Question 1

An Inconvenient Truth is ________ about ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a fictional film . . . Al Gore 
B)  an experimental film . . . museum practices 
C)  a documentary . . . global warming 
D)  a romantic comedy . . . a secret marriage 
E)  a science fiction film . . . another planet 
A)  a fictional film . . . Al Gore 
B)  an experimental film . . . museum practices 
C)  a documentary . . . global warming 
D)  a romantic comedy . . . a secret marriage 
E)  a science fiction film . . . another planet

Question 2

The earliest films featured elaborate sets and behind-the-scenes footage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

D.W.Griffith's film Birth of a Nation employed innovative techniques and was used as a propaganda tool by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Transatlantic Railroad 
B)  Ellis Island 
C)  the Ku Klux Klan 
D)  the US president 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  the Transatlantic Railroad 
B)  Ellis Island 
C)  the Ku Klux Klan 
D)  the US president 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 4

Nam June Paik's ________ combines recognizable and distorted images made using a synthesizer to modulate video signals.

Accepted Answer

A)  ABC.123 
B)  Inconvenient Truth 
C)  Global Groove 
D)  Shock Wave 
E)  collage 
A)  ABC.123 
B)  Inconvenient Truth 
C)  Global Groove 
D)  Shock Wave 
E)  collage

Question 5

Movies were being shown all over Europe and the United States as early as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  1527 
B)  1750 
C)  1896 
D)  1936 
E)  1993 
A)  1527 
B)  1750 
C)  1896 
D)  1936 
E)  1993

Question 6

As Eadweard Muybridge's experiments with motion showed,________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the camera only captures what is clearly visible to the human eye 
B)  the human eye cannot perceive anything visible to the camera 
C)  the camera and the human eye have nothing in common 
D)  the camera can capture what the human eye cannot see 
E)  the camera cannot capture moving objects 
A)  the camera only captures what is clearly visible to the human eye 
B)  the human eye cannot perceive anything visible to the camera 
C)  the camera and the human eye have nothing in common 
D)  the camera can capture what the human eye cannot see 
E)  the camera cannot capture moving objects

Question 7

Match the term with its definition:
-synchronized sound

Accepted Answer

A) series of sketches or pictures used to show the scenes that will be filmed in a movie or created using animation 
B) small storefront movie theaters popular in the early twentieth century 
C) sound that is recorded during a scene or that coordinates with filmed images; also refers to sound that has a visible onscreen source 
D) making a movie by filming slightly varying separate still drawings, models, or computer-generated images, and putting them together in sequence so that they appear to move 
E) categories of film that have developed recognizable plots, types of characters, and scenery 
A) series of sketches or pictures used to show the scenes that will be filmed in a movie or created using animation 
B) small storefront movie theaters popular in the early twentieth century 
C) sound that is recorded during a scene or that coordinates with filmed images; also refers to sound that has a visible onscreen source 
D) making a movie by filming slightly varying separate still drawings, models, or computer-generated images, and putting them together in sequence so that they appear to move 
E) categories of film that have developed recognizable plots, types of characters, and scenery

Question 8

One of the first popular films to use synchronized sound was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  A Trip to the Moon 
B)  The Wizard of Oz 
C)  Singin' in the Rain 
D)  Citizen Kane 
E)  Star Wars 
A)  A Trip to the Moon 
B)  The Wizard of Oz 
C)  Singin' in the Rain 
D)  Citizen Kane 
E)  Star Wars

Question 9

Using puppets,dolls,or models to create scenes in a movie is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cel animation 
B)  imaginary thinking 
C)  stop-motion animation 
D)  collage 
E)  expressionism 
A)  cel animation 
B)  imaginary thinking 
C)  stop-motion animation 
D)  collage 
E)  expressionism

Question 10

The film The Cabinet of Dr.Caligari uses visual imagery rather than traditional dialogue to tell the story,while the focus on imagery in Meshes of the Afternoon may seem closer to traditional fine art than to a conventional movie narrative.Consider the movie stills in two or three examples from this Chapter,and make a list of the elements and principles at work in them.If possible,see the films themselves (or watch an extract)and discuss how those elements and principles have translated across moving images.Which of them are still present? In what ways have they changed?

