Question 1

Films became more strident as the 60s neared the end because of

Accepted Answer

A) The National Rifle Association 
B) Vietnam 
C) The Civil Rights Movement 
D) Psychedelic music 
A) The National Rifle Association 
B) Vietnam 
C) The Civil Rights Movement 
D) Psychedelic music

Question 2

Sam Peckinpah was a

Accepted Answer

A) champion of individualism 
B) romantic conservative 
C) neither a nor b 
D) both a and b 
A) champion of individualism 
B) romantic conservative 
C) neither a nor b 
D) both a and b

Question 3

Matching
-The Pawnbroker ___

Accepted Answer

A) George Roy Hill western 
B) music and lyrics by Rogers and Hammerstein 
C) Lumet NY City drama using radical editing 
D) Mike Nichols film of sterile,middle-class materialism 
E) won Best Picture Oscar with an x rating
F)more than a biker film by Dennis Hopper
G)John Cassevetes,urban horror movie
H)in the final shootout,virtually a whole Mexican village is destroyed
I)English film financed with American money
J)John Frankenheimer imprisonment movie 
A) George Roy Hill western 
B) music and lyrics by Rogers and Hammerstein 
C) Lumet NY City drama using radical editing 
D) Mike Nichols film of sterile,middle-class materialism 
E) won Best Picture Oscar with an x rating
F)more than a biker film by Dennis Hopper
G)John Cassevetes,urban horror movie
H)in the final shootout,virtually a whole Mexican village is destroyed
I)English film financed with American money
J)John Frankenheimer imprisonment movie

Question 4

The genre of movie that knew the most success in the early 1960s was which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) political thriller 
B) screwball comedy 
C) western 
D) spectacle 
A) political thriller 
B) screwball comedy 
C) western 
D) spectacle

Question 5

Most film critics agree that the escalation of the war in Vietnam influenced movies,which became angry,militant,and anti-Establishment.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The film that was the "box office champion" of the 60s was

Accepted Answer

A) Seven Days in May 
B) Husbands 
C) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf 
D) The Graduate 
A) Seven Days in May 
B) Husbands 
C) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf 
D) The Graduate

Question 7

Matching
-Dr.Zhivago ___

Accepted Answer

A) George Roy Hill western 
B) music and lyrics by Rogers and Hammerstein 
C) Lumet NY City drama using radical editing 
D) Mike Nichols film of sterile,middle-class materialism 
E) won Best Picture Oscar with an x rating
F)more than a biker film by Dennis Hopper
G)John Cassevetes,urban horror movie
H)in the final shootout,virtually a whole Mexican village is destroyed
I)English film financed with American money
J)John Frankenheimer imprisonment movie 
A) George Roy Hill western 
B) music and lyrics by Rogers and Hammerstein 
C) Lumet NY City drama using radical editing 
D) Mike Nichols film of sterile,middle-class materialism 
E) won Best Picture Oscar with an x rating
F)more than a biker film by Dennis Hopper
G)John Cassevetes,urban horror movie
H)in the final shootout,virtually a whole Mexican village is destroyed
I)English film financed with American money
J)John Frankenheimer imprisonment movie

Question 8

All of the following are true about Sam Peckinpah's movies except

Accepted Answer

A) tended to be personal and loosely structured 
B) often had to be reedited to improve their lengths for the commercial market 
C) was praised for his handling of sex 
D) created controversy for his treatment of violence 
A) tended to be personal and loosely structured 
B) often had to be reedited to improve their lengths for the commercial market 
C) was praised for his handling of sex 
D) created controversy for his treatment of violence

Question 9

Matching
-The Wild Bunch ___

Accepted Answer

A) George Roy Hill western 
B) music and lyrics by Rogers and Hammerstein 
C) Lumet NY City drama using radical editing 
D) Mike Nichols film of sterile,middle-class materialism 
E) won Best Picture Oscar with an x rating
F)more than a biker film by Dennis Hopper
G)John Cassevetes,urban horror movie
H)in the final shootout,virtually a whole Mexican village is destroyed
I)English film financed with American money
J)John Frankenheimer imprisonment movie 
A) George Roy Hill western 
B) music and lyrics by Rogers and Hammerstein 
C) Lumet NY City drama using radical editing 
D) Mike Nichols film of sterile,middle-class materialism 
E) won Best Picture Oscar with an x rating
F)more than a biker film by Dennis Hopper
G)John Cassevetes,urban horror movie
H)in the final shootout,virtually a whole Mexican village is destroyed
I)English film financed with American money
J)John Frankenheimer imprisonment movie

Question 10

Stanley Kubrick's Dr.Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is a lighthearted comedy which makes fun of nuclear physicists during the Cold War.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What characteristics of Sam Peckinpah's westerns made them revisionist?

