Question 1

The transition from short films to feature-length movies led to an emphasis on the quality of

Accepted Answer

A)  mise-en-scène, cinematography, acting, and editing. 
B)  movie stars and complex narratives. 
C)  the structure of the screenplay. 
D)  movie palaces and early sound systems. 
E)  the characters' dialogue. 
A)  mise-en-scène, cinematography, acting, and editing. 
B)  movie stars and complex narratives. 
C)  the structure of the screenplay. 
D)  movie palaces and early sound systems. 
E)  the characters' dialogue.

Question 2

What are the key stylistic characteristics of the highly influential yet short-lived Italian neorealism film movement?

Accepted Answer

Utilizing a more simplistic approach to

Question 3

Why is Breathless (1960) by Jean-Luc Godard considered a definitive catalog of the French New Wave movement that reinforces auteur theory?

Accepted Answer

Godard utilized many of the defining sty

Question 4

Following the death of Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong in 1976, films of the People's Republic of China have

Accepted Answer

A)  adhered more closely to communist ideology. 
B)  taken on traditionally taboo subjects. 
C)  directly challenged authority. 
D)  featured action-driven plots with an emphasis on martial arts. 
E)  focused less on individuals and more on the community. 
A)  adhered more closely to communist ideology. 
B)  taken on traditionally taboo subjects. 
C)  directly challenged authority. 
D)  featured action-driven plots with an emphasis on martial arts. 
E)  focused less on individuals and more on the community.

Question 5

Which Japanese film features four different points of view and is credited with the birth of Japan's golden age of cinema?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Life of Oharu (1952) 
B)  Seven Samurai (1954) 
C)  Rashomon (1950) 
D)  Ikuru (1952) 
E)  Late Spring (1954) 
A)  The Life of Oharu (1952) 
B)  Seven Samurai (1954) 
C)  Rashomon (1950) 
D)  Ikuru (1952) 
E)  Late Spring (1954)

Question 6

Italian neorealist films used actual locations, natural lighting, deep-space cinematography, and ________ to maintain an air of realism.

Accepted Answer

A)  complex working methods 
B)  nonprofessional actors 
C)  short takes 
D)  storylines about the upper class 
E)  Italian cinematic conventions 
A)  complex working methods 
B)  nonprofessional actors 
C)  short takes 
D)  storylines about the upper class 
E)  Italian cinematic conventions

Question 7

By drastically reducing ________, gelatin-covered paper made it possible for photographers to capture action spontaneously.

Accepted Answer

A)  copper 
B)  sunlight 
C)  exposure time 
D)  hyposulfite thiosulfate 
E)  the thickness of glass film 
A)  copper 
B)  sunlight 
C)  exposure time 
D)  hyposulfite thiosulfate 
E)  the thickness of glass film

Question 8

Which Taiwanese director has had success in both his native country and Hollywood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hsaio-hsien Hou 
B)  Edward Yang 
C)  Tsai Ming-liang 
D)  Ang Lee 
E)  Stan Lai 
A)  Hsaio-hsien Hou 
B)  Edward Yang 
C)  Tsai Ming-liang 
D)  Ang Lee 
E)  Stan Lai

Question 9

In 1934, Joseph Breen became the head of the ________, which was created in 1934 by the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA) to self-regulate movie content.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hays Office 
B)  Production Code Administration 
C)  New York State Censorship Board 
D)  Motion Picture Association of America 
E)  Studio Censorship Bureau 
A)  Hays Office 
B)  Production Code Administration 
C)  New York State Censorship Board 
D)  Motion Picture Association of America 
E)  Studio Censorship Bureau

Question 10

Of all the arts, cinema seems to rely most heavily on

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural influences. 
B)  artistic movements. 
C)  changing social attitudes. 
D)  marketing. 
E)  technology. 
A)  cultural influences. 
B)  artistic movements. 
C)  changing social attitudes. 
D)  marketing. 
E)  technology.

