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Chungking Express - Exam
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  • 1. Who directed the film 'Chungking Express'?
A) Yimou Zhang
B) Wong Kar-wai
C) Tsai Ming-liang
D) Ang Lee
  • 2. In which city is the majority of 'Chungking Express' set?
A) Beijing
B) Hong Kong
C) Seoul
D) Tokyo
  • 3. Which actor plays the character Cop 223?
A) Tony Leung Chiu-wai
B) Takeshi Kaneshiro
C) Jackie Chan
D) Andy Lau
  • 4. What Hong Kong landmark is featured prominently in 'Chungking Express'?
A) Victoria Peak
B) Chungking Mansions
C) Wong Tai Sin Temple
D) Lan Kwai Fong
  • 5. The film 'Chungking Express' is divided into how many separate stories?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 2
  • 6. What does Cop 223 buy every day from the snack bar hoping to bump into the mysterious woman?
A) Beer
B) Pineapple
C) Cigarettes
D) Coffee
  • 7. What is the name of the bar where Faye works in 'Chungking Express'?
A) Blue Angel Bar
B) Dreams Bar
C) Lan Kwai Fong Bar
D) Midnight Express
  • 8. Who plays the character Faye in 'Chungking Express'?
A) Maggie Cheung
B) Gong Li
C) Zhang Ziyi
D) Faye Wong
  • 9. What is the name of Cop 663's ex-girlfriend in the film?
A) Lai
B) Mimi
C) May
D) Faye
  • 10. What is the name of the song that Faye dances to in 'Chungking Express'?
A) Bohemian Rhapsody
B) I Will Always Love You
C) My Heart Will Go On
D) California Dreamin'
  • 11. What genre does 'Chungking Express' belong to?
A) Science fiction thriller
B) Historical drama
C) Arthouse anthology crime romantic comedy-drama
D) Horror film
  • 12. In which year was 'Chungking Express' released?
A) 1994
B) 1992
C) 2000
D) 1996
  • 13. What is the significance of the date 1 May in the first story?
A) It is the day he first met the woman in the blonde wig.
B) It is the day he decided to quit his job.
C) It marks the anniversary of his first meeting with May.
D) It is He Zhi Wu's birthday and the expiration date of the pineapples he buys.
  • 14. Who is the flight attendant in the second story?
A) Valerie Chow
B) Faye Wong
C) Brigitte Lin
D) May
  • 15. What does Cop 663 receive from the flight attendant?
A) A letter containing a set of keys to his apartment.
B) A new pager.
C) A bouquet of flowers.
D) A boarding pass.
  • 16. What does Faye do with the keys to Cop 663's apartment?
A) She locks him out.
B) She throws them away.
C) She uses them to clean and redecorate the apartment.
D) She gives them to someone else.
  • 17. What does Cop 663 ask Faye at the end of the second story?
A) Wherever you want to take me.
B) To leave Hong Kong.
C) To stay with him forever.
D) To marry him.
  • 18. What happens to the boarding pass Faye leaves for Cop 663?
A) It is returned to her.
B) It becomes wrinkled and water-stained.
C) It is never mentioned again.
D) It is lost in the mail.
  • 19. What does Cop 663 do with the food store?
A) He buys it and converts it into a restaurant.
B) He turns it into a police station.
C) He sells it to Faye.
D) He closes it down.
  • 20. What is the name of the club where Zhi Wu meets the woman in the blonde wig?
A) Midnight Express Club
B) Bottoms Up Club
C) Lan Kwai Fong Club
D) Chungking Club
  • 21. Which film critic gave 'Chungking Express' three out of four stars?
A) Barry Jenkins
B) Roger Ebert
C) Janet Maslin
D) Peter Travers
  • 22. Which song by Dinah Washington is featured in 'Chungking Express'?
A) 'Things in Life' by Dennis Brown'
B) 'What a Diff'rence a Day Made'
C) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
D) 'Dreams' by The Cranberries'
  • 23. What inspired Wong Kar-wai's original title for 'Chungking Express', '重慶森林'?
A) A historical event in Chungking
B) Haruki Murakami's 'Norwegian Wood' (挪威的森林)
C) A famous Chinese poem about forests
D) A local legend from Hong Kong
  • 24. What is the relationship between Faye and the store owner?
A) They are friends.
B) They are strangers.
C) They are cousins.
D) They are sisters.
  • 25. What was the total gross of 'Chungking Express' in the United States?
A) $1,000,000
B) $600,200
C) $32,779
D) $7,678,549
  • 26. What does Zhi Wu do for the woman in the blonde wig while she sleeps?
A) He cooks her dinner.
B) He shines her shoes.
C) He leaves her a note.
D) He reads her a bedtime story.
  • 27. Which director is said to be influenced by 'Chungking Express'?
