Question 1

Explain Abel Gance's "Polyvision" as an example of his extravagant filmmaking.

Accepted Answer

Abel Gance's "Polyvision" is a prime exa

Question 2

Potemkin's Odessa steps sequence is a powerful recreation of what it's like to be caught in an explosion of random violence.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In what ways did filmmakers react to the disillusioning bloodiness of World War I? What film movement/ style was the ultimate reaction to "the war to end all wars"?

Accepted Answer

Filmmakers reacted to the disillusioning

Question 4

Dadaism is the art movement that

Accepted Answer

A) despised realism. 
B) emphasized the illogical or absurd. 
C) used buffoonery and provocative behavior to shock. 
D) all of the above 
A) despised realism. 
B) emphasized the illogical or absurd. 
C) used buffoonery and provocative behavior to shock. 
D) all of the above

Question 5

Kuleshov's editing experiment on the importance of the order of shots involved which sequence?

Accepted Answer

A) closeup of an actor with a plate of soup;a dead woman in a coffin;a little girl playing with a doll 
B) closeup of a little girl playing with a doll;a dead woman in a coffin;an actor with a plate of soup 
C) a dead woman in a coffin;a little girl playing with a doll;an actor with a plate of soup 
D) none of the above 
A) closeup of an actor with a plate of soup;a dead woman in a coffin;a little girl playing with a doll 
B) closeup of a little girl playing with a doll;a dead woman in a coffin;an actor with a plate of soup 
C) a dead woman in a coffin;a little girl playing with a doll;an actor with a plate of soup 
D) none of the above

Question 6

Murnau was the first to make camera movement a style sufficient unto itself.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The French director who had an anarchist spirit but produced a light tone was

Accepted Answer

A) René Clair 
B) Jean Renoir 
C) Marcel Proust 
D) Jean Vigo 
A) René Clair 
B) Jean Renoir 
C) Marcel Proust 
D) Jean Vigo

Question 8

Luis Buńuel,in film after film,took as his theme

Accepted Answer

A) various ways people are cruel to animals. 
B) some attack on conventional morality. 
C) support for capitalist-based society. 
D) examination and application of the ideas of Carl Jung. 
A) various ways people are cruel to animals. 
B) some attack on conventional morality. 
C) support for capitalist-based society. 
D) examination and application of the ideas of Carl Jung.

Question 9

Matching
-Fritz Lang ___

Accepted Answer

A) The Cabinet of Dr.Caligari 
B) Le Million 
C) The Last Laugh 
D) editing is the essence of cinema 
E) L'Age d'Or
F)The Lodger
G)Lulu in Hollywood
H)Storm over Asia
I)Spies
J)Napoleon 
A) The Cabinet of Dr.Caligari 
B) Le Million 
C) The Last Laugh 
D) editing is the essence of cinema 
E) L'Age d'Or
F)The Lodger
G)Lulu in Hollywood
H)Storm over Asia
I)Spies
J)Napoleon

Question 10

Sjöström and Stiller explored the suffering brought on by the conflict between severe Protestantism and its constricting effect on the human instinct for pleasure.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is a renowned Fritz Lang film?

Accepted Answer

A) Wings 
B) Mother 
C) The Eyes of the Mummy Man 
D) Metropolis 
A) Wings 
B) Mother 
C) The Eyes of the Mummy Man 
D) Metropolis

Question 12

Matching
-Vsevelod Pudovkin ___

Accepted Answer

A) The Cabinet of Dr.Caligari 
B) Le Million 
C) The Last Laugh 
D) editing is the essence of cinema 
E) L'Age d'Or
F)The Lodger
G)Lulu in Hollywood
H)Storm over Asia
I)Spies
J)Napoleon 
A) The Cabinet of Dr.Caligari 
B) Le Million 
C) The Last Laugh 
D) editing is the essence of cinema 
E) L'Age d'Or
F)The Lodger
G)Lulu in Hollywood
H)Storm over Asia
I)Spies
J)Napoleon

Question 13

The Germans used expressionism to create a form of light-hearted domestic comedy. ___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is the definition of the German term kammerspiel? Give an example of a movie embodying this quality.

Accepted Answer

The German term "Kammerspiel" translates

Question 15

According to V.I.Pudovkin,the operating principle of Russian (i.e.Soviet) filmmaking was

Accepted Answer

A) editing. 
B) plot. 
C) acting. 
D) none of the above. 
A) editing. 
B) plot. 
C) acting. 
D) none of the above.

Question 16

Matching
-Alfred Hitchcock ___

Accepted Answer

A) The Cabinet of Dr.Caligari 
B) Le Million 
C) The Last Laugh 
D) editing is the essence of cinema 
E) L'Age d'Or
F)The Lodger
G)Lulu in Hollywood
H)Storm over Asia
I)Spies
J)Napoleon 
A) The Cabinet of Dr.Caligari 
B) Le Million 
C) The Last Laugh 
D) editing is the essence of cinema 
E) L'Age d'Or
F)The Lodger
G)Lulu in Hollywood
H)Storm over Asia
I)Spies
J)Napoleon

Question 17

Do Fritz Lang's symbols in his films keep his films from being realistic?

Accepted Answer

Fritz Lang, the Austrian-German filmmake

Question 18

What is/ are the difference(s)between expressionism and naturalism?

Accepted Answer

Expressionism and Naturalism are two dis

Question 19

Alfred Hitchcock was not at all interested and did not use the Soviet's emerging technique of manipulative cutting when it suited his purposes.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What does the term "plastic" mean as it applies to Soviet/ Russian movie making?

Accepted Answer

The term "plastic" as it applies to Sovi

Exam 4: European Cinema in the 1920s

Explain Abel Gance's "Polyvision" as an example of his extravagant filmmaking.

Potemkin's Odessa steps sequence is a powerful recreation of what it's like to be caught in an explosion of random violence.___

In what ways did filmmakers react to the disillusioning bloodiness of World War I? What film movement/ style was the ultimate reaction to "the war to end all wars"?

Dadaism is the art movement that

Kuleshov's editing experiment on the importance of the order of shots involved which sequence?

Murnau was the first to make camera movement a style sufficient unto itself.___

The French director who had an anarchist spirit but produced a light tone was

Luis Buńuel,in film after film,took as his theme

Matching -Fritz Lang ___

Sjöström and Stiller explored the suffering brought on by the conflict between severe Protestantism and its constricting effect on the human instinct for pleasure.___

Which of the following is a renowned Fritz Lang film?

Matching -Vsevelod Pudovkin ___

The Germans used expressionism to create a form of light-hearted domestic comedy. ___

What is the definition of the German term kammerspiel? Give an example of a movie embodying this quality.

According to V.I.Pudovkin,the operating principle of Russian (i.e.Soviet) filmmaking was

Matching -Alfred Hitchcock ___

Do Fritz Lang's symbols in his films keep his films from being realistic?

What is/ are the difference(s)between expressionism and naturalism?

Alfred Hitchcock was not at all interested and did not use the Soviet's emerging technique of manipulative cutting when it suited his purposes.___

What does the term "plastic" mean as it applies to Soviet/ Russian movie making?

Beginnings

Griffith and His Contemporaries: 19081920

American Cinema in the 1920s

The Hollywood Studio System: 1925-1955

American Cinema in the 1930s

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American Cinema in the 1950s

International Cinema in the 1950s

American Cinema in the 1960s

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American Cinema in the 1970s

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American Cinema in the 1980s

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American Cinema in the 1990s

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American Cinema Since 2000

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