Question 1

Why was the development of the classical narrative script form in Hollywood inevitable?

Accepted Answer

The development of the classical narrati

Question 2

The choices of movies which Bette Davis fought for made considerably less money than the ones her Front Office favored for her.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Less realistic than slapstick comedy,screwball comedy's characters are never serious as they interact with one another.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Matching
-Clark Gable ___

Accepted Answer

A) specialized in lavish spectacles 
B) major studio especially receptive to comedy 
C) top male star of the 1930s 
D) Twentieth Century-Fox production head 
E) inaugurated the era of screwball comedy
F)shaped writing the script,had say in casting,etc.
G)most popular film star in film history
H)concerns goal-oriented characters
I)over half of majors' movies were these
J)devised the studio system 
A) specialized in lavish spectacles 
B) major studio especially receptive to comedy 
C) top male star of the 1930s 
D) Twentieth Century-Fox production head 
E) inaugurated the era of screwball comedy
F)shaped writing the script,had say in casting,etc.
G)most popular film star in film history
H)concerns goal-oriented characters
I)over half of majors' movies were these
J)devised the studio system

Question 5

All the following were responsible for the practice of "vertical integration" except

Accepted Answer

A) Thomas Ince. 
B) William Fox. 
C) Adolph Zukor. 
D) Marcus Loew. 
A) Thomas Ince. 
B) William Fox. 
C) Adolph Zukor. 
D) Marcus Loew.

Question 6

The best American movies of this period were movies that

Accepted Answer

A) ennobled human beings. 
B) made a great deal of money. 
C) both a and b 
D) neither a nor b 
A) ennobled human beings. 
B) made a great deal of money. 
C) both a and b 
D) neither a nor b

Question 7

Given the fact that the system remade people into acting types,many of whom became stars,how likely is it that personality stars like Gary Cooper were,in private life,just like their screen personas,or was it likely that,as we learned about actors like Rock Hudson and Marilyn Monroe,they had private selves that few knew?

Accepted Answer

It is difficult to say definitively whet

Question 8

Top stars often had written into their contracts all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) how much they could weigh. 
B) script approval. 
C) director. 
D) cinematographer. 
A) how much they could weigh. 
B) script approval. 
C) director. 
D) cinematographer.

Question 9

All of the following are true about the use of genre to develop movie stories except:

Accepted Answer

A) Its use automatically synthesizes a vast amount of iconographic data. 
B) Its use provides a very tight set of ready-made expectations. 
C) Its use helps to organize and focus story materials. 
D) Its conventions are mere clichés unless united with significant innovations. 
A) Its use automatically synthesizes a vast amount of iconographic data. 
B) Its use provides a very tight set of ready-made expectations. 
C) Its use helps to organize and focus story materials. 
D) Its conventions are mere clichés unless united with significant innovations.

Question 10

Good looks and sex appeal have seldom been conspicuous features of most film stars. ___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is true about Paramount Studio?

Accepted Answer

A) It was responsible for 25% of the films produced in 1929. 
B) It was the most sophisticated studio of the Big Five. 
C) It was the most "European." 
D) all the above. 
A) It was responsible for 25% of the films produced in 1929. 
B) It was the most sophisticated studio of the Big Five. 
C) It was the most "European." 
D) all the above.

Question 12

What was a particularly taboo subject in American cinema in the Hollywood system?

Accepted Answer

A) optimism 
B) romance 
C) honest failure 
D) none of the above 
A) optimism 
B) romance 
C) honest failure 
D) none of the above

Question 13

The temper of each major studio was determined in part by the personality of the person who ran each studio.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Matching
-John Wayne ___

Accepted Answer

A) specialized in lavish spectacles 
B) major studio especially receptive to comedy 
C) top male star of the 1930s 
D) Twentieth Century-Fox production head 
E) inaugurated the era of screwball comedy
F)shaped writing the script,had say in casting,etc.
G)most popular film star in film history
H)concerns goal-oriented characters
I)over half of majors' movies were these
J)devised the studio system 
A) specialized in lavish spectacles 
B) major studio especially receptive to comedy 
C) top male star of the 1930s 
D) Twentieth Century-Fox production head 
E) inaugurated the era of screwball comedy
F)shaped writing the script,had say in casting,etc.
G)most popular film star in film history
H)concerns goal-oriented characters
I)over half of majors' movies were these
J)devised the studio system

Question 15

During the big studio era,literary properties were thought to be inferior to original screenplays.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A personality star was an actor whose

Accepted Answer

A) screen persona and actual personality were very different. 
B) screen roles were always exactly the same character. 
C) screen persona and actual personality were almost identical. 
D) none of the above 
A) screen persona and actual personality were very different. 
B) screen roles were always exactly the same character. 
C) screen persona and actual personality were almost identical. 
D) none of the above

