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