Question 11

The ________ was the first motion picture camera.

Accepted Answer

A)  fusil photographique 
B)  Cinématographe 
C)  Kinetoscope 
D)  magic lantern 
E)  Kinetograph 
A)  fusil photographique 
B)  Cinématographe 
C)  Kinetoscope 
D)  magic lantern 
E)  Kinetograph

Question 12

Free Cinema, Dogme 95, Das neue Kino, and other new wave movements sought to break from cinematic conventions, revitalize filmmaking, and

Accepted Answer

A)  increase profits. 
B)  reduce the influence of the director. 
C)  nationalize filmmaking. 
D)  explore cinema as a subject in itself. 
E)  shock audiences. 
A)  increase profits. 
B)  reduce the influence of the director. 
C)  nationalize filmmaking. 
D)  explore cinema as a subject in itself. 
E)  shock audiences.

Question 13

The formal characteristics of wuxia and kung fu styles of Hong Kong filmmaking include spectacular studio settings and

Accepted Answer

A)  disjointed editing techniques. 
B)  foreign-born actors. 
C)  naturalistic lighting. 
D)  desaturated color palette. 
E)  static imagery. 
A)  disjointed editing techniques. 
B)  foreign-born actors. 
C)  naturalistic lighting. 
D)  desaturated color palette. 
E)  static imagery.

Question 14

What was the intended purpose of the Oberhausen Manifesto, and how did it ultimately contribute to the rebirth of German cinema?

Accepted Answer

Like similar movements in other parts of

Question 15

The classical Hollywood style is built upon the principle of

Accepted Answer

A)  parallel action. 
B)  cinematic innovation. 
C)  discontinuity. 
D)  invisibility. 
E)  genre pictures. 
A)  parallel action. 
B)  cinematic innovation. 
C)  discontinuity. 
D)  invisibility. 
E)  genre pictures.

Question 16

Which Italian neorealist film directly inspired Satyajit Ray to make the Apu Trilogy, a series of films that chronicles the everyday life of an Indian family?

Accepted Answer

A)  Umberto (1952) 
B)  The Bicycle Thieves (1948) 
C)  Ossessione (1943) 
D)  Rome, Open City (1945) 
E)  Shoeshine (1946) 
A)  Umberto (1952) 
B)  The Bicycle Thieves (1948) 
C)  Ossessione (1943) 
D)  Rome, Open City (1945) 
E)  Shoeshine (1946)

Question 17

Many of the new wave movements pursued by postwar European filmmakers stressed

Accepted Answer

A)  continuity in editing. 
B)  Hollywood filmmaking styles. 
C)  social realism. 
D)  psychological truth. 
E)  complex political ideology. 
A)  continuity in editing. 
B)  Hollywood filmmaking styles. 
C)  social realism. 
D)  psychological truth. 
E)  complex political ideology.

Question 18

Describe the basic components of Thomas Edison's Black Maria, considered the first motion picture studio.

Accepted Answer

Edison's Black Maria contained a Kinetog

Question 19

Films of Japan's Nuberu Bagu movement include what two notable characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  romance and murder 
B)  humor and self-reflection 
C)  brutality and nihilism 
D)  violence and comedy 
E)  nationalism and black and white imagery 
A)  romance and murder 
B)  humor and self-reflection 
C)  brutality and nihilism 
D)  violence and comedy 
E)  nationalism and black and white imagery

Question 20

Which film by Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein is considered his most influential and important?

Accepted Answer

A)  Battleship Potemkin (1925) 
B)  Alexander Nevsky (1938) 
C)  Mother (1926) 
D)  Strike (1925) 
E)  Que Viva México (1930-1932) 
A)  Battleship Potemkin (1925) 
B)  Alexander Nevsky (1938) 
C)  Mother (1926) 
D)  Strike (1925) 
E)  Que Viva México (1930-1932)

The transition from short films to feature-length movies led to an emphasis on the quality of

What are the key stylistic characteristics of the highly influential yet short-lived Italian neorealism film movement?

