Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a typical trait of Italian Neorealism?

Accepted Answer

A)  mixing of professional actors with nonactors 
B)  loosely constructed narratives with ambiguity and open endings 
C)  use of the three-point lighting system on location 
D)  shooting scenes silent and postsynchronizing the sound 
A)  mixing of professional actors with nonactors 
B)  loosely constructed narratives with ambiguity and open endings 
C)  use of the three-point lighting system on location 
D)  shooting scenes silent and postsynchronizing the sound

Question 2

French New Wave films continued the experimentation with plot construction begun by the Italian Neorealists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The French Impressionist filmmakers worked largely within the mainstream commercial film industry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following factors did NOT contribute to the decline of German Expressionism?

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing competition from foreign films 
B)  the departure of actors and directors to Hollywood 
C)  increasingly high film budgets that led to financial problems 
D)  censorship imposed by the Nazis 
A)  increasing competition from foreign films 
B)  the departure of actors and directors to Hollywood 
C)  increasingly high film budgets that led to financial problems 
D)  censorship imposed by the Nazis

Question 5

From the beginning, the French film industry was hostile to the New Wave and eventually contributed to its decline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Many writers believe that cinema actually benefited from the fact that it emerged as an art form before the development of synchronized sound filmmaking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following does NOT characterize American filmmaking in the 1910s, as exemplified by Cecil B.De Mille's The Cheat?

Accepted Answer

A)  Studios used artificial lighting instead of mixed daylight and electric light. 
B)  Classical continuity had been established, and patterns of narrative were linear. 
C)  Filmmaking was highly subjective and used distortion of images to represent emotional states. 
D)  The system of staging, shooting, and editing was developing and becoming standardized. 
A)  Studios used artificial lighting instead of mixed daylight and electric light. 
B)  Classical continuity had been established, and patterns of narrative were linear. 
C)  Filmmaking was highly subjective and used distortion of images to represent emotional states. 
D)  The system of staging, shooting, and editing was developing and becoming standardized.

Question 8

During the 1980s and early 1990s, a great number of innovative directors and films emerged from

Accepted Answer

A)  Hong Kong. 
B)  Paris. 
C)  Tokyo. 
D)  Singapore. 
A)  Hong Kong. 
B)  Paris. 
C)  Tokyo. 
D)  Singapore.

Question 9

The young directors of the French New Wave

Accepted Answer

A)  were deeply opposed to classical Hollywood cinema. 
B)  studied under older French filmmakers and worked their way up in the studios. 
C)  borrowed money to make short films and features using location shooting. 
D)  formed a filmmaking cooperative, the "Société des Auteurs." 
A)  were deeply opposed to classical Hollywood cinema. 
B)  studied under older French filmmakers and worked their way up in the studios. 
C)  borrowed money to make short films and features using location shooting. 
D)  formed a filmmaking cooperative, the "Société des Auteurs."

Question 10

Most of the "movie brats" who emerged in the early 1970s had

Accepted Answer

A)  gone to film school, where they studied film traditions. 
B)  come up through the ranks of the studio system. 
C)  gone into the business without any knowledge of filmmaking. 
D)  come out of a strong Surrealist tradition. 
A)  gone to film school, where they studied film traditions. 
B)  come up through the ranks of the studio system. 
C)  gone into the business without any knowledge of filmmaking. 
D)  come out of a strong Surrealist tradition.

Question 11

The most important change that occurred in Hollywood during the late 1920s was the

Accepted Answer

A)  development of the studio system. 
B)  arrival of synchronized sound filmmaking. 
C)  consolidation of film companies. 
D)  introduction of color film. 
A)  development of the studio system. 
B)  arrival of synchronized sound filmmaking. 
C)  consolidation of film companies. 
D)  introduction of color film.

Which of the following is NOT a typical trait of Italian Neorealism?

French New Wave films continued the experimentation with plot construction begun by the Italian Neorealists.

The French Impressionist filmmakers worked largely within the mainstream commercial film industry.

Which of the following factors did NOT contribute to the decline of German Expressionism?

From the beginning, the French film industry was hostile to the New Wave and eventually contributed to its decline.

Many writers believe that cinema actually benefited from the fact that it emerged as an art form before the development of synchronized sound filmmaking.

Which of the following does NOT characterize American filmmaking in the 1910s, as exemplified by Cecil B.De Mille's The Cheat?

During the 1980s and early 1990s, a great number of innovative directors and films emerged from

The young directors of the French New Wave

Most of the "movie brats" who emerged in the early 1970s had

The most important change that occurred in Hollywood during the late 1920s was the

Film as art: creativity, technology, and business

The significance of film form

Narrative form

The shot: mise-en-scene

The shot: cinematography

The relation of shot to shot: editing

Sound in the cinema

Summary: style as a formal system

Film genres

Documentary, experimental, and animated films

Filters

Exam 12: Historical changes in film art: conventions and choices, tradition and trends

Which of the following is NOT a typical trait of Italian Neorealism?

French New Wave films continued the experimentation with plot construction begun by the Italian Neorealists.

The French Impressionist filmmakers worked largely within the mainstream commercial film industry.

Which of the following factors did NOT contribute to the decline of German Expressionism?

From the beginning, the French film industry was hostile to the New Wave and eventually contributed to its decline.

Many writers believe that cinema actually benefited from the fact that it emerged as an art form before the development of synchronized sound filmmaking.

Which of the following does NOT characterize American filmmaking in the 1910s, as exemplified by Cecil B.De Mille's The Cheat?

During the 1980s and early 1990s, a great number of innovative directors and films emerged from

The young directors of the French New Wave

Most of the "movie brats" who emerged in the early 1970s had

The most important change that occurred in Hollywood during the late 1920s was the

Film as art: creativity, technology, and business

The significance of film form

Narrative form

The shot: mise-en-scene

The shot: cinematography

The relation of shot to shot: editing

Sound in the cinema

Summary: style as a formal system

Film genres

Documentary, experimental, and animated films

Filters