Major Ideas: Identity, Silence, and Belonging (HSC SSCE English Standard): Quizzes
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In what year is The Quiet Girl set?
In what year is The Quiet Girl set?
1981
What are the three major themes explored in The Quiet Girl?
What are the three major themes explored in The Quiet Girl?
Identity, silence, and belonging
What does Cáit's father call her that shows she doesn't belong?
What does Cáit's father call her that shows she doesn't belong?
A wanderer
What are the names of Cáit's surrogate cousins?
What are the names of Cáit's surrogate cousins?
Eibhlín and Seán
What percentage of the film's dialogue is in Irish?
What percentage of the film's dialogue is in Irish?
95%
What does the Irish phrase 'mo ghrá' mean?
What does the Irish phrase 'mo ghrá' mean?
My love
What creates true belonging in the film?
What creates true belonging in the film?
Small repeated actions
What do overflowing buckets symbolise in the film?
What do overflowing buckets symbolise in the film?
Emotional abundance
What does Cáit wearing the drowned son's clothes represent?
What does Cáit wearing the drowned son's clothes represent?
Surrogate identity
What filmmaking technique uses long takes and shallow focus?
What filmmaking technique uses long takes and shallow focus?
Slow cinema