Question 1

Inspired by the Free Cinema movement, ________ was the first major British film to explore homosexuality in contemporary English society.

Accepted Answer

A)  Victim (1961) 
B)  Room at the Top (1959) 
C)  We Are the Lambeth Boys (1958) 
D)  The Servant (1963) 
E)  Kes (1969) 
A)  Victim (1961) 
B)  Room at the Top (1959) 
C)  We Are the Lambeth Boys (1958) 
D)  The Servant (1963) 
E)  Kes (1969)

Question 2

Why do Jean-Luc Godard's French New Wave films from the early 1960s still look modern to today's audiences?

Accepted Answer

A)  He used advanced motion picture cameras. 
B)  French New Wave techniques are still used by contemporary filmmakers. 
C)  Many of the films' subjects remain topical. 
D)  He used highly sensitive color film stock. 
E)  Actors were trained in a naturalistic style. 
A)  He used advanced motion picture cameras. 
B)  French New Wave techniques are still used by contemporary filmmakers. 
C)  Many of the films' subjects remain topical. 
D)  He used highly sensitive color film stock. 
E)  Actors were trained in a naturalistic style.

Question 3

Not only could the Cinématographe operate as a motion picture camera and film printer, it also served as

Accepted Answer

A)  a film studio. 
B)  a projector. 
C)  a sound recorder. 
D)  an editor. 
E)  a peephole viewer. 
A)  a film studio. 
B)  a projector. 
C)  a sound recorder. 
D)  an editor. 
E)  a peephole viewer.

Question 4

The framing, lighting, and experimental use of color utilized by emerging cinematographers of the New American Cinema were drawn from ________ filmmaking techniques.

Accepted Answer

A)  classic Hollywood 
B)  naturalistic 
C)  French New Wave 
D)  European 
E)  Soviet 
A)  classic Hollywood 
B)  naturalistic 
C)  French New Wave 
D)  European 
E)  Soviet

Question 5

Why did most films produced during Hollywood's golden age lack the cinematic innovations that swept Europe?

Accepted Answer

Several factors help explain the lack of

Question 6

Which dreamlike French avant-garde film was created by Spanish artists Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ballet mécanique (1924) 
B)  The Fall of the House of Usher (1928) 
C)  An Andalusian Dog (1929) 
D)  The Seashell and the Clergyman (1928) 
E)  Viridiana (1961) 
A)  Ballet mécanique (1924) 
B)  The Fall of the House of Usher (1928) 
C)  An Andalusian Dog (1929) 
D)  The Seashell and the Clergyman (1928) 
E)  Viridiana (1961)

Question 7

What historical event led to the revitalization of Italian cinema and the emergence of the Italian neorealism movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  the defeat and eventual execution of Benito Mussolini 
B)  the commercial success of Italian films during World War II 
C)  the founding of an Italian national film school 
D)  the artistic superiority of French films 
E)  the proliferation of large and lavish Italian production facilities 
A)  the defeat and eventual execution of Benito Mussolini 
B)  the commercial success of Italian films during World War II 
C)  the founding of an Italian national film school 
D)  the artistic superiority of French films 
E)  the proliferation of large and lavish Italian production facilities

Question 8

What element of filmmaking does Truffaut's adoration of such directors as Jean Renoir, Alfred Hitchcock, and Orson Welles seem to negate?

Accepted Answer

A)  dialogue 
B)  collaboration 
C)  lighting 
D)  mise-en-scène 
E)  acting 
A)  dialogue 
B)  collaboration 
C)  lighting 
D)  mise-en-scène 
E)  acting

Question 9

In addition to studying the studio system, historians who take the economic approach toward the film industry also take into account

Accepted Answer

A)  censorship and the rating system. 
B)  on-screen stereotypes. 
C)  directors and genres. 
D)  lighting styles. 
E)  screenwriters. 
A)  censorship and the rating system. 
B)  on-screen stereotypes. 
C)  directors and genres. 
D)  lighting styles. 
E)  screenwriters.

Question 10

Explain what Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein meant by "montage of attractions" and how this approach differed from the classical Hollywood style.

