Question 1

How do stars factor into an understanding of genre movies?

Accepted Answer

A)  as incidental to their design. 
B)  as absolutely necessary to their definition 
C)  as an unfortunate drawback of the Hollywood system 
D)  as an important factor in their classification and analysis 
E)  as far less worthy of study than the role of directors, producers, and the like 
A)  as incidental to their design. 
B)  as absolutely necessary to their definition 
C)  as an unfortunate drawback of the Hollywood system 
D)  as an important factor in their classification and analysis 
E)  as far less worthy of study than the role of directors, producers, and the like

Question 2

Citing an example, explain how film noir plot structures evoke a feeling of disorientation.

Accepted Answer

Possible example: A private detective re

Question 3

Which of the following is one of the primary concerns of documentary filmmaking?

Accepted Answer

A)  the recording of reality 
B)  the commercial return on investment 
C)  the coordination of lighting design and camera movement 
D)  subjective truth 
E)  the creation of fictional events 
A)  the recording of reality 
B)  the commercial return on investment 
C)  the coordination of lighting design and camera movement 
D)  subjective truth 
E)  the creation of fictional events

Question 4

Which of the following represents the way characters can embody both the traits of the wilderness and civilization in the Western genre?

Accepted Answer

A)  a Native American stereotype meant to symbolize complete savagery 
B)  an outlaw-turned-sheriff who must come to terms with his dark past 
C)  a shy schoolmarm who brings school learning to the outer reaches of the frontier 
D)  a bank robber who must be captured or killed to restore order to the community 
E)  a mysterious, gun-slinging wanderer who never settles in or helps the society of the Old West 
A)  a Native American stereotype meant to symbolize complete savagery 
B)  an outlaw-turned-sheriff who must come to terms with his dark past 
C)  a shy schoolmarm who brings school learning to the outer reaches of the frontier 
D)  a bank robber who must be captured or killed to restore order to the community 
E)  a mysterious, gun-slinging wanderer who never settles in or helps the society of the Old West

Question 5

One of the four basic approaches to documentary filmmaking is

Accepted Answer

A)  fictional. 
B)  comprehensive. 
C)  entertainment. 
D)  demonstrative. 
E)  propaganda. 
A)  fictional. 
B)  comprehensive. 
C)  entertainment. 
D)  demonstrative. 
E)  propaganda.

Question 6

What is the science fiction genre's thematic relationship to issues concerning advanced technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  The genre retreats from the potential threats associated with technology by speculating about fantasy worlds in which it does not exist. 
B)  The genre unconsciously champions technology no matter what the ethical cost. 
C)  The genre repeatedly depicts technology as unimportant to society. 
D)  The genre speculates and fantasizes about only the wonders of future technological advancement. 
E)  The genre expresses anxieties concerning technology and its cost to human freedom and even life. 
A)  The genre retreats from the potential threats associated with technology by speculating about fantasy worlds in which it does not exist. 
B)  The genre unconsciously champions technology no matter what the ethical cost. 
C)  The genre repeatedly depicts technology as unimportant to society. 
D)  The genre speculates and fantasizes about only the wonders of future technological advancement. 
E)  The genre expresses anxieties concerning technology and its cost to human freedom and even life.

Question 7

One significant cultural motive behind attending genre movies lies in

Accepted Answer

A)  watching the performance of certain beloved actors. 
B)  enforcing fundamental beliefs. 
C)  recognizing and analyzing specific generic patterns. 
D)  avoiding uncategorizable films. 
E)  therapeutic consolation for problems that remain irresolvable in real life. 
A)  watching the performance of certain beloved actors. 
B)  enforcing fundamental beliefs. 
C)  recognizing and analyzing specific generic patterns. 
D)  avoiding uncategorizable films. 
E)  therapeutic consolation for problems that remain irresolvable in real life.

