Quiz on Movie_ Truman Show (1998)_ PUP 200_ Cities in Cinema (2022 Fall - B)
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Quiz on Movie: Truman Show (1998)
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14
Questions
14
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This is a multiple-choice quiz. The contents of this quiz consist of questions on the faculty presentation about the movie, questions the readings related to the
movie, and questions related to the movie itself.
Only correct answers will add points to your point total. Do not take this quiz until you have downloaded the study
guide, watched the faculty presentation, done the readings, and then watched the movie.
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Question 1
In the lecture, Dr. Kelley mentions that The Truman Show is based off of what real-world city?
Seaside, Florida
Correct!
Correct!
Charlotte, North Carolina
Seahaven, Florida
Los Angeles, California
Seaside's master plan called for a network of walkable streets, with mid-block footpaths to serve buildings such as rental cottages. Detailed
guidelines governed virtually every building—houses, for instance, had to have front porches and picket fences, which were subject, like all
architectural features, to design review.
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Question 2
Where does the faculty lecture take place?
Montevideo, Uruguay
Correct!
Correct!
Sintra, Portugal
Tempe, Arizona
Mendoza, Argentina
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Montevideo is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. Described as a "vibrant, eclectic place with a rich cultural life", and "a thriving tech
center and entrepreneurial culture", Montevideo ranks 8th in Latin America on the 2013 MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index.
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Question 3
Which of these terms are urban design principles of New Urbanism?
Commuting
Walkability
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Correct!
Cul-de-sacs
Drivability
Walkability is a measure of how friendly an area is to walking. Walkability has health, environmental, and economic benefits. Factors
influencing walkability include the presence or absence and quality of footpaths, sidewalks or other pedestrian rights-of-way, traffic and road
conditions, land use patterns, building accessibility, and safety, among others.
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Question 4
This term refers to the ability of a person to choose a variety of housing in the same area depending on their life at the time (i.e. college student
living in an apartment, young family living in a single family home, older couple moving to a smaller home).
Mother-in-law suite
Aging in place
Correct!
Correct!
Student housing
Live-work-play
Aging in place can also be referred to as the ability to live in one's own home and community safely, independently, and comfortably,
regardless of age, income, or ability level. In contrast, the term live-work-play refers to a development that has a variety of housing, is close
to local places of work, and also provides recreational opportunities right in the community.
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Question 5
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What is the planning term mentioned in the staff lecture which values traditional urban design?
New Urbanism
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Correct!
City Beautiful
Garden City
Urban Renewal
New Urbanism is an urban design movement which promotes environmentally friendly habits by creating walkable neighborhoods
containing a wide range of housing and job types.
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Question 6
What is the city called that Truman lives in?
Los Angeles
Seahaven
Correct!
Correct!
Wells Park
Eagleton
Seahaven, Florida, which is an extreme version of Seaside, Florida, was Truman's home for all of his life, until he decided to discover more
of the world.
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Question 7
What is Truman's catch phrase after conversations?
That's all folks!
See ya!
In case I don't see you, good afternoon, good evening, and good night!
Correct!
Correct!
Ya'll come back now ya hear!
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"In case I don't see you, good afternoon, good evening, and good night!" This was Truman's go-to phrase when addressing friends and
neighbors. At the end of the film, Truman reiterates this phrase to Christof in a more serious tone.
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Question 8
When Truman is trying to escape, what city does he buy a bus ticket for?
Los Angeles
Chicago
Correct!
Correct!
Buenos Aires
New York
Truman takes off to a travel agency to book an immediate flight to the Fiji Islands. However, all the flights to Fiji turn out to be sold out for
the coming month, and therefore Truman decides to take a direct bus to Chicago. Unfortunately for Truman, the bus is unable to leave. As
one of the viewers of the television show reluctantly comments: “He’s not going to Chicago. He’s not going anywhere.”
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Question 9
In the film, Truman's wants to visit Fiji. Where does Marlon think Fiji is located?
Near Florida
Correct!
Correct!
An island in the Bahamas
The Philippines
In Asia
Marlon: "Where the hell's Fiji? Near Florida?" Fiji is truly located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, about 1,300 northeast of New Zealand.
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Question 10
What three events occur on Truman's street repeatdly?
Beetle drives by, children jump rope, neighbor waves hello
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Neighbor mows the lawn, mailman waves hello, girl on a bicycle
Woman on a bicycle, man with flowers, dented Beetle drives by
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Correct!
Boy with a ball, dented truck drives by, couple walking a dog
As Truman is attempting to prove to his wife something is weird about his life, he notices that people are on a "loop" around his block. He
predicts that there would be a woman passing by on a bicycle, a man carrying flowers, and a Volkswagen Beetle driving by with a dented
bumper. Shortly thereafter, his prediction is correct.
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Question 11
According to the reading, what ultimately “make” a community?
People
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Correct!
Places
Plans
Buildings
Communities and cities are ever-changing because people are unpredictable. Planners and developers continue to adjust to changes in
population patterns, social issues and influxes of families.
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Question 12
Which of these is not a geographic scale mentioned in the Charter of New Urbansim?
The neighborhood, the district and the corridor
The surburban, the gated community, and the single family home
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Correct!
The block, the street, and the building
The Region: Metropolis, City, and Town
Suburban lifestyle communities, the gated community, and single family homes all cause sprawl and disconnected neighborhoods that the
New Urbanists do not value.
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Question 13
Fill in the blank: "In communities where there is little shared history, residents often lack ____." (Kates reading)
unity and direction
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Correct!
diversity and affordability
community and economic opportunity
discord and strife
Kates argues that new suburbs lack history and diversity, allowing neighbors to find similarities with eachother and have a community free
of social classes.
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Question 14
In the reading, what percentage of Americans now live in suburbs?
42%
87%
20%
55%
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Correct!
With more than half the American population living in suburbs, it is important (now more than ever) to stress connectivity and walkability in
cities.
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