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What was the main objective of Edweard Muybridge, who invented a major precursor of motion pictures with his 25 cameras set up in a row?
A. to create a new kind of fairground attraction B. to invent a new technology to sell C. to analyze the motion of horses D. to create a novel form of modernist art |
C. to analyze the motion of horses
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Which of the following best describes the Lumiere Brothers’ films of 1896-1900?
A. Abstract images made by drawing directly on film stock B. Magic and trick films using unexpected editing C. Naturalistic outdoor scenes featuring babies and workers D. Elaborate comedies and adaptations of Broadway |
C.Naturalistic outdoor scenes featuring babies and workers
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Who or what was the Edison Company’s “Black Maria”?
A. The lead actress in the early film “The Kiss” B. W.K.L. Dickson’s nickname for unexposed film stock C. The earliest studio, with a glass ceiling designed to catch sunlight D. The company train car used to bring young actresses to the studio for tryouts |
C.The earliest studio, with a glass ceiling designed to catch sunlight
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Edwin S. Porter’s film The Great Train Robbery made significant cinematic advances in all of the following respects EXCEPT:
A. mixed interior and exterior shots (not all shot in the same location) B. a multi-reel film, it was over three hours long C. omitted the inessential film action and began with the action already in progress D. expanded editing, using a sequence of shots for each scene |
B. a multi-reel film, it was over three hours long
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What was the Motion Picture Patents Company?
A. an ‘Independent’ company which Edison sued for patent infringement B. a foreign film company that attempted to challenge Edison’s dominance C. a branch of the Edison Company which imported foreign films D. a controlling organization put together by Edison to control the U.S. film market |
D.a controlling organization put together by Edison to control the U.S. film market
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Which of the following is not a reason for the growth of the German film industry after World War I?
A. The diminishing of anti-German sentiment in enemy countries B. A government ban on imported films C. A robust post-war economy D. Exchange rates favorable to the German mark |
C. A robust post-war economy
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The motion picture represented a new kind of entertainment in the 20th century in all ways EXCEPT:
A. It was inexpensive (5 to 10 cents) B. Women and children were welcome and could afford to go C. It was only available in New York and Chicago D. The working class, immigrants, and the poor could afford to attend |
C. It was only available in New York and Chicago
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Thomas Edison invented the motion picture. True or False.
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False
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This 1915 D.W. Griffith film sparked huge controversies over his misuse of history, racist depiction of blacks, and representation of the Ku Klux Klan as heroic rescuers.
A. Birth of a Nation B. Broken Blossoms C. The Lonedale Operator D. Within Our Gates |
A. Birth of a Nation
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Director Oscar Micheaux’s response to Griffith’s racist film, which displayed the realities of life for blacks in the U.S. in the 1910s – specifically the threat of lynching.
A. Body and Soul B. Intolerance C. The Cheat D. Within Our Gates |
D. Within Our Gates
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Charlie Chaplin set himself apart from other film comics in which of the following ways?
used exaggerated physical violence and nonsensical actions A. used exaggerated physical violence and nonsensical actions B. used sadness, pathos, and love as part of the narrative C. frequently used animals as co-stars D. cast himself as the villain, unlike the heroic characters played by other comics |
B. used sadness, pathos, and love as part of the narrative
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Which are the main reasons why Independent film companies relocated to Hollywood in the 1910s?
A. sunshine, cheap land, and increased distance from German and Russian filmmakers B. sunshine, cheap land, and the fact that radio and television studios were already successfully in business out there C. sunshine, cheap land, a variety of scenery, and distance from Edison’s gangsters who would often break their equipment D. sunshine, cheap land, and the chance to work more closely with Edison and other prominent producers |
C. sunshine, cheap land, a variety of scenery, and distance from Edison’s gangsters who would often break their equipment
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_________ is the term we use to describe studios which own the means of production, distribution, and exhibition of film. It was declared illegal in the Paramount Decision, which forced the studios to sell off their theater chains.