Question 17

Matching
-MGM ___

Accepted Answer

A) specialized in lavish spectacles 
B) major studio especially receptive to comedy 
C) top male star of the 1930s 
D) Twentieth Century-Fox production head 
E) inaugurated the era of screwball comedy
F)shaped writing the script,had say in casting,etc.
G)most popular film star in film history
H)concerns goal-oriented characters
I)over half of majors' movies were these
J)devised the studio system 
A) specialized in lavish spectacles 
B) major studio especially receptive to comedy 
C) top male star of the 1930s 
D) Twentieth Century-Fox production head 
E) inaugurated the era of screwball comedy
F)shaped writing the script,had say in casting,etc.
G)most popular film star in film history
H)concerns goal-oriented characters
I)over half of majors' movies were these
J)devised the studio system

Question 18

Matching
-producer ___

Accepted Answer

A) specialized in lavish spectacles 
B) major studio especially receptive to comedy 
C) top male star of the 1930s 
D) Twentieth Century-Fox production head 
E) inaugurated the era of screwball comedy
F)shaped writing the script,had say in casting,etc.
G)most popular film star in film history
H)concerns goal-oriented characters
I)over half of majors' movies were these
J)devised the studio system 
A) specialized in lavish spectacles 
B) major studio especially receptive to comedy 
C) top male star of the 1930s 
D) Twentieth Century-Fox production head 
E) inaugurated the era of screwball comedy
F)shaped writing the script,had say in casting,etc.
G)most popular film star in film history
H)concerns goal-oriented characters
I)over half of majors' movies were these
J)devised the studio system

Question 19

Major studios often viewed their stars as valuable investments,"properties." ___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

RKO,a small studio,boasted which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A) great political clout in California 
B) the finest special effects unit in Hollywood 
C) Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds 
D) Fritz Lang and John Ford,two of the best contract directors in Hollywood 
A) great political clout in California 
B) the finest special effects unit in Hollywood 
C) Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds 
D) Fritz Lang and John Ford,two of the best contract directors in Hollywood

Why was the development of the classical narrative script form in Hollywood inevitable?

The choices of movies which Bette Davis fought for made considerably less money than the ones her Front Office favored for her.___

Less realistic than slapstick comedy,screwball comedy's characters are never serious as they interact with one another.___

Matching -Clark Gable ___

All the following were responsible for the practice of "vertical integration" except

The best American movies of this period were movies that

Top stars often had written into their contracts all of the following except

All of the following are true about the use of genre to develop movie stories except:

Good looks and sex appeal have seldom been conspicuous features of most film stars. ___

Which of the following is true about Paramount Studio?

What was a particularly taboo subject in American cinema in the Hollywood system?

The temper of each major studio was determined in part by the personality of the person who ran each studio.___

Matching -John Wayne ___

During the big studio era,literary properties were thought to be inferior to original screenplays.___

A personality star was an actor whose

Matching -MGM ___

Matching -producer ___

Major studios often viewed their stars as valuable investments,"properties." ___

RKO,a small studio,boasted which of the following:

Beginnings

Griffith and His Contemporaries: 19081920

American Cinema in the 1920s

European Cinema in the 1920s

American Cinema in the 1930s

European Cinema in the 1930s

American Cinema in the 1940s

European Cinema in the 1940s

American Cinema in the 1950s

International Cinema in the 1950s

American Cinema in the 1960s

International Cinema in the 1960s

American Cinema in the 1970s

International Cinema in the 1970s

American Cinema in the 1980s

International Cinema in the 1980s

American Cinema in the 1990s

International Cinema in the 1990s

American Cinema Since 2000

International Cinema Since 2000

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Exam 5: The Hollywood Studio System: 1925-1955

Why was the development of the classical narrative script form in Hollywood inevitable?

The choices of movies which Bette Davis fought for made considerably less money than the ones her Front Office favored for her.___

Less realistic than slapstick comedy,screwball comedy's characters are never serious as they interact with one another.___

Matching -Clark Gable ___

All the following were responsible for the practice of "vertical integration" except

The best American movies of this period were movies that

Top stars often had written into their contracts all of the following except

All of the following are true about the use of genre to develop movie stories except:

Good looks and sex appeal have seldom been conspicuous features of most film stars. ___

Which of the following is true about Paramount Studio?

What was a particularly taboo subject in American cinema in the Hollywood system?

The temper of each major studio was determined in part by the personality of the person who ran each studio.___

Matching -John Wayne ___

During the big studio era,literary properties were thought to be inferior to original screenplays.___

A personality star was an actor whose

Matching -MGM ___

Matching -producer ___

Major studios often viewed their stars as valuable investments,"properties." ___

RKO,a small studio,boasted which of the following:

Beginnings

Griffith and His Contemporaries: 19081920

American Cinema in the 1920s

European Cinema in the 1920s

American Cinema in the 1930s

European Cinema in the 1930s

American Cinema in the 1940s

European Cinema in the 1940s

American Cinema in the 1950s

International Cinema in the 1950s

American Cinema in the 1960s

International Cinema in the 1960s

American Cinema in the 1970s

International Cinema in the 1970s

American Cinema in the 1980s

International Cinema in the 1980s

American Cinema in the 1990s

International Cinema in the 1990s

American Cinema Since 2000

International Cinema Since 2000

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