Why is Breathless (1960) by Jean-Luc Godard considered a definitive catalog of the French New Wave movement that reinforces auteur theory?

Following the death of Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong in 1976, films of the People's Republic of China have

Which Japanese film features four different points of view and is credited with the birth of Japan's golden age of cinema?

Italian neorealist films used actual locations, natural lighting, deep-space cinematography, and ________ to maintain an air of realism.

By drastically reducing ________, gelatin-covered paper made it possible for photographers to capture action spontaneously.

Which Taiwanese director has had success in both his native country and Hollywood?

In 1934, Joseph Breen became the head of the ________, which was created in 1934 by the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA) to self-regulate movie content.

Of all the arts, cinema seems to rely most heavily on

The ________ was the first motion picture camera.

Free Cinema, Dogme 95, Das neue Kino, and other new wave movements sought to break from cinematic conventions, revitalize filmmaking, and

The formal characteristics of wuxia and kung fu styles of Hong Kong filmmaking include spectacular studio settings and

What was the intended purpose of the Oberhausen Manifesto, and how did it ultimately contribute to the rebirth of German cinema?

The classical Hollywood style is built upon the principle of

Which Italian neorealist film directly inspired Satyajit Ray to make the Apu Trilogy, a series of films that chronicles the everyday life of an Indian family?

Many of the new wave movements pursued by postwar European filmmakers stressed

Describe the basic components of Thomas Edison's Black Maria, considered the first motion picture studio.

Films of Japan's Nuberu Bagu movement include what two notable characteristics?

Which film by Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein is considered his most influential and important?

Looking at Movies

Principles of Film Form

Types of Movies

Elements of Narrative

Mise-En-Scène

Cinematography

Acting

Editing

Sound

How the Movies Are Made

Filters

Exam 10: Film History

The transition from short films to feature-length movies led to an emphasis on the quality of

What are the key stylistic characteristics of the highly influential yet short-lived Italian neorealism film movement?

Why is Breathless (1960) by Jean-Luc Godard considered a definitive catalog of the French New Wave movement that reinforces auteur theory?

Following the death of Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong in 1976, films of the People's Republic of China have

Which Japanese film features four different points of view and is credited with the birth of Japan's golden age of cinema?

Italian neorealist films used actual locations, natural lighting, deep-space cinematography, and ________ to maintain an air of realism.

By drastically reducing ________, gelatin-covered paper made it possible for photographers to capture action spontaneously.

Which Taiwanese director has had success in both his native country and Hollywood?

In 1934, Joseph Breen became the head of the ________, which was created in 1934 by the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA) to self-regulate movie content.

Of all the arts, cinema seems to rely most heavily on

The ________ was the first motion picture camera.

Free Cinema, Dogme 95, Das neue Kino, and other new wave movements sought to break from cinematic conventions, revitalize filmmaking, and

The formal characteristics of wuxia and kung fu styles of Hong Kong filmmaking include spectacular studio settings and

What was the intended purpose of the Oberhausen Manifesto, and how did it ultimately contribute to the rebirth of German cinema?

The classical Hollywood style is built upon the principle of

Which Italian neorealist film directly inspired Satyajit Ray to make the Apu Trilogy, a series of films that chronicles the everyday life of an Indian family?

Many of the new wave movements pursued by postwar European filmmakers stressed

Describe the basic components of Thomas Edison's Black Maria, considered the first motion picture studio.

Films of Japan's Nuberu Bagu movement include what two notable characteristics?

Which film by Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein is considered his most influential and important?

Looking at Movies

Principles of Film Form

Types of Movies

Elements of Narrative

Mise-En-Scène

Cinematography

Acting

Editing

Sound

How the Movies Are Made

Filters