Accepted Answer

In The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, the visu

Question 11

Match the filmmaker with a description of his or her work:
-Maya Deren

Accepted Answer

A) photographer who first captured sequences of still images of a horse and then made them appear to move 
B) director of an experimental film based on dreams, recurring objects, and repeated image sequences 
C) filmmaker renowned for an innovative and influential film that commented on a newspaper tycoon and the American Dream 
D) known for silent films with trick effects and humor, including one about astronomers launched from a cannon onto the moon 
E) animator who incorporates elements from Japanese mythology into his films
F)Oscar-winning director who used cutting-edge visual effects, combining live action with computer-generated imagery 
A) photographer who first captured sequences of still images of a horse and then made them appear to move 
B) director of an experimental film based on dreams, recurring objects, and repeated image sequences 
C) filmmaker renowned for an innovative and influential film that commented on a newspaper tycoon and the American Dream 
D) known for silent films with trick effects and humor, including one about astronomers launched from a cannon onto the moon 
E) animator who incorporates elements from Japanese mythology into his films
F)Oscar-winning director who used cutting-edge visual effects, combining live action with computer-generated imagery

Question 12

________ films often include innovative technology,unexpected subject matter,and/or manipulated images.

Accepted Answer

A)  documentary 
B)  experimental 
C)  silent 
D)  historical 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  documentary 
B)  experimental 
C)  silent 
D)  historical 
E)  all of the other answers

Question 13

How are the locations in The Wizard of Oz distinguished?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kansas is shown in color and the Land of Oz is in black and white 
B)  Kansas is shown in black and white and the Land of Oz is in color 
C)  Kansas and the Land of Oz are both in black and white 
D)  Kansas and the Land of Oz are both in color 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  Kansas is shown in color and the Land of Oz is in black and white 
B)  Kansas is shown in black and white and the Land of Oz is in color 
C)  Kansas and the Land of Oz are both in black and white 
D)  Kansas and the Land of Oz are both in color 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 14

Match the term with its definition:
-film genres

Accepted Answer

A) series of sketches or pictures used to show the scenes that will be filmed in a movie or created using animation 
B) small storefront movie theaters popular in the early twentieth century 
C) sound that is recorded during a scene or that coordinates with filmed images; also refers to sound that has a visible onscreen source 
D) making a movie by filming slightly varying separate still drawings, models, or computer-generated images, and putting them together in sequence so that they appear to move 
E) categories of film that have developed recognizable plots, types of characters, and scenery 
A) series of sketches or pictures used to show the scenes that will be filmed in a movie or created using animation 
B) small storefront movie theaters popular in the early twentieth century 
C) sound that is recorded during a scene or that coordinates with filmed images; also refers to sound that has a visible onscreen source 
D) making a movie by filming slightly varying separate still drawings, models, or computer-generated images, and putting them together in sequence so that they appear to move 
E) categories of film that have developed recognizable plots, types of characters, and scenery

Question 15

Videos designed to be art are often made to be presented ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  on television screens 
B)  in art galleries or at art events 
C)  in such a way that they transform a space 
D)  projected on walls 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  on television screens 
B)  in art galleries or at art events 
C)  in such a way that they transform a space 
D)  projected on walls 
E)  all of the other answers

Question 16

Digital filmmaking has taken over as the dominant technology in the film industry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Match the filmmaker with a description of his or her work:
-Hayao Miyazaki

Accepted Answer

A) photographer who first captured sequences of still images of a horse and then made them appear to move 
B) director of an experimental film based on dreams, recurring objects, and repeated image sequences 
C) filmmaker renowned for an innovative and influential film that commented on a newspaper tycoon and the American Dream 
D) known for silent films with trick effects and humor, including one about astronomers launched from a cannon onto the moon 
E) animator who incorporates elements from Japanese mythology into his films
F)Oscar-winning director who used cutting-edge visual effects, combining live action with computer-generated imagery 
A) photographer who first captured sequences of still images of a horse and then made them appear to move 
B) director of an experimental film based on dreams, recurring objects, and repeated image sequences 
C) filmmaker renowned for an innovative and influential film that commented on a newspaper tycoon and the American Dream 
D) known for silent films with trick effects and humor, including one about astronomers launched from a cannon onto the moon 
E) animator who incorporates elements from Japanese mythology into his films
F)Oscar-winning director who used cutting-edge visual effects, combining live action with computer-generated imagery

