Question 1

Comedy often depends on creating surprise or cheating spectators' expectations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A film is said to be complex if

Accepted Answer

A) spectators have difficulty following the story line. 
B) it involves numerous characters. 
C) it invites spectators to think more deeply about their own real-life situations. 
D) it creates multiple relations among many different formal film elements. 
A) spectators have difficulty following the story line. 
B) it involves numerous characters. 
C) it invites spectators to think more deeply about their own real-life situations. 
D) it creates multiple relations among many different formal film elements.

Question 3

In film evaluation,moral criteria are used to judge certain aspects of a film outside of their film context.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Variation is a fundamental principle of film form.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A film's "development" is based on repetition as well as

Accepted Answer

A) progression. 
B) the film's ending. 
C) motifs. 
D) themes. 
A) progression. 
B) the film's ending. 
C) motifs. 
D) themes.

Question 6

Which of the following works is NOT structured around a journey?

Accepted Answer

A) The Wizard of Oz 
B) Collateral 
C) The Lord of the Rings 
D) The Odyssey 
A) The Wizard of Oz 
B) Collateral 
C) The Lord of the Rings 
D) The Odyssey

Question 7

Similarities between two or more distinct elements of a film are called

Accepted Answer

A) repetitions. 
B) consistencies. 
C) shared traits. 
D) parallels. 
A) repetitions. 
B) consistencies. 
C) shared traits. 
D) parallels.

Question 8

Social ideology is a set of values characteristic of a whole society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following criterion for evaluating a film involves an assessment of how emotionally engaging the film is?

Accepted Answer

A) Moral judgment 
B) Realistic sets 
C) Intensity of effect 
D) Originality 
A) Moral judgment 
B) Realistic sets 
C) Intensity of effect 
D) Originality

Question 10

Elements such as traditions,dominant styles,or popular forms that are common to several different types of art are called

Accepted Answer

A) traits. 
B) genres. 
C) conventions. 
D) formulas. 
A) traits. 
B) genres. 
C) conventions. 
D) formulas.

Question 11

In the judgment of a film's quality,a "criterion" is

Accepted Answer

A) an expectation experienced by spectators before the film begins. 
B) a standard that can be applied to many different films. 
C) a critique of the overall artistic value of the film. 
D) an objective evaluation by an experienced film critic. 
A) an expectation experienced by spectators before the film begins. 
B) a standard that can be applied to many different films. 
C) a critique of the overall artistic value of the film. 
D) an objective evaluation by an experienced film critic.

Question 12

What is a "motif"?

Accepted Answer

A) An important element that is repeated throughout a film 
B) A justification for an element appearing in a film 
C) A reason for a character's actions 
D) An element that creates conflict in a film 
A) An important element that is repeated throughout a film 
B) A justification for an element appearing in a film 
C) A reason for a character's actions 
D) An element that creates conflict in a film

Question 13

Emotions represented in a film are usually experienced by the audience as well.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Emotions experienced by spectators result from spectators' perceptions of

Accepted Answer

A) how other spectators interpret the film. 
B) the film's use of conventions. 
C) formal patterns in the film. 
D) how closely the film's events resemble those of real life. 
A) how other spectators interpret the film. 
B) the film's use of conventions. 
C) formal patterns in the film. 
D) how closely the film's events resemble those of real life.

Question 15

The Wizard of Oz has a large-scale ABA form.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Events involving characters that form a film's story is/are the

Accepted Answer

A) narrative elements. 
B) stylistic elements. 
C) cinematic structure. 
D) content. 
A) narrative elements. 
B) stylistic elements. 
C) cinematic structure. 
D) content.

Question 17

Comparing the beginning with the ending of a film helps spectators to understand

Accepted Answer

A) the film's overall pattern. 
B) parallel elements in the film. 
C) motifs in the film. 
D) the film's overall message. 
A) the film's overall pattern. 
B) parallel elements in the film. 
C) motifs in the film. 
D) the film's overall message.

Question 18

Prior experience has little effect on spectators' expectations as they view a film.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Referential meaning is meaning that is openly asserted in a film.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a stylistic element of a film?

Accepted Answer

A) The way the camera moves 
B) The use of music 
C) The pattern of narrative events 
D) The arrangement of color in a frame 
A) The way the camera moves 
B) The use of music 
C) The pattern of narrative events 
D) The arrangement of color in a frame

Comedy often depends on creating surprise or cheating spectators' expectations.

A film is said to be complex if

In film evaluation,moral criteria are used to judge certain aspects of a film outside of their film context.

Variation is a fundamental principle of film form.

A film's "development" is based on repetition as well as

Which of the following works is NOT structured around a journey?

Similarities between two or more distinct elements of a film are called

Social ideology is a set of values characteristic of a whole society.

Which of the following criterion for evaluating a film involves an assessment of how emotionally engaging the film is?

Elements such as traditions,dominant styles,or popular forms that are common to several different types of art are called

In the judgment of a film's quality,a "criterion" is

What is a "motif"?

Emotions represented in a film are usually experienced by the audience as well.

Emotions experienced by spectators result from spectators' perceptions of

The Wizard of Oz has a large-scale ABA form.

Events involving characters that form a film's story is/are the

Comparing the beginning with the ending of a film helps spectators to understand

Prior experience has little effect on spectators' expectations as they view a film.

Referential meaning is meaning that is openly asserted in a film.

Which of the following is NOT a stylistic element of a film?

Film As Art

Narrative Form

The Shot- Mise-EN-Scene

The Shot- Cinema-to-Graphy

The Relation of Shot to Shot- Editing

Sound in the Cinema

Summary- Style and Film Form

Film Genres

Documentary, Experimental, and Animated Films

Historical Changes in Film Art

Filters

Exam 2: The Significance of Film Form

Comedy often depends on creating surprise or cheating spectators' expectations.

A film is said to be complex if

In film evaluation,moral criteria are used to judge certain aspects of a film outside of their film context.

Variation is a fundamental principle of film form.

A film's "development" is based on repetition as well as

Which of the following works is NOT structured around a journey?

Similarities between two or more distinct elements of a film are called

Social ideology is a set of values characteristic of a whole society.

Which of the following criterion for evaluating a film involves an assessment of how emotionally engaging the film is?

Elements such as traditions,dominant styles,or popular forms that are common to several different types of art are called

In the judgment of a film's quality,a "criterion" is

What is a "motif"?

Emotions represented in a film are usually experienced by the audience as well.

Emotions experienced by spectators result from spectators' perceptions of

The Wizard of Oz has a large-scale ABA form.

Events involving characters that form a film's story is/are the

Comparing the beginning with the ending of a film helps spectators to understand

Prior experience has little effect on spectators' expectations as they view a film.

Referential meaning is meaning that is openly asserted in a film.

Which of the following is NOT a stylistic element of a film?

Film As Art

Narrative Form

The Shot- Mise-EN-Scene

The Shot- Cinema-to-Graphy

The Relation of Shot to Shot- Editing

Sound in the Cinema

Summary- Style and Film Form

Film Genres

Documentary, Experimental, and Animated Films

Historical Changes in Film Art

Filters