A. Vertical Integration B. Blind Bidding C. Block Booking D. Corporate oligopoly |
A. Vertical Integration
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By 1910, Denmark was second only to France in the number of films it sent around the world. True or False
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False
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Which of the following best describes the aims of the German Expressionist movement?
A. representing reality faithfully to create documentaries of German life B. expressing radical communist political solutions to social problems C. distorting reality through lighting, sets, and acting to express inner emotions D. exaggerating reality to feature stars, action, and happy endings |
C. distorting reality through lighting, sets, and acting to express inner emotions
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What genre category did most German Expressionist films fall into?
A. slapstick comedies B. historical action epics C. romantic melodramas D. horror and dark fantasy |
D. horror and dark fantasy
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When Soviet filmmakers experimented with the power of film editing by pasting together shots of an actor showing a neutral expression with film clips of a bowl of hot soup, a baby in a cradle, and a dead woman in a coffin, viewers interpreted the actor’s passive face as depth of emotion and praised the actor’s skills. The experiment was called:
A. The Eisenstein Effect B. The Mozhukin Effect C. The Lenin Effect D. The Kuleshov Effect |
D. The Kuleshov Effect
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Previously known as ‘The Biograph Girl,’ the first movie ‘star’ to be publicly identified by name was:
A. Mary Pickford B. Louise Fazenda C. Dorothy Phillips D. Florence Lawrence |
D. Florence Lawrence
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One of the toys now considered to be a precursor to the cinema, this device featured drawings around the interior of a spinning chamber. (It later inspired the name of Francis Ford Coppolla’s film company.)
A. phenakistoscope B. zoetrope C. thaumotrope D. magic lantern |
B. zoetrope
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This man invented a motion picture camera using paper film strips in 1888, but died before he could capitalize on or popularize his invention.
A. Etienne Jules Marey B. Louis Lumiere C. Louis LePrince D. W.K.L. Dickson |
C. Louis LePrince
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This actor rocketed to fame in the mid teens, moving from $150 per week to $1 million per year salary in only three years
A. Charles Chaplin B. Fatty Arbuckle C. Douglas Fairbanks D. D.W. Griffith |
A. Charles Chaplin
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Actor Archibald Leach became famous under the screen name ___________
A. Theda Bara B. Charlie Chaplin C. Cary Grant D. Douglas Fairbanks |
C. Cary Grant
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Chimpanzee actor ________ was one of four images on shown in class as examples of animal stars in the silent era.
A. Snooky B. Baby Jackie C. Strongheart D. Rex |
A. Snooky
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Among the many important contributions to world cinema achieved by Weimar German filmmakers was:
A. The production of queer themed films like Michael B. The development of a theory of montage in The Man with a Movie Camera C. The creation of spectacular ‘mountain films’ like The Blue Light D. The creation of ‘race films’ such as Within Our Gates |
A. The production of queer themed films like Michael
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This Frenchman provided an important precursor of motion pictures with his invention of a photographic ‘gun’:
A. Etienne Jules Marey B. Louis Lumiere C. Louis LePrince D. George Melies |
A. Etienne Jules Marey
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Which of the following nations was not one of the three primary film-producing countries during cinema’s first decade? (Put differently, which of these countries was not discussed in the first chapter of the book.)
A. The United States B. France C. Germany D. England |
C. Germany
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Which of the following studios or individuals was not a significant producer of films in France in the middle and late 1900s?
A. Gaumont B. Emile Reynaud C. Pathe Freres D. George Melies |
B. Emile Reynaud
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There is no single inventor of motion pictures; the cinema instead came about through an accumulation of contributions from inventors worldwide. True or False.
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True
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This French director supervised Gaumont’s film production up until 1908 before setting up his/her own company in the U.S.