Question 18

Match the filmmaker with a description of his or her work:
-Peter Jackson

Accepted Answer

A) photographer who first captured sequences of still images of a horse and then made them appear to move 
B) director of an experimental film based on dreams, recurring objects, and repeated image sequences 
C) filmmaker renowned for an innovative and influential film that commented on a newspaper tycoon and the American Dream 
D) known for silent films with trick effects and humor, including one about astronomers launched from a cannon onto the moon 
E) animator who incorporates elements from Japanese mythology into his films
F)Oscar-winning director who used cutting-edge visual effects, combining live action with computer-generated imagery 
A) photographer who first captured sequences of still images of a horse and then made them appear to move 
B) director of an experimental film based on dreams, recurring objects, and repeated image sequences 
C) filmmaker renowned for an innovative and influential film that commented on a newspaper tycoon and the American Dream 
D) known for silent films with trick effects and humor, including one about astronomers launched from a cannon onto the moon 
E) animator who incorporates elements from Japanese mythology into his films
F)Oscar-winning director who used cutting-edge visual effects, combining live action with computer-generated imagery

Question 19

The film The Artist,released in 2011,comments on "the good old days" of the film industry by using ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  aliens and CGI 
B)  comedians and a war setting 
C)  abstraction and animation 
D)  silence and black and white 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  aliens and CGI 
B)  comedians and a war setting 
C)  abstraction and animation 
D)  silence and black and white 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 20

One of the first popular films to use color imagery was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  A Trip to the Moon 
B)  The Wizard of Oz 
C)  Singin' in the Rain 
D)  Citizen Kane 
E)  Star Wars 
A)  A Trip to the Moon 
B)  The Wizard of Oz 
C)  Singin' in the Rain 
D)  Citizen Kane 
E)  Star Wars

Exam 19: Film, Video, and Digital Art

An Inconvenient Truth is ________ about ________.

The earliest films featured elaborate sets and behind-the-scenes footage.

D.W.Griffith's film Birth of a Nation employed innovative techniques and was used as a propaganda tool by ________.

Nam June Paik's ________ combines recognizable and distorted images made using a synthesizer to modulate video signals.

Movies were being shown all over Europe and the United States as early as ________.

As Eadweard Muybridge's experiments with motion showed,________.

Match the term with its definition: -synchronized sound

One of the first popular films to use synchronized sound was ________.

Using puppets,dolls,or models to create scenes in a movie is called ________.

Match the filmmaker with a description of his or her work: -Maya Deren

________ films often include innovative technology,unexpected subject matter,and/or manipulated images.

How are the locations in The Wizard of Oz distinguished?

Match the term with its definition: -film genres

Videos designed to be art are often made to be presented ________.

Digital filmmaking has taken over as the dominant technology in the film industry.

Match the filmmaker with a description of his or her work: -Hayao Miyazaki

Match the filmmaker with a description of his or her work: -Peter Jackson

The film The Artist,released in 2011,comments on "the good old days" of the film industry by using ________.

One of the first popular films to use color imagery was ________.

Line, Shape, and the Principle of Contrast

Form, Volume, Mass, and Texture

Implied Depth: Value and Space

Color

Time and Motion

Unity Variety and Balance

Scale and Proportion

Emphasis and Focal Point

Pattern and Rhythm

Content and Analysis

Drawing

Painting

Printmaking

Sculpture

Architecture

The Tradition of Craft

Visual Communication Design

Photography

Alternative Media and Processes

The Prehistoric and Ancient Mediterranean

Art of the Middle Ages

Art of India, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia

Art of the Americas

Art of Africa and the Pacific Islands

Art of Renaissance and Baroque Europe: 1400 to 1750

Art of Europe and America, 1700 to 1865: Rococo to Realism

The Modern Aesthetic: Manet in 1863 to the American Scene in the 1930s

Late Modern and Contemporary Art: from Abstract Expressionism in the 1940s to the Present Day

Art and Community

Spirituality and Art

Art and the Cycle of Life

Art and Science

Art and Illusion

Art of Political Leaders and Rulers

Art, War, and Revolution

Art of Social Conscience

The Body in Art

Exam Identity, Race, and Gender in Art

Gateway Features for Gateways to Art

Introduction

Filters

An Inconvenient Truth is about .