Question 1

Citizen Kane did not do well at the box office, although it was praised by critics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The term slapstick, a style of physical comedy, gets its name from the sound of two sticks being struck together off stage to make a theatrical punch sound more violent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The Akira Kurosawa film in which the audience is introduced to feudal Japan's warrior class:

Accepted Answer

A)  The Magnificent Seven 
B)  Rashomon 
C)  The Seven Samurai 
D)  The Seventh Seal 
E)  Paths of Glory 
A)  The Magnificent Seven 
B)  Rashomon 
C)  The Seven Samurai 
D)  The Seventh Seal 
E)  Paths of Glory C

Question 4

A nonfiction film that usually has a narrator but not a structured storyline is a

Accepted Answer

A)  romantic comedy 
B)  slapstick comedy 
C)  documentary 
D)  western 
E)  screen musical 
A)  romantic comedy 
B)  slapstick comedy 
C)  documentary 
D)  western 
E)  screen musical

Question 5

According to the chapter, considered the greatest musical Hollywood has ever made:

Accepted Answer

A)  Chicago 
B)  Singin' in the Rain 
C)  Up 
D)  Dirty Dancing 
E)  High Noon 
A)  Chicago 
B)  Singin' in the Rain 
C)  Up 
D)  Dirty Dancing 
E)  High Noon

Question 6

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ Singin' in the Rain deals with their earliest days

Accepted Answer

A) Peter Mark Roget 
B) It Happened One Night 
C) Charlie Chaplin 
D) elongated moment 
E) James L. Brooks
F)Paths of Glory
G)Mack Sennett
H)movies with sound
I)Saving Private Ryan
J)Martin Scorsese
K)tracking shot
L)Humphrey Bogart
M)Orson Welles
N)knight
O)Up
P)Alfred Hitchcock
Q)The Grapes of Wrath
R)D. W. Griffith
S)Gary Cooper
T)Federico Fellini
U)Roman Holiday
V)samurai 
A) Peter Mark Roget 
B) It Happened One Night 
C) Charlie Chaplin 
D) elongated moment 
E) James L. Brooks
F)Paths of Glory
G)Mack Sennett
H)movies with sound
I)Saving Private Ryan
J)Martin Scorsese
K)tracking shot
L)Humphrey Bogart
M)Orson Welles
N)knight
O)Up
P)Alfred Hitchcock
Q)The Grapes of Wrath
R)D. W. Griffith
S)Gary Cooper
T)Federico Fellini
U)Roman Holiday
V)samurai

Question 7

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ tramp who gets caught in a machine

Accepted Answer

A) Peter Mark Roget 
B) It Happened One Night 
C) Charlie Chaplin 
D) elongated moment 
E) James L. Brooks
F)Paths of Glory
G)Mack Sennett
H)movies with sound
I)Saving Private Ryan
J)Martin Scorsese
K)tracking shot
L)Humphrey Bogart
M)Orson Welles
N)knight
O)Up
P)Alfred Hitchcock
Q)The Grapes of Wrath
R)D. W. Griffith
S)Gary Cooper
T)Federico Fellini
U)Roman Holiday
V)samurai 
A) Peter Mark Roget 
B) It Happened One Night 
C) Charlie Chaplin 
D) elongated moment 
E) James L. Brooks
F)Paths of Glory
G)Mack Sennett
H)movies with sound
I)Saving Private Ryan
J)Martin Scorsese
K)tracking shot
L)Humphrey Bogart
M)Orson Welles
N)knight
O)Up
P)Alfred Hitchcock
Q)The Grapes of Wrath
R)D. W. Griffith
S)Gary Cooper
T)Federico Fellini
U)Roman Holiday
V)samurai