A. Louis Feuillade B. Shooty Babbitt C. Alice Guy D. Emile Cohl |
C. Alice Guy
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From 1897 on, the Edison Company tried to force its competitors out of business by:
A. Importing multi-reel foreign films B. Suing them for patent infringement C. Producing films with more risqué or salacious content D. Hiring away their biggest stars |
B. Suing them for patent infringement
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The first American film production companies were located in:
A. Chicago and Illinois B. California C. Florida and Georgia D. New York and New Jersey |
D. New York and New Jersey
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The ‘Odessa Steps’ sequence from Battleship Potemkin displays Eisenstein’s theory of:
A. Creative geography B. Creative anatomy C. Montage of Collision D. Montage of Coercion |
C. Montage of Collision
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Intercutting is:
A. Breaking down a single space into separate framings – for example, by cutting to a closer view of an action B. Cutting back and forth between two different spaces in order to imply that the action in those spaces is taking place simultaneously C. Cutting from a shot in which a character or group of characters leave the frame to a shot in which those same characters appear at the opposite side of the frame D. Cutting from one space to another, and omitting the transit time between – compressing the run-time of the film by including only the important events |
B. Cutting back and forth between two different spaces in order to imply that the action in those spaces is taking place simultaneously
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The German term ‘autorenfilm’ referred, in 1913, to:
A. A film publicized on the basis of a famous writer who had written the script or the literary work from which the film was adapted B. A film that exploited the pre-war German mania for the automobile C. A motion picture journal that published appraisals of European and American films by artists and artist groups (such as Dada) from other media D. A film that was marketed as the work of a great ‘auteur’ – that is, an esteemed director |
A. A film publicized on the basis of a famous writer who had written the script or the literary work from which the film was adapted
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One of the most important Swedish film directors, known for an austere and naturalistic style and for a mode of storytelling that stressed the consequences of a single action:
A. Svensk Ufa B. Nordisk Persson C. Mauritz Stiller D. Victor Sjostrom |
D. Victor Sjostrom
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Around 1917, Paramount was releasing about 100 feature films per year and requiring theaters to show all of them in order to get any – a practice known as:
A. Run-zone-clearance B. Blind bidding C. Vertical Integration D. Block booking |
D. Block booking
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In Soviet Montage filmmaking, intercutting was often used to:
A. Stage last-minute rescue scenes B. Break a space down into its component parts C. Link two actions for the sake of a thematic point D. Create parallels between storylines |
C. Link two actions for the sake of a thematic point
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This Hollywood star died of morphine addiction, further spurring calls for reform of the film industry in the 1920s:
A. Fatty Arbuckle B. William Desmond Taylor C. Wallace Reid D. Douglas Fairbanks |
C. Wallace Reid
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Brothers George and Noble Johnson operated the ____________, one of the most prominent ‘race movie’ production companies.
A. Lincoln Motion Picture Company B. Micheaux Productions C. Noble Film Company D. Chicago Black-Players |
A. Lincoln Motion Picture Company
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One moment from the film Body and Soul, screened in class, was used as an example of:
A. Director Oscar Micheaux’s fascination with realist stories of Black struggle B. Director Oscar Micheaux’s occasional failure to maintain continuity C. Actor Paul Robeson’s lackluster acting skills D. The tradition of casting light skinned black actors to play white characters |
B. Director Oscar Micheaux’s occasional failure to maintain continuity
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The film Little Nemo was screened in class as evidence of the pioneering high-quality animation of _________, an American comic strip artist:
A. Emile Cohl B. Winsor McCay C. John Randolph Bray D. J. Stuart Blackton |
B. Winsor McCay
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Special effects and editing in George Melies’ film A Trip to the Moon include:
A. Moon-men disappearing in a puff of smoke via stop-action B. The implication of motion towards the moon by slowly moving the actor closer to the camera C. The use of close ups to reveal the attitudes and emotions of the characters D. The creation of large vistas and moving vehicles by using miniatures |
C. The use of close ups to reveal the attitudes and emotions of the characters
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Early film reformers, due to their belief that many of the audience were ‘impressionable,’ encouraged the film industry to:
A. Create stories where the central character was unambiguously ‘good’ B. Create stories about serious contemporary issues, like ‘white slavery’ C. Circulate footage of the Jack Johnson fight far and wide to promote racial equality D. All of the above |
A. Create stories where the central character was unambiguously
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Who was Audrey Munson?
