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Q.1
The author of the book is....
Athole Fuugard
Atoll Fewguard
Athol Fugard
Arthul Fogard
Q.2
According to the author of the book 'Tsotsi' - set during 1960's Apartheid South Africa -
"Tsotsi had always thought about life as a straight line"
"Tsotsi had always thought about having a straight forward life"
"Tsotsi had always thought about life as unfair"
All of the above
Q.3
Who Directed the film?
Gaven Hood
Gavin Hood
Gareth Bale
None of the Above - Steven Spielberg
Q.4
What year was the film produced?
2003
2004
2005
2006
Q.5
The text is set in...
Soweto, South Africa - primarily Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa - primarily Soweto
None of the above - the text is set in Zimbabwe
Q.6
Butcher (Zenzo Ngqobe) is an example of....
A 'Villain' (Propp's Character roles theory) who, according to Tsotsi, "With him it was always kill, kill, kill"
A 'Villain' (Propp's Narrative Functions theory) who is eventually defeated by the "decent" and redeemed Tsotsi
All of the Above
Q.7
What Film Language 'signifies' (De Saussure) Tsotsi's eventual transformation from "Thug" (Tsotsi) to redeemed and respectable David?
The technical code of the shadow lighting disappearing from his face
The white shirt, which connotes his purity, sense of freedom and eradication of anger
All of the above
Q.8
What is this characters name?
Miriam
Mother
Marion
Marge
Q.9
The killing of Butcher is an example of, according to Vladimir Propp (1968)
'Defeat' as nobody has won in this situation
'Victory' as he is stopped from killing Baby David's Father
Neither - It is an example of a Disequilbrium'
Q.10
Tsotsi surrendering is a 'signifier' (De Saussure) of his redemption. TRUE or FALSE
TRUE - He has been saved
FALSE - However, this is his the moment of drawing empathy from the spectators and is an example "punishment" (Propp - 1968) in the narrative
There is an argument for BOTH
Q.11
Boston (Mothusi Magano) delivers the following verbal code of diegetic dialogue to the other 3 "Tsotsis" at the beginning of the text:
"You know you went too far tonight"
"You went over the top tonight"
"You killed a man!!!"
All of the Above
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