Accepted Answer

Eisenstein sought to create maximum psyc

Question 11

What effect did the reception of Jim Jarmusch's Stranger Than Paradise (1984) have on independent film production?

Accepted Answer

A)  It made it more difficult for independent films to find audiences. 
B)  It diverted financing from studio pictures. 
C)  It ushered in an era of minimalist films. 
D)  It revitalized the foreign film market in the united states. 
E)  It encouraged independent film production. 
A)  It made it more difficult for independent films to find audiences. 
B)  It diverted financing from studio pictures. 
C)  It ushered in an era of minimalist films. 
D)  It revitalized the foreign film market in the united states. 
E)  It encouraged independent film production.

Question 12

William Henry Fox Talbot's greatest contribution to photography was

Accepted Answer

A)  glass-plate negatives. 
B)  fixing an image on transparent material. 
C)  mass production of photoreactive chemicals. 
D)  the photosensitive copper plate. 
E)  the camera lens. 
A)  glass-plate negatives. 
B)  fixing an image on transparent material. 
C)  mass production of photoreactive chemicals. 
D)  the photosensitive copper plate. 
E)  the camera lens.

Question 13

Explain the factors and changes that transformed Hollywood in the postwar period and brought about the New American Cinema.

Accepted Answer

The old studio system relied on long-ter

Question 14

How did the Italian government influence the decline of Italian neorealism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It reduced taxes on foreign movies. 
B)  It subsidized Hollywood films. 
C)  It encouraged the proliferation of foreign films. 
D)  It subsidized domestic films that focused on postwar Italy's prosperity. 
E)  It banned movies that were critical of the government. 
A)  It reduced taxes on foreign movies. 
B)  It subsidized Hollywood films. 
C)  It encouraged the proliferation of foreign films. 
D)  It subsidized domestic films that focused on postwar Italy's prosperity. 
E)  It banned movies that were critical of the government.

Question 15

The films of French magician and filmmaker Georges Méliès are best known for their innovative use of

Accepted Answer

A)  color film. 
B)  crosscutting. 
C)  close-ups. 
D)  special effects. 
E)  flashbacks. 
A)  color film. 
B)  crosscutting. 
C)  close-ups. 
D)  special effects. 
E)  flashbacks.

Question 16

One of the driving forces behind the emergence of the French New Wave movement was ________, which seeks to make individuals more responsible for their actions.

Accepted Answer

A)  naturalism 
B)  nihilism 
C)  expressionism 
D)  surrealism 
E)  existentialism 
A)  naturalism 
B)  nihilism 
C)  expressionism 
D)  surrealism 
E)  existentialism

Question 17

The Jazz Singer (1927) is historically significant because it featured several scenes with

Accepted Answer

A)  slow motion. 
B)  montage. 
C)  synchronous dialogue. 
D)  a musical score. 
E)  color. 
A)  slow motion. 
B)  montage. 
C)  synchronous dialogue. 
D)  a musical score. 
E)  color.

Question 18

The founders of the Das neue Kino movement believed that revitalization of the German cinema required recognizing both the divisive effects of Germany's Nazi past and

Accepted Answer

A)  German nationalism. 
B)  French avant-garde cinema. 
C)  the importance of East German filmmakers. 
D)  commercial exploitation. 
E)  postwar Germany as a divided country. 
A)  German nationalism. 
B)  French avant-garde cinema. 
C)  the importance of East German filmmakers. 
D)  commercial exploitation. 
E)  postwar Germany as a divided country.

Question 19

In what ways does Akira Kurosawa's Ran (1985) reflect Japanese culture, tradition, and attitudes?

Accepted Answer

Many of Kurosawa's films bear a distinct

Question 20

A pre-sound era consisting of experiments with cinematic technique and subject matter, followed by a golden age of popular filmmaking that lapses into the state-funded production of sociopolitical film is a historical pattern largely applicable to what cinema region?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin America 
B)  Middle East and North Africa 
C)  United States and Canada 
D)  Germany and Austria 
E)  China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan 
A)  Latin America 
B)  Middle East and North Africa 
C)  United States and Canada 
D)  Germany and Austria 
E)  China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan

Inspired by the Free Cinema movement, ________ was the first major British film to explore homosexuality in contemporary English society.