Question 8

In It Happened One Night, Colbert and Gable string a blanket between their motel-room beds for modesty and refer to it as "the great wall of China."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The film La Vie en Rosecenters on the life of the French singer Edith Piaf.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Directors who are trusted to choose their own projects and who often write their own screenplays that reflect their personal philosophies are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  executive producers 
B)  cinematographers 
C)  independent filmmakers 
D)  genres 
E)  auteurs 
A)  executive producers 
B)  cinematographers 
C)  independent filmmakers 
D)  genres 
E)  auteurs

Question 11

When the camera continuously travels from one subject to another without pausing:

Accepted Answer

A)  tracking shot 
B)  point of view 
C)  dissolve 
D)  lingering take 
E)  pan 
A)  tracking shot 
B)  point of view 
C)  dissolve 
D)  lingering take 
E)  pan

Question 12

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ director whospeededup movements in silent films

Accepted Answer

A) Peter Mark Roget 
B) It Happened One Night 
C) Charlie Chaplin 
D) elongated moment 
E) James L. Brooks
F)Paths of Glory
G)Mack Sennett
H)movies with sound
I)Saving Private Ryan
J)Martin Scorsese
K)tracking shot
L)Humphrey Bogart
M)Orson Welles
N)knight
O)Up
P)Alfred Hitchcock
Q)The Grapes of Wrath
R)D. W. Griffith
S)Gary Cooper
T)Federico Fellini
U)Roman Holiday
V)samurai 
A) Peter Mark Roget 
B) It Happened One Night 
C) Charlie Chaplin 
D) elongated moment 
E) James L. Brooks
F)Paths of Glory
G)Mack Sennett
H)movies with sound
I)Saving Private Ryan
J)Martin Scorsese
K)tracking shot
L)Humphrey Bogart
M)Orson Welles
N)knight
O)Up
P)Alfred Hitchcock
Q)The Grapes of Wrath
R)D. W. Griffith
S)Gary Cooper
T)Federico Fellini
U)Roman Holiday
V)samurai

Question 13

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ Audrey Hepburn as a princess out on the town

Accepted Answer

A) Peter Mark Roget 
B) It Happened One Night 
C) Charlie Chaplin 
D) elongated moment 
E) James L. Brooks
F)Paths of Glory
G)Mack Sennett
H)movies with sound
I)Saving Private Ryan
J)Martin Scorsese
K)tracking shot
L)Humphrey Bogart
M)Orson Welles
N)knight
O)Up
P)Alfred Hitchcock
Q)The Grapes of Wrath
R)D. W. Griffith
S)Gary Cooper
T)Federico Fellini
U)Roman Holiday
V)samurai 
A) Peter Mark Roget 
B) It Happened One Night 
C) Charlie Chaplin 
D) elongated moment 
E) James L. Brooks
F)Paths of Glory
G)Mack Sennett
H)movies with sound
I)Saving Private Ryan
J)Martin Scorsese
K)tracking shot
L)Humphrey Bogart
M)Orson Welles
N)knight
O)Up
P)Alfred Hitchcock
Q)The Grapes of Wrath
R)D. W. Griffith
S)Gary Cooper
T)Federico Fellini
U)Roman Holiday
V)samurai

Question 14

Classic film believed to have been based on a real-life newspaper publisher:

Accepted Answer

A)  Double Indemnity 
B)  The Seventh Seal 
C)  As Good as It Gets 
D)  Citizen Kane 
E)  The Maltese Falcon 
A)  Double Indemnity 
B)  The Seventh Seal 
C)  As Good as It Gets 
D)  Citizen Kane 
E)  The Maltese Falcon

Question 15

Saving Private Ryan shocked audiences with an intense depiction of a famous World War II battle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ introduced the lingering take

