MCO 473 / MCO473 QUIZ 3
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
In the Sample Media Analysis & Criticism ("Dis-illusioning")
provided in Appendix B of your SLR textbook:
Selected All of the above are
Answer:
CORRECT.
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
In “As Good As It Gets,” Melvin insults Carol in the restaurant where
she works by telling her that she looks “about 50.” However, both
“Carol” and Helen Hunt (the actress who portrays Carol) are much
younger than Melvin suggests, whereas Jack Nicholson who
portrays “Melvin” is actually 26 years older than Helen Hunt (easily
old enough to be her father) and the same age as Shirley Knight,
who portrays Helen’s mother. Nevertheless, the preferred reading
leads us to accept this age-difference as “normal” for a romantic
relationship.
Selected Tru
Answer: e
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
In “As Good As It Gets,” none of Carol’s co-workers or customers
are shown to know or care about any aspect of her life outside the
restaurant, so at the end of the film when Melvin tells Carol that
he’s the “only one” who appreciates her, he is (for once) correct.
Selected Fals
Answer: e
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Although the preferred reading of “As Good As It Gets” is that it’s
Melvin who must be rescued by Carol (Myth #7), Carol is far from
the healthy person this reading implies. The resistive/oppositional
reader would note that Carol is not a good candidate for a
relationship either. For example, the preferred reading glosses over
her unhealthy behavior (contrary to our rational models and the
Prescriptions)
Selected All of the above are
Answer:
CORRECT.
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
In “As Good As It Gets,” what is the recommended balance of
Emotion (“feeling”) and Reason (“thinking”) in the advice that
, Simon gives to Melvin about how to pursue Carol (after the phone
call near the end of the film)?
Selected Emotion (“feeling”) is highly valued and Reason
Answer:
(“thinking”) is devalued.
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
The song that Melvin is anxious to share with Carol as they walk
down the street in the final scene of “As Good As It Gets” promotes
which of the preferred reading’s Myths:
Selected Myth
Answer:
#10
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Although Carol exhibits several unhealthy behaviors in “As Good As
It Gets,” she also actually articulates several Prescriptions —
including Rx #2 (when she tells Melvin near the end of the movie
that he’s “not ready” and that he doesn’t know her well) and Rx
#10 (when she tells him that she’s “not the answer” to his
loneliness — a few minutes from the end of the movie!). However,
these healthy prescriptive statements are quickly subverted by the
preferred reading’s myths and stereotypes (as promoted by Simon
and Carol’s mother as the subtext’s speakers and by the sudden
change at the very last minute of this classic film with its Hollywood
ending and its supporting musical subtext).
Selected Tru
Answer: e
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
In the Dis-illusioning of “As Good As It Gets” in SLR/Appendix B, the
dialog offered as an alternative to Carol’s response to Melvin’s
compliment at their dinner on the road trip (“You make me want to
be a better man….”) is part of which step?
Selected Step 5:
Answer:
Design
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
As noted in your Dis-illusioning online session: A portrayal that
illustrates an additional “Existing Reconstruction” of “As Good As It
Gets” is “28 Days” starring Sandra Bullock as a recovering
alcoholic, which won a Realistic Romance® Award™ for Rx #7 (a
detailed nomination for which is in your SLR textbook).
Selected Tru
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
In the Sample Media Analysis & Criticism ("Dis-illusioning")
provided in Appendix B of your SLR textbook:
Selected All of the above are
Answer:
CORRECT.
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
In “As Good As It Gets,” Melvin insults Carol in the restaurant where
she works by telling her that she looks “about 50.” However, both
“Carol” and Helen Hunt (the actress who portrays Carol) are much
younger than Melvin suggests, whereas Jack Nicholson who
portrays “Melvin” is actually 26 years older than Helen Hunt (easily
old enough to be her father) and the same age as Shirley Knight,
who portrays Helen’s mother. Nevertheless, the preferred reading
leads us to accept this age-difference as “normal” for a romantic
relationship.
Selected Tru
Answer: e
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
In “As Good As It Gets,” none of Carol’s co-workers or customers
are shown to know or care about any aspect of her life outside the
restaurant, so at the end of the film when Melvin tells Carol that
he’s the “only one” who appreciates her, he is (for once) correct.
Selected Fals
Answer: e
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Although the preferred reading of “As Good As It Gets” is that it’s
Melvin who must be rescued by Carol (Myth #7), Carol is far from
the healthy person this reading implies. The resistive/oppositional
reader would note that Carol is not a good candidate for a
relationship either. For example, the preferred reading glosses over
her unhealthy behavior (contrary to our rational models and the
Prescriptions)
Selected All of the above are
Answer:
CORRECT.
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
In “As Good As It Gets,” what is the recommended balance of
Emotion (“feeling”) and Reason (“thinking”) in the advice that
, Simon gives to Melvin about how to pursue Carol (after the phone
call near the end of the film)?
Selected Emotion (“feeling”) is highly valued and Reason
Answer:
(“thinking”) is devalued.
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
The song that Melvin is anxious to share with Carol as they walk
down the street in the final scene of “As Good As It Gets” promotes
which of the preferred reading’s Myths:
Selected Myth
Answer:
#10
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Although Carol exhibits several unhealthy behaviors in “As Good As
It Gets,” she also actually articulates several Prescriptions —
including Rx #2 (when she tells Melvin near the end of the movie
that he’s “not ready” and that he doesn’t know her well) and Rx
#10 (when she tells him that she’s “not the answer” to his
loneliness — a few minutes from the end of the movie!). However,
these healthy prescriptive statements are quickly subverted by the
preferred reading’s myths and stereotypes (as promoted by Simon
and Carol’s mother as the subtext’s speakers and by the sudden
change at the very last minute of this classic film with its Hollywood
ending and its supporting musical subtext).
Selected Tru
Answer: e
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
In the Dis-illusioning of “As Good As It Gets” in SLR/Appendix B, the
dialog offered as an alternative to Carol’s response to Melvin’s
compliment at their dinner on the road trip (“You make me want to
be a better man….”) is part of which step?
Selected Step 5:
Answer:
Design
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
As noted in your Dis-illusioning online session: A portrayal that
illustrates an additional “Existing Reconstruction” of “As Good As It
Gets” is “28 Days” starring Sandra Bullock as a recovering
alcoholic, which won a Realistic Romance® Award™ for Rx #7 (a
detailed nomination for which is in your SLR textbook).
Selected Tru
