comic books and computer games
- D.
A disobedient outsider
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