Question 8

Like Harry Potter, the original Star Wars saga, and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Lego Movie is structured around a story mythology known as

Accepted Answer

A)  the "journeyman's quest." 
B)  the "hero's journey." 
C)  the "villain's comeuppance." 
D)  the "protagonist's odyssey." 
E)  the "cycle of stories." 
A)  the "journeyman's quest." 
B)  the "hero's journey." 
C)  the "villain's comeuppance." 
D)  the "protagonist's odyssey." 
E)  the "cycle of stories."

Question 9

What character type recurs throughout horror films?

Accepted Answer

A)  the wise-cracking sidekick 
B)  the prim and proper schoolmarm 
C)  the hardboiled detective 
D)  the naive new kid in town 
E)  the malevolent and differentiated "other" 
A)  the wise-cracking sidekick 
B)  the prim and proper schoolmarm 
C)  the hardboiled detective 
D)  the naive new kid in town 
E)  the malevolent and differentiated "other"

Question 10

Which of the following hypothetical movies exemplifies the horror genre's similarities to primitive religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  a werewolf movie that mocks the clichés of the subgenre to which it belongs 
B)  a vampire movie that intends less to scare its audience and more to provide it with a romantic love story 
C)  a slasher film that subverts formal elements to such an extent that it could be considered an experimental movie 
D)  a supernatural thriller that makes audience members identify with a character who barely survives an encounter with occult forces 
E)  a zombie film that works first and foremost as a political allegory 
A)  a werewolf movie that mocks the clichés of the subgenre to which it belongs 
B)  a vampire movie that intends less to scare its audience and more to provide it with a romantic love story 
C)  a slasher film that subverts formal elements to such an extent that it could be considered an experimental movie 
D)  a supernatural thriller that makes audience members identify with a character who barely survives an encounter with occult forces 
E)  a zombie film that works first and foremost as a political allegory

Question 11

Which of the following movies features a film noir protagonist?

Accepted Answer

A)  an urban rags-to-riches/rise-and-fall story centered on a young man who ascends the ladder of organized crime to become a top underworld boss 
B)  a tough crime drama in which a jaded private detective falls for the charms of an alluring but deadly temptress who hires him to find her kidnapped husband 
C)  a fast-paced action film starring a muscular hero who defeats a group of terrorists who take over a train station 
D)  an eerie suburban-based movie in which a lonely teenager discovers he can turn into a werewolf during the full moon 
E)  an experimental art film in which a mystery story soon evolves into a meditation on the very nature of photography itself 
A)  an urban rags-to-riches/rise-and-fall story centered on a young man who ascends the ladder of organized crime to become a top underworld boss 
B)  a tough crime drama in which a jaded private detective falls for the charms of an alluring but deadly temptress who hires him to find her kidnapped husband 
C)  a fast-paced action film starring a muscular hero who defeats a group of terrorists who take over a train station 
D)  an eerie suburban-based movie in which a lonely teenager discovers he can turn into a werewolf during the full moon 
E)  an experimental art film in which a mystery story soon evolves into a meditation on the very nature of photography itself

Question 12

What film claims to be the first fully animated feature-length documentary?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chicago 10 (2007) 
B)  Song of the Sea (2014) 
C)  Tower (2016) 
D)  Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013) 
E)  Waltz with Bashir (2008) 
A)  Chicago 10 (2007) 
B)  Song of the Sea (2014) 
C)  Tower (2016) 
D)  Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013) 
E)  Waltz with Bashir (2008)

Question 13

Name and explain some of Maya Deren's innovative contributions to experimental filmmaking.

Accepted Answer

Defying continuity editing and thus blur

Question 14

Which of the following constitutes a major difference between commercial narrative films and experimental films?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most commercial narrative films refute storytelling conventions. 
B)  Most commercial narrative films dissuade audiences from identifying with characters. 
C)  Many experimental films repeatedly remind audiences that they are watching a movie. 
D)  Many experimental films are made by large teams of moviemaking professionals. 
E)  Many experimental films find huge audiences in multiplex theaters. 
A)  Most commercial narrative films refute storytelling conventions. 
B)  Most commercial narrative films dissuade audiences from identifying with characters. 
C)  Many experimental films repeatedly remind audiences that they are watching a movie. 
D)  Many experimental films are made by large teams of moviemaking professionals. 
E)  Many experimental films find huge audiences in multiplex theaters.