Accepted Answer

A) Peter Mark Roget 
B) It Happened One Night 
C) Charlie Chaplin 
D) elongated moment 
E) James L. Brooks
F)Paths of Glory
G)Mack Sennett
H)movies with sound
I)Saving Private Ryan
J)Martin Scorsese
K)tracking shot
L)Humphrey Bogart
M)Orson Welles
N)knight
O)Up
P)Alfred Hitchcock
Q)The Grapes of Wrath
R)D. W. Griffith
S)Gary Cooper
T)Federico Fellini
U)Roman Holiday
V)samurai 
A) Peter Mark Roget 
B) It Happened One Night 
C) Charlie Chaplin 
D) elongated moment 
E) James L. Brooks
F)Paths of Glory
G)Mack Sennett
H)movies with sound
I)Saving Private Ryan
J)Martin Scorsese
K)tracking shot
L)Humphrey Bogart
M)Orson Welles
N)knight
O)Up
P)Alfred Hitchcock
Q)The Grapes of Wrath
R)D. W. Griffith
S)Gary Cooper
T)Federico Fellini
U)Roman Holiday
V)samurai

Question 17

All of the following are criteria for critical film viewing except:

Accepted Answer

A)  characters with complex inner lives 
B)  relevance to the times 
C)  integrity 
D)  reverence 
E)  no violations of probability 
A)  characters with complex inner lives 
B)  relevance to the times 
C)  integrity 
D)  reverence 
E)  no violations of probability

Question 18

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ he created the most well-known persona in film noir

Accepted Answer

A) Peter Mark Roget 
B) It Happened One Night 
C) Charlie Chaplin 
D) elongated moment 
E) James L. Brooks
F)Paths of Glory
G)Mack Sennett
H)movies with sound
I)Saving Private Ryan
J)Martin Scorsese
K)tracking shot
L)Humphrey Bogart
M)Orson Welles
N)knight
O)Up
P)Alfred Hitchcock
Q)The Grapes of Wrath
R)D. W. Griffith
S)Gary Cooper
T)Federico Fellini
U)Roman Holiday
V)samurai 
A) Peter Mark Roget 
B) It Happened One Night 
C) Charlie Chaplin 
D) elongated moment 
E) James L. Brooks
F)Paths of Glory
G)Mack Sennett
H)movies with sound
I)Saving Private Ryan
J)Martin Scorsese
K)tracking shot
L)Humphrey Bogart
M)Orson Welles
N)knight
O)Up
P)Alfred Hitchcock
Q)The Grapes of Wrath
R)D. W. Griffith
S)Gary Cooper
T)Federico Fellini
U)Roman Holiday
V)samurai

Question 19

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ profession of main character in The Seventh Seal

Accepted Answer

A) Peter Mark Roget 
B) It Happened One Night 
C) Charlie Chaplin 
D) elongated moment 
E) James L. Brooks
F)Paths of Glory
G)Mack Sennett
H)movies with sound
I)Saving Private Ryan
J)Martin Scorsese
K)tracking shot
L)Humphrey Bogart
M)Orson Welles
N)knight
O)Up
P)Alfred Hitchcock
Q)The Grapes of Wrath
R)D. W. Griffith
S)Gary Cooper
T)Federico Fellini
U)Roman Holiday
V)samurai 
A) Peter Mark Roget 
B) It Happened One Night 
C) Charlie Chaplin 
D) elongated moment 
E) James L. Brooks
F)Paths of Glory
G)Mack Sennett
H)movies with sound
I)Saving Private Ryan
J)Martin Scorsese
K)tracking shot
L)Humphrey Bogart
M)Orson Welles
N)knight
O)Up
P)Alfred Hitchcock
Q)The Grapes of Wrath
R)D. W. Griffith
S)Gary Cooper
T)Federico Fellini
U)Roman Holiday
V)samurai

Question 20

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ he created horror in a setting of ordinary people unaware of the danger they are in