A. One of the first film stars to have her name publicly known B. A woman who died at one of Fatty Arbuckle’s wild parties C. Charlie Chaplin’s leading lady D. The nude star of the film Inspiration |
D. The nude star of the film Inspiration
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The earliest piece of motion picture advertising discussed in class was:
A. The appearance of a Hershey’s chocolate bar in the film Wings B. The sales documentaries of the Ford Motor Company C. The cigarette advertisement Admiral Cigarettes D. The ‘permanent iris’ concept of T. Hayes Hunter |
C. The cigarette advertisement Admiral Cigarettes
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The Lumiere brothers projected films to a paying audience for the first time on this date – now traditionally considered the ‘birthdate’ of film:
A. December 22, 1895 B. December 28, 1895 C. December 25, 1895 D. December 26, 1895 |
B. December 28, 1895
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This man got his start in film as an exhibitor, developing early editing ideas through the experience of placing early short films in a sequence
A. Edwin S. Porter B. George Melies C. D. W. Griffith D. W. K. L. Dickson |
A. Edwin S. Porter
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The Charlie Chaplin film Easy Street contains a moment in which a character __________, which is rendered less objectionable to reformers by occurring while the character is turned away from the camera.
A. Smokes opium which he has recently purchased from a homeless drifter B. Steals fruit from a sleeping man C. Injects drugs into his arm with a needle D. Beats an innocent women solely to vent his frustration |
C.Injects drugs into his arm with a needle
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This maker of ‘race movies,’ who only completed 9 films in his career as an independent black filmmaker, focused on religious themes:
A. Oscar Micheaux B. George Johnson C. Spencer Williams D. Sessue Hayakawa |
C. Spencer Williams
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If you see an early film in which figures are filmed against a black background, in medium shot or close up, performing a scripted action for the camera, and which lasts less than a minute, you are probably watching a film produced by:
A. Louis LePrince B. August and Louis Lumiere C. The Edison Company D. George Melies |
C.The Edison Company
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Who were Alvah Bessie, Albert Maltz, and Adrian Scott?
a. Three members of the Hollywood Ten b. The authors of the Waldorf Statement c. Successful directors of the Classical Hollywood Era d. All of the above |
a.Three members of the Hollywood Ten
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This New Wave director, the crankiest and most eccentric of the group, was known to construct his films using extremely unpredictable occurrences, such as the camera walking away from an important conversation, or allowing the central characters to have a 20 minute argument in a single room:
a. Francois Truffaut b. Roberto Rossellini c. Cesare Zavattini d. Jean Luc Godard |
d. Jean Luc Godard
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Don Juan, the feature on the program for the first public Vitaphone screening in August 1926, had:
a. Live orchestral accompaniment but no recorded soundtrack b. Recorded music but no dialogue c. Recorded dialogue that was badly out of synchronization with the picture d. Four scenes in which the star sang and even spoke briefly |
b. Recorded music but no dialogue
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This Japanese post-war filmmaker was known for his social-problem films centering on women’s suffering, such as The Life of Oharu and Street of Shame:
a. Toshiro Mifune b. Yasujiro Ozu c. Mikio Naruse d. Kenji Mizoguchi |
d. Kenji Mizoguchi
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In the very early sound era, the need for all sound to be recorded ‘live’ as it happened in the studio resulted in the brief adoption of:
a. Post-synchronization b. Multi-camera shooting c. The one-take method d. Lip synching |
b. Multi-camera shooting
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Which of these events occurred at the end of Roberto Rossellini’s Germany Year Zero?
a. Karl-Heinz was executed by a firing squad b. Edmund’s father recovered from his illness c. Edmund left to live on the streets of Germany d. Edmund leapt to his death from an abandoned building |
d. Edmund leapt to his death from an abandoned building
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This post-war Hollywood filmmaker was known for creating suspense narratives, and for his small ‘walk-on’ appearances in most of his films:
a. George Pal b. Alfred Hitchcock c. Orson Welles d. Luchino Visconti |
b.Alfred Hitchcock
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According to the book, what distinguished the ‘Big Five’ from the ‘Little Three’?
