Plot Overview (VCE SSCE English): Quizzes
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Who directed the 1975 Australian film Picnic at Hanging Rock?
Who directed the 1975 Australian film Picnic at Hanging Rock?
Peter Weir
On what specific date is Picnic at Hanging Rock set?
On what specific date is Picnic at Hanging Rock set?
St Valentine's Day 1900
How many main sections/acts is the 115-minute film organised into?
How many main sections/acts is the 115-minute film organised into?
Four
What distinctive sound elements replace traditional orchestral scoring in the film?
What distinctive sound elements replace traditional orchestral scoring in the film?
Pan flute melodies & cricket choruses
At what time do the pocket watches mysteriously halt during the temporal rupture?
At what time do the pocket watches mysteriously halt during the temporal rupture?
Exactly 12 noon
What subject does Miss McCraw teach at Appleyard College?
What subject does Miss McCraw teach at Appleyard College?
Mathematics
Who is discovered as the sole survivor of the disappearance?
Who is discovered as the sole survivor of the disappearance?
Irma
What film technique does Weir use during the Act 2 search sequences?
What film technique does Weir use during the Act 2 search sequences?
Accelerated cross-cutting
What manifestation of mass hysteria grips Appleyard College in Act 3?
What manifestation of mass hysteria grips Appleyard College in Act 3?
Girls refuse corsets & sleepwalk
How does the film handle narrative resolution?
How does the film handle narrative resolution?
Deliberately refuses to provide answers