Why do Jean-Luc Godard's French New Wave films from the early 1960s still look modern to today's audiences?

Not only could the Cinématographe operate as a motion picture camera and film printer, it also served as

The framing, lighting, and experimental use of color utilized by emerging cinematographers of the New American Cinema were drawn from ________ filmmaking techniques.

Why did most films produced during Hollywood's golden age lack the cinematic innovations that swept Europe?

Which dreamlike French avant-garde film was created by Spanish artists Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí?

What historical event led to the revitalization of Italian cinema and the emergence of the Italian neorealism movement?

What element of filmmaking does Truffaut's adoration of such directors as Jean Renoir, Alfred Hitchcock, and Orson Welles seem to negate?

In addition to studying the studio system, historians who take the economic approach toward the film industry also take into account

Explain what Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein meant by "montage of attractions" and how this approach differed from the classical Hollywood style.

What effect did the reception of Jim Jarmusch's Stranger Than Paradise (1984) have on independent film production?

William Henry Fox Talbot's greatest contribution to photography was

Explain the factors and changes that transformed Hollywood in the postwar period and brought about the New American Cinema.

How did the Italian government influence the decline of Italian neorealism?

The films of French magician and filmmaker Georges Méliès are best known for their innovative use of

One of the driving forces behind the emergence of the French New Wave movement was ________, which seeks to make individuals more responsible for their actions.

The Jazz Singer (1927) is historically significant because it featured several scenes with

The founders of the Das neue Kino movement believed that revitalization of the German cinema required recognizing both the divisive effects of Germany's Nazi past and

In what ways does Akira Kurosawa's Ran (1985) reflect Japanese culture, tradition, and attitudes?

A pre-sound era consisting of experiments with cinematic technique and subject matter, followed by a golden age of popular filmmaking that lapses into the state-funded production of sociopolitical film is a historical pattern largely applicable to what cinema region?

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

Inspired by the Free Cinema movement, ________ was the first major British film to explore homosexuality in contemporary English society.

Why do Jean-Luc Godard's French New Wave films from the early 1960s still look modern to today's audiences?

Not only could the Cinématographe operate as a motion picture camera and film printer, it also served as

The framing, lighting, and experimental use of color utilized by emerging cinematographers of the New American Cinema were drawn from ________ filmmaking techniques.

Why did most films produced during Hollywood's golden age lack the cinematic innovations that swept Europe?

Which dreamlike French avant-garde film was created by Spanish artists Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí?

What historical event led to the revitalization of Italian cinema and the emergence of the Italian neorealism movement?

What element of filmmaking does Truffaut's adoration of such directors as Jean Renoir, Alfred Hitchcock, and Orson Welles seem to negate?

In addition to studying the studio system, historians who take the economic approach toward the film industry also take into account

Explain what Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein meant by "montage of attractions" and how this approach differed from the classical Hollywood style.

What effect did the reception of Jim Jarmusch's Stranger Than Paradise (1984) have on independent film production?

William Henry Fox Talbot's greatest contribution to photography was

Explain the factors and changes that transformed Hollywood in the postwar period and brought about the New American Cinema.

How did the Italian government influence the decline of Italian neorealism?

The films of French magician and filmmaker Georges Méliès are best known for their innovative use of

One of the driving forces behind the emergence of the French New Wave movement was ________, which seeks to make individuals more responsible for their actions.

The Jazz Singer (1927) is historically significant because it featured several scenes with

The founders of the Das neue Kino movement believed that revitalization of the German cinema required recognizing both the divisive effects of Germany's Nazi past and

In what ways does Akira Kurosawa's Ran (1985) reflect Japanese culture, tradition, and attitudes?

A pre-sound era consisting of experiments with cinematic technique and subject matter, followed by a golden age of popular filmmaking that lapses into the state-funded production of sociopolitical film is a historical pattern largely applicable to what cinema region?

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