a. The Big Five were the wealthiest, so they had the biggest stars and made high class pictures exclusively, while the Little Three made ‘B’ movies with no stars b. The Big Five led the transition to sound; the Little Three followed later c. The Big Five owned theater chains, while the Little Three owned no theaters d. The Big Five were owned by major international corporations; the Little Three were privately owned by wealthy American citizens |
c. The Big Five owned theater chains, while the Little Three owned no theaters
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With the invention of multi-track recording, sound films began to integrate long passages of background music (which played simultaneously with action and dialogue) into their scores – a process the book refers to as:
a. The symphonic score b. Invisible music c. Synchronized sound d. Classical Hollywood Music |
a. The symphonic score
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Which of the following tactics was NOT used by exhibitors to attract patrons during the Great Depression?
a. The elimination of short films in favor of double features b. Increasing the opulence of theaters and hiring uniformed ushers c. Door prizes and giveaways like “dish night” d. The introduction of concession stands in the lobby |
b. Increasing the opulence of theaters and hiring uniformed ushers
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Working with cinematographer Gregg Toland, this filmmaker’s flamboyant deep-focus photography – often constructed via imperceptible special effects – had a major influence on Classical Hollywood style:
a. Preston Sturges b. Orson Welles c. John Huston d. Alfred Hitchcock |
b. Orson Welles
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Shot / Reverse Shot filmmaking clarifies the relationship of two characters onscreen via all of the following factors except:
a. Using a quick pan in the first shot, rather than a cut, to link both characters b. Filming over-the-shoulder of one or both of the characters c. Positioning the camera so that the eyelines of the characters appear to meet d. None of the above |
a. Using a quick pan in the first shot, rather than a cut, to link both characters
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Which of the following is true about early widescreen processes?
a. One process, Cinerama, created an image so wide that it required three projectors b. The Cinemascope process used 16 millimeter film – half the size of traditional film – but ran it sideways through the projector c. The process originally known as Shawscope became the industry standard because it used cheaper film than any other process d. None of the above |
a. One process, Cinerama, created an image so wide that it required three projectors
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This Italian scriptwriter once famously declared that “the ideal film would be 90 minutes in the life of a man to whom nothing happens”:
a. Vittorio de Sica b. Cesare Zavattini c. Roberto Rossellini d. Francois Truffaut |
b.Cesare Zavattini
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This well known Hollywood personality was very active with the Committee for the First Amendment:
a. Humphrey Bogart b. Ronald Reagan c. John Wayne d. Edward Dmytryk |
a. Humphrey Bogart
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All of the following films were part of Hollywood’s anti-communist output except:
a. I Married a Communist b. The Servant c. My Son John d. Red Planet Mars |
b. The Servant
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__________ is a type of optical sound recording in which the sound is translated into a squiggly line printed along the film’s edge.
a. The Vitaphone system b. The Phonofilm system c. Variable Area Sound d. Variable Density Sound |
c. Variable Area Sound
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As part of the ‘Paramount Decision,’ handed down in 1948, the Supreme Court ordered the Hollywood studios to divest themselves of their:
a. Theater chains b. Talent agencies c. Distribution firms d. Studio spaces |
a. Theater chains
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This publication during the Cold War era listed 151 suspected Communists, effectively rendering them unemployable.
a. The Waldorf Statement b. Red Channels c. Joseph McCarthy’s ‘Blacklist’ d. The Lardner Report |
b. Red Channels
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Classical Hollywood filmmaking achieved ease of comprehension through which of the following techniques?
a.The ‘Rule of Threes’ b. ‘Active’ Protagonists c. ‘Invisible Editing’ d. All of the above |
d. All of the above
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The book mentions that post-war European film was supported by ‘protectionist measures.’ All of the following are examples of this except?