Accepted Answer

Sam Peckinpah's westerns were considered

Question 12

Sidney Lumet was known to

Accepted Answer

A) work fast. 
B) handle actors well. 
C) bring in movies on time and on budget. 
D) all of the above 
A) work fast. 
B) handle actors well. 
C) bring in movies on time and on budget. 
D) all of the above

Question 13

Matching
-Midnight Cowboy ___

Accepted Answer

A) George Roy Hill western 
B) music and lyrics by Rogers and Hammerstein 
C) Lumet NY City drama using radical editing 
D) Mike Nichols film of sterile,middle-class materialism 
E) won Best Picture Oscar with an x rating
F)more than a biker film by Dennis Hopper
G)John Cassevetes,urban horror movie
H)in the final shootout,virtually a whole Mexican village is destroyed
I)English film financed with American money
J)John Frankenheimer imprisonment movie 
A) George Roy Hill western 
B) music and lyrics by Rogers and Hammerstein 
C) Lumet NY City drama using radical editing 
D) Mike Nichols film of sterile,middle-class materialism 
E) won Best Picture Oscar with an x rating
F)more than a biker film by Dennis Hopper
G)John Cassevetes,urban horror movie
H)in the final shootout,virtually a whole Mexican village is destroyed
I)English film financed with American money
J)John Frankenheimer imprisonment movie

Question 14

What became true of movies of the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A) They were careful not to mix tones like anguish and absurdity. 
B) They focused on extraordinary,heroic characters. 
C) Downbeat themes in movies were often money makers. 
D) They used almost no film techniques like fast forward,slow motion,jump cuts,etc. 
A) They were careful not to mix tones like anguish and absurdity. 
B) They focused on extraordinary,heroic characters. 
C) Downbeat themes in movies were often money makers. 
D) They used almost no film techniques like fast forward,slow motion,jump cuts,etc.

Question 15

What happened to the Production Code in 1968 and what was the result?

Accepted Answer

In 1968, the Production Code, also known

Question 16

Martin Ritt once said,"It is possible to survive making films that basically represent who you are and what you are about." ___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Arthur Penn was interested in filming stories of people who were struggling to find their place and get along in society-the essential theme,for example,of Bonnie and Clyde.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is true about Stanley Kubrick?

Accepted Answer

A) he worked in America and Great Britain 
B) he worked in a variety of genres 
C) he was inclined toward a pessimistic view of the human condition 
D) all of the above 
A) he worked in America and Great Britain 
B) he worked in a variety of genres 
C) he was inclined toward a pessimistic view of the human condition 
D) all of the above

Question 19

Matching
-Rosemary's Baby ___ Hammerstein

Accepted Answer

A) George Roy Hill western 
B) music and lyrics by Rogers and Hammerstein 
C) Lumet NY City drama using radical editing 
D) Mike Nichols film of sterile,middle-class materialism 
E) won Best Picture Oscar with an x rating
F)more than a biker film by Dennis Hopper
G)John Cassevetes,urban horror movie
H)in the final shootout,virtually a whole Mexican village is destroyed
I)English film financed with American money
J)John Frankenheimer imprisonment movie 
A) George Roy Hill western 
B) music and lyrics by Rogers and Hammerstein 
C) Lumet NY City drama using radical editing 
D) Mike Nichols film of sterile,middle-class materialism 
E) won Best Picture Oscar with an x rating
F)more than a biker film by Dennis Hopper
G)John Cassevetes,urban horror movie
H)in the final shootout,virtually a whole Mexican village is destroyed
I)English film financed with American money
J)John Frankenheimer imprisonment movie

Question 20

What was the problem with realism in films at least during the early years of the 60s?

Accepted Answer

The problem with realism in films during

Exam 12: American Cinema in the 1960s

Films became more strident as the 60s neared the end because of

Sam Peckinpah was a

Matching -The Pawnbroker ___

The genre of movie that knew the most success in the early 1960s was which of the following?

Most film critics agree that the escalation of the war in Vietnam influenced movies,which became angry,militant,and anti-Establishment.___

The film that was the "box office champion" of the 60s was

Matching -Dr.Zhivago ___

All of the following are true about Sam Peckinpah's movies except

Matching -The Wild Bunch ___

Stanley Kubrick's Dr.Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is a lighthearted comedy which makes fun of nuclear physicists during the Cold War.___

What characteristics of Sam Peckinpah's westerns made them revisionist?

Sidney Lumet was known to

Matching -Midnight Cowboy ___

What became true of movies of the 1960s?

What happened to the Production Code in 1968 and what was the result?

Martin Ritt once said,"It is possible to survive making films that basically represent who you are and what you are about." ___

Arthur Penn was interested in filming stories of people who were struggling to find their place and get along in society-the essential theme,for example,of Bonnie and Clyde.___

Which of the following is true about Stanley Kubrick?

Matching -Rosemary's Baby ___ Hammerstein

What was the problem with realism in films at least during the early years of the 60s?

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