Question 15

Which of the following films would be considered part of the self-reflexive strain of experimental cinema?

Accepted Answer

A)  a film in which a city during the evening is shot as a play of light and color 
B)  a film that pokes fun at classical Westerns by irreverently editing together John Wayne films 
C)  a film in which a filmmaker records daily scenes of his own life in a fragmented, oblique fashion 
D)  a film that explicitly yet poetically documents acts of lesbian eroticism 
E)  a film that animates abstract shapes to the tune of a Bach sonata 
A)  a film in which a city during the evening is shot as a play of light and color 
B)  a film that pokes fun at classical Westerns by irreverently editing together John Wayne films 
C)  a film in which a filmmaker records daily scenes of his own life in a fragmented, oblique fashion 
D)  a film that explicitly yet poetically documents acts of lesbian eroticism 
E)  a film that animates abstract shapes to the tune of a Bach sonata

Question 16

Using an example, explain how the integrated musical can be much more effective than the backstage musical in revealing its characters' emotional states through song and dance.

Accepted Answer

Possible example: A movie about a young

Question 17

Which of the following is a typical variation of the basic horror plot structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  The other is accepted by the community that it initially terrorized. 
B)  The protagonist comes to recognize that the other is simply a figment of his or her imagination. 
C)  The protagonist and the other join forces to destroy the community. 
D)  The protagonist begins to become the other and eventually faces the decision to either destroy him- or herself or else complete the transformation. 
E)  The protagonist realizes that the other is just as misunderstood as him- or herself, and brings it into his or her life so that both can become benevolent allies. 
A)  The other is accepted by the community that it initially terrorized. 
B)  The protagonist comes to recognize that the other is simply a figment of his or her imagination. 
C)  The protagonist and the other join forces to destroy the community. 
D)  The protagonist begins to become the other and eventually faces the decision to either destroy him- or herself or else complete the transformation. 
E)  The protagonist realizes that the other is just as misunderstood as him- or herself, and brings it into his or her life so that both can become benevolent allies.

Question 18

Which of the following movies represents the film noir style of cinematography?

Accepted Answer

A)  a brooding crime thriller with high-contrast, low-key lighting featuring deep shadows 
B)  a sunny, optimistic musical with low-contrast, high-key lighting featuring bright illumination 
C)  a disturbing science fiction-horror hybrid with pitch-black darkness and scarcely any illumination 
D)  an experimental film with disorienting, washed-out colors and uniform illumination 
E)  a guerrilla-style documentary with grainy film stock that captures natural lighting 
A)  a brooding crime thriller with high-contrast, low-key lighting featuring deep shadows 
B)  a sunny, optimistic musical with low-contrast, high-key lighting featuring bright illumination 
C)  a disturbing science fiction-horror hybrid with pitch-black darkness and scarcely any illumination 
D)  an experimental film with disorienting, washed-out colors and uniform illumination 
E)  a guerrilla-style documentary with grainy film stock that captures natural lighting

Question 19

What was one of the major solutions to making audiences accept the unrealistic conventions of the musical in a realistic medium like the cinema?

Accepted Answer

A)  having characters only sing instead of dance in elaborate choreographed sequences 
B)  using songs from familiar Broadway stage hits 
C)  making the stories of musicals center on backstage musicals where the characters are employed to sing and act anyway 
D)  forcing audiences to sing songs from the musicals while watching in the theater 
E)  limiting musical numbers so that audiences would not be overwhelmed by the artificial elements of the genre 
A)  having characters only sing instead of dance in elaborate choreographed sequences 
B)  using songs from familiar Broadway stage hits 
C)  making the stories of musicals center on backstage musicals where the characters are employed to sing and act anyway 
D)  forcing audiences to sing songs from the musicals while watching in the theater 
E)  limiting musical numbers so that audiences would not be overwhelmed by the artificial elements of the genre