a. European governments would use taxation to create a fund to support local production b. Laws would be passed restricting the number of American films that could be imported c. Any American film profits above a government mandated limit would have to be reinvested in the European country from which the profits were made d. Some countries put their filmmaking communities under government control in order to stabilize and regularize production |
d. Some countries put their filmmaking communities under government control in order to stabilize and regularize production
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The most popular German film genre following World War II was the Heimat film, most simply described as:
a. A biography of a statesman or professional b. A slapstick comedy c. A tale of village romance d. An allegory of Nazi corruption |
c. A tale of village romance
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Audiences in Europe and America in the 1950s developed a taste for Italian peplum films, which are most simply described as:
a. Muscleman films b. Pacifist films c. Historical musicals d. Period comedies |
a. Muscleman films
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Chiaroscuro lighting is:
a. A technique adopted from early television which simplified lighting setups by using fewer lighting rigs b. An Italian lighting style in which natural sunlight is used exclusively c. A sharp contrast between light and dark, as seen in American films noirs d. A technical setup designed to equalize the lighting of actors to the tone of a painted backdrop |
c. A sharp contrast between light and dark, as seen in American films noirs
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Which of the following was NOT a reason for American anxiety in the late 1940s and early 1950s?
a. The perceived threat of international Communism b. The rise of juvenile delinquency c. The threat of atomic warfare d. The ‘Cuban Missile Crisis’ |
d. The ‘Cuban Missile Crisis’
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__________, after leaving for vacation in Europe in 1952, had his re-entry permit revoked. As such, he was effectively exiled from the United States as part of the post-war crackdown on possible Communist sympathizers.
a. Joseph Losey b. Jules Dassin c. Sam Jaffe d. Charles Chaplin |
d.Charles Chaplin
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Which of the following is NOT a common trait of film noir?
a. Rural environments b. Flashbacks c. Wet streets d. Shadowy settings |
a.Rural environments
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Why were the Hollywood Ten jailed?
a. Because they were Communists b. Because they were held in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions c. Because they were the most frequently cited when others ‘named names’ d. Because they were all disliked by Ronald Reagan |
b. Because they were held in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions
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The femme fatale is a film noir story characteristic in which a woman dies early in the film, causing the private detective to be hired to solve the crime. True or False.
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False
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This term was used to describe homosexual men who held government positions, thus making them – or so the logic went – open to blackmail and coercion:
a. Parlor Pinks b. Lavender Lads c. Fellow Travelers d. Slippery Willies |
b. Lavender Lads
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Both Francois Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard are representative of this prominent difference between Italian Neorealist filmmakers and French New Wave filmmakers:
a. The French New Wave preferred glossy production values to location shooting b. The French New Wave openly referenced American directors and genres c. The French New Wave preferred unhappy endings, unlike the Neorealists d. The French New Wave believed in casting unknowns and non-actors |
b. The French New Wave openly referenced American directors and genres
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Some films produced by independent companies were nicknamed ‘exploitation pictures’ because:
a. They were typically made abroad using cheap, non-union labor b. They supposedly demeaned the talents of the personnel involved in their production c. They cashed in on topical or sensational subjects that could be ‘exploited’ d. Theaters raised ticket prices even though the films were made on average budgets |
c. They cashed in on topical or sensational subjects that could be ‘exploited’
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Which of the following was not one of the ‘Little Three’ production companies in classical Hollywood:
a. Universal b. Fox c. Columbia d. United Artists |
b. Fox
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What is the film Bicycle Thieves about?
a. A man is trying to find his stolen bicycle b. The poor march on the government and accuse their policies of being no better than that of ‘bicycle thieves’ c. A man joins a group that steals bicycles in order to make money d. A woman enters a new romance, only to find her boyfriend is a bicycle thief |
a. A man is trying to find his stolen bicycle
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This man was hired by Will Hays to oversee the new Production Code Administration:
a. Preston Sturges b. Joseph Breen c. Robert Rainsford d. Trick question; Will Hays put himself in charge of the |
b. Joseph Breen
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How did the protagonist escape at the end of The Most Dangerous Game?
a. He did not escape; he fell off of a waterfall and was never seen again b. A rescue boat arrived just as he was about to be forced off a cliff c. Zaroff gave him the keys to a small boat d. He built a raft and sailed away, accompanied only by a soccer ball name Wilson |
c. Zaroff gave him the keys to a small boat
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_________ is the term we use to refer to a musical cue that parallels an onscreen motion – such as the use of a slide whistle as an object or character falls from a great height.