A) Quentin Tarantino
B) Roger Ebert
C) Stanley Wong
D) Barry Jenkins
  • 28. Who was the cinematographer for 'Chungking Express'?
A) Wong Kar-wai
B) Takeshi Kaneshiro
C) Tony Leung Chiu-wai
D) Christopher Doyle
  • 29. What does Cop 663 do with the boarding pass Faye leaves for him?
A) He keeps it in his pocket.
B) He gives it to Faye immediately.
C) He presents it to her, wrinkled and water-stained.
D) He throws it away.
  • 30. Where was the second story of 'Chungking Express' primarily shot?
A) Hong Kong Island
B) Tsim Sha Tsui
C) Kowloon
D) Central, including Lan Kwai Fong
  • 31. Which song is played during a scene between Leung's and Valerie Chow's characters?
A) 'Things in Life' by Dennis Brown'
B) 'Dreams' by The Cranberries'
C) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
D) 'What a Diff'rence a Day Made' by Dinah Washington
  • 32. What does Faye write for Cop 663 when he presents the boarding pass?
A) A new boarding pass.
B) A poem.
C) A love letter.
D) A note saying goodbye.
  • 33. Which company reclaimed the rights to 'Chungking Express' and made it available on its streaming platform?
A) The Criterion Collection
B) Sony Pictures
C) Miramax
D) Rolling Thunder
  • 34. Which film critic described 'Chungking Express' as both 'exasperating and exhilarating'?
A) Peter Travers
B) Barry Jenkins
C) Roger Ebert
D) Janet Maslin
  • 35. Which song is the main recurring music for the first story in 'Chungking Express'?
A) 'Dreams' by The Cranberries'
B) 'What a Diff'rence a Day Made' by Dinah Washington'
C) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
D) 'Things in Life' by Dennis Brown
  • 36. Which film festival selected 'Chungking Express' to compete for the Golden Leopard in 1994?
A) Berlin International Film Festival
B) Cannes Film Festival
C) 47th Locarno Film Festival
D) Venice Film Festival
  • 37. What does Cop 663 ask Faye to do if she leaves?
A) To call him.
B) To forget him.
C) To visit him.
D) To send him a postcard.
  • 38. Which song is heard during the opening and when Brigitte Lin's character takes the gun in 'Chungking Express'?
A) 'Things in Life' by Dennis Brown'
B) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
C) 'Baroque' by Michael Galasso
D) 'Dreams' by The Cranberries'
  • 39. What does Faye ask Cop 663 when she returns to Hong Kong?
A) What he wants the destination to be.
B) If he still loves her.
C) If he wants to leave Hong Kong.
D) If he wants to marry her.
  • 40. What does the woman in the blonde wig do after leaving the hotel room?
A) She calls the police.
B) She leaves Hong Kong.
C) She shoots the drug baron who set her up.
D) She starts a new job.
  • 41. Which company distributed 'Chungking Express' in North America in 1996?
A) Sony Pictures
B) The Criterion Collection
C) Quentin Tarantino's Rolling Thunder distribution company under Miramax
D) Warner Bros.
  • 42. What does Faye leave Cop 663 at the restaurant?
A) A photograph.
B) A boarding pass drawn on a paper napkin.
C) A love letter.
D) A bouquet of flowers.
  • 43. What does Zhi Wu receive on his pager from the woman in the blonde wig?
A) A message wishing him a happy birthday.
B) A message apologizing for her behavior.
C) A message asking for a meeting.
D) A message saying she is leaving Hong Kong.
  • 44. What does Cop 663 ask Faye to do for the grand opening?
A) To leave immediately.
B) To help him with the preparations.
C) To stay for the grand opening.
D) To close the restaurant.
  • 45. Who plays the manager of the takeaway restaurant Midnight Express?
A) Leung Sun
B) Chan Kam-chuen
C) Kwan Lee-na
D) Wong Chi-Ming
  • 46. What is the approval rating of 'Chungking Express' on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 65%
B) 89%
C) 92%
D) 75%
  • 47. Which song is similar to 'Baroque' but appears on the soundtrack album?
A) 'Dreams' by The Cranberries'
B) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
C) 'What a Diff'rence a Day Made' by Dinah Washington'
D) 'Fornication in Space' (track 3)
  • 48. In which year did 'Chungking Express' rank 144 in Sight and Sound's poll to find the most acclaimed films of all time?
A) 2005
B) 2002
C) 2018
D) 2012
  • 49. Which film was included in Time's All-Time 100 best movies list in 2005?
A) 'Chungking Express'
B) 'Pulp Fiction'
C) 'The Matrix'
D) 'Fight Club'
  • 50. What does Faye do when she returns to Hong Kong?
A) She visits her family.
B) She starts a new job.
C) She leaves Hong Kong again.
D) She finds that Cop 663 has bought the food store.
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