Question 20

Which of the following was a characteristic of film noir during and after World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were top-priority A-movies with large budgets and big stars. 
B)  They were produced to satisfy the government's quota for wartime propaganda to drum up support for the military. 
C)  They were low-budget B-movies where much stylistic risk taking and innovation could be tried out. 
D)  They were critically lauded by American but not French critics. 
E)  They were high-spirited, lighthearted comedies meant to provide audiences with escapism during a difficult era. 
A)  They were top-priority A-movies with large budgets and big stars. 
B)  They were produced to satisfy the government's quota for wartime propaganda to drum up support for the military. 
C)  They were low-budget B-movies where much stylistic risk taking and innovation could be tried out. 
D)  They were critically lauded by American but not French critics. 
E)  They were high-spirited, lighthearted comedies meant to provide audiences with escapism during a difficult era.

How do stars factor into an understanding of genre movies?

Citing an example, explain how film noir plot structures evoke a feeling of disorientation.

Which of the following is one of the primary concerns of documentary filmmaking?

Which of the following represents the way characters can embody both the traits of the wilderness and civilization in the Western genre?

One of the four basic approaches to documentary filmmaking is

What is the science fiction genre's thematic relationship to issues concerning advanced technology?

One significant cultural motive behind attending genre movies lies in

Like Harry Potter, the original Star Wars saga, and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Lego Movie is structured around a story mythology known as

What character type recurs throughout horror films?

Which of the following hypothetical movies exemplifies the horror genre's similarities to primitive religion?

Which of the following movies features a film noir protagonist?

What film claims to be the first fully animated feature-length documentary?

Name and explain some of Maya Deren's innovative contributions to experimental filmmaking.

Which of the following constitutes a major difference between commercial narrative films and experimental films?

Which of the following films would be considered part of the self-reflexive strain of experimental cinema?

Using an example, explain how the integrated musical can be much more effective than the backstage musical in revealing its characters' emotional states through song and dance.

Which of the following is a typical variation of the basic horror plot structure?

Which of the following movies represents the film noir style of cinematography?

What was one of the major solutions to making audiences accept the unrealistic conventions of the musical in a realistic medium like the cinema?

Which of the following was a characteristic of film noir during and after World War II?

Looking at Movies

Principles of Film Form

Elements of Narrative

Mise-En-Scène

Cinematography

Acting

Editing

Sound

Film History

How the Movies Are Made

Filters

Exam 3: Types of Movies

How do stars factor into an understanding of genre movies?

Citing an example, explain how film noir plot structures evoke a feeling of disorientation.

Which of the following is one of the primary concerns of documentary filmmaking?

Which of the following represents the way characters can embody both the traits of the wilderness and civilization in the Western genre?

One of the four basic approaches to documentary filmmaking is

What is the science fiction genre's thematic relationship to issues concerning advanced technology?

One significant cultural motive behind attending genre movies lies in

Like Harry Potter, the original Star Wars saga, and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Lego Movie is structured around a story mythology known as

What character type recurs throughout horror films?

Which of the following hypothetical movies exemplifies the horror genre's similarities to primitive religion?

Which of the following movies features a film noir protagonist?

What film claims to be the first fully animated feature-length documentary?

Name and explain some of Maya Deren's innovative contributions to experimental filmmaking.

Which of the following constitutes a major difference between commercial narrative films and experimental films?

Which of the following films would be considered part of the self-reflexive strain of experimental cinema?

Using an example, explain how the integrated musical can be much more effective than the backstage musical in revealing its characters' emotional states through song and dance.

Which of the following is a typical variation of the basic horror plot structure?

Which of the following movies represents the film noir style of cinematography?

What was one of the major solutions to making audiences accept the unrealistic conventions of the musical in a realistic medium like the cinema?

Which of the following was a characteristic of film noir during and after World War II?

Looking at Movies

Principles of Film Form

Elements of Narrative

Mise-En-Scène

Cinematography

Acting

Editing

Sound

Film History

How the Movies Are Made

Filters