a. Disneyfication b. Invisible sound c. Amplification d. Mickey Mousing |
d. Mickey Mousing
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This inventor solved one of the major problems of using sound with projected film when he invented the ‘audion tube,’ making it possible to boost the volume of a recorded sound:
a. Lee de Forest b. W.K.L. Dickson c. Harry Warner d. Charles Audible |
a. Lee de Forest
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What is most distinctive about The Jazz Singer is:
a. It was one of very few ‘partial talkies’ in which only a few scenes had recorded dialogue b. It was a musical when most sound films were action films c. It managed to include recorded voices without a reduction in camera movement and editing d. It was the first starring role for John Barrymore, beginning the wave of Barrymore actors that continues to this day with Drew Barrymore |
a. It was one of very few ‘partial talkies’ in which only a few scenes had recorded dialogue
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This director turned the musical into a genre of spectacle with his/her overhead, kaleidoscope-like images of dancing women:
a. Preston Sturges b. Mae West c. Ernest B. Schoedsack d. Busby Berkeley |
d. Busby Berkeley
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This company was the first to actively pursue pre-recorded sound filmmaking:
a. Fox b. Universal c. RKO Radio Pictures d. Warner Brothers |
d. Warner Brothers
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The Most Dangerous Game did NOT use which of the following ideas to distinguish its hero from its villain:
a. The hero was dressed mostly in white, and the villain mostly in black b. The hero was American and the villain was foreign c. The hero was a complex character, while the villain was a stereotype d. The hero was clean shaven, but the villain wore a beard |
c. The hero was a complex character, while the villain was a stereotype
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These two stars were mentioned in class as having their acting careers ended by the coming of sound, as their voices did not match their personas:
a. Norma Talmadge and Buster Keaton b. Walt Disney and Norma Talmadge c. Buster Keaton and Joel McCrea d. Mary Pickford and Buster Keaton |
a. Norma Talmadge and Buster Keaton
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Walt Disney’s successful adoption of sound was on display in a clip from The Jazz Fool in which of the following ways?
a. Mickey Mouse became the first animated character to have a voice, as verbal jokes were integrated into the plot b. The image was subservient to the sound, as the entire world would bounce and sway in rhythm to the music c. The use of exclusively animal characters made it easier for Disney to use sound, as only sound effects, rather than human voices, were necessary d. Disney exclusively used well know classical music in his cartoons, making them popular for being the first ‘classy’ cartoons |
b.The image was subservient to the sound, as the entire world would bounce and sway in rhythm to the music
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Films from India were notable for their soundtracks in which of the following ways?
a. They used exclusively English language music, making them easier to export b. They used no music at all, giving them an eerie tone that matched their downbeat narratives c. They used a hybrid score which blended various musical styles from around the world d. They used background music during every moment of the film |
c.They used a hybrid score which blended various musical styles from around the world
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__________ was a piece of technology designed to improve sound recording by nullifying the noise of the camera.
a. The boom mic b. The camera blimp c. The sound booth d. Post-synchronization |
b.The camera blimp
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One of the most popular Japanese film genres, banned during the American Occupation of Japan but resurfacing after Americans left in 1952, was jidai-geki, most simply described as:
a. Historical films, often centered on samurai sword-fighting b. Fantasy films about giant monsters (of which Godzilla is now the most famous) c. Comedies about the yakuza, or Japanese mafia d. Animated adaptations of comic books, now commonly known as anime |
a. Historical films, often centered on samurai sword-fighting
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The late 1950s Soviet ‘New Humanism’ films were triggered in large part by
a. The pioneering work of Aleksandr Ptushko b. The encouragement of Minister of Culture Alexander Zhdanov c. The death of Joseph Stalin d. The widespread importing of Czech films into Russia in the early 1950s |
c. The death of Joseph Stalin
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This very early talkie was notable for the fact that it positioned its microphone directly in the middle of a set, disguised as a telephone:
a. Singin’ in the Rain b. Lights of New York c. Don Juan d. The Jazz Singer |
b.Lights of New York
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