Accepted Answer

A) Peter Mark Roget 
B) It Happened One Night 
C) Charlie Chaplin 
D) elongated moment 
E) James L. Brooks
F)Paths of Glory
G)Mack Sennett
H)movies with sound
I)Saving Private Ryan
J)Martin Scorsese
K)tracking shot
L)Humphrey Bogart
M)Orson Welles
N)knight
O)Up
P)Alfred Hitchcock
Q)The Grapes of Wrath
R)D. W. Griffith
S)Gary Cooper
T)Federico Fellini
U)Roman Holiday
V)samurai 
A) Peter Mark Roget 
B) It Happened One Night 
C) Charlie Chaplin 
D) elongated moment 
E) James L. Brooks
F)Paths of Glory
G)Mack Sennett
H)movies with sound
I)Saving Private Ryan
J)Martin Scorsese
K)tracking shot
L)Humphrey Bogart
M)Orson Welles
N)knight
O)Up
P)Alfred Hitchcock
Q)The Grapes of Wrath
R)D. W. Griffith
S)Gary Cooper
T)Federico Fellini
U)Roman Holiday
V)samurai

Citizen Kane did not do well at the box office, although it was praised by critics.

The term slapstick, a style of physical comedy, gets its name from the sound of two sticks being struck together off stage to make a theatrical punch sound more violent.

The Akira Kurosawa film in which the audience is introduced to feudal Japan's warrior class:

A nonfiction film that usually has a narrator but not a structured storyline is a

According to the chapter, considered the greatest musical Hollywood has ever made:

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ Singin' in the Rain deals with their earliest days

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ tramp who gets caught in a machine

In It Happened One Night, Colbert and Gable string a blanket between their motel-room beds for modesty and refer to it as "the great wall of China."

The film La Vie en Rosecenters on the life of the French singer Edith Piaf.

Directors who are trusted to choose their own projects and who often write their own screenplays that reflect their personal philosophies are known as

When the camera continuously travels from one subject to another without pausing:

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ director whospeededup movements in silent films

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ Audrey Hepburn as a princess out on the town

Classic film believed to have been based on a real-life newspaper publisher:

Saving Private Ryan shocked audiences with an intense depiction of a famous World War II battle.

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ introduced the lingering take

All of the following are criteria for critical film viewing except:

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ he created the most well-known persona in film noir

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ profession of main character in The Seventh Seal

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ he created horror in a setting of ordinary people unaware of the danger they are in

The Humanities: a Shining Beacon

The Humanities and Critical Thinking

Myth and the Origin of the Humanities

Literature

Art

Music

Theater

The Musical Stage: Opera, Music, Drama, Dance

Religion

Morality

Happiness

Love

Life-Affirmation

Nature

Freedom

Filters

Exam 9: Cinema

Citizen Kane did not do well at the box office, although it was praised by critics.

The term slapstick, a style of physical comedy, gets its name from the sound of two sticks being struck together off stage to make a theatrical punch sound more violent.

The Akira Kurosawa film in which the audience is introduced to feudal Japan's warrior class:

A nonfiction film that usually has a narrator but not a structured storyline is a

According to the chapter, considered the greatest musical Hollywood has ever made:

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ Singin' in the Rain deals with their earliest days

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ tramp who gets caught in a machine

In It Happened One Night, Colbert and Gable string a blanket between their motel-room beds for modesty and refer to it as "the great wall of China."

The film La Vie en Rosecenters on the life of the French singer Edith Piaf.

Directors who are trusted to choose their own projects and who often write their own screenplays that reflect their personal philosophies are known as

When the camera continuously travels from one subject to another without pausing:

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ director whospeededup movements in silent films

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ Audrey Hepburn as a princess out on the town

Classic film believed to have been based on a real-life newspaper publisher:

Saving Private Ryan shocked audiences with an intense depiction of a famous World War II battle.

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ introduced the lingering take

All of the following are criteria for critical film viewing except:

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ he created the most well-known persona in film noir

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ profession of main character in The Seventh Seal

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ he created horror in a setting of ordinary people unaware of the danger they are in

The Humanities: a Shining Beacon

The Humanities and Critical Thinking

Myth and the Origin of the Humanities

Literature

Art

Music

Theater

The Musical Stage: Opera, Music, Drama, Dance

Religion

Morality

Happiness

Love

Life-Affirmation

Nature

Freedom

Filters