Question 1

Matching
-Robert Zemeckis ___

Accepted Answer

A) Do the Right Thing 
B) Salvador 
C) The Fly 
D) Commando 
E) Eraserhead
F)Rain Man
G)Something Wild
H)Brazil
I)Romancing the Stone
J)The Big Chill 
A) Do the Right Thing 
B) Salvador 
C) The Fly 
D) Commando 
E) Eraserhead
F)Rain Man
G)Something Wild
H)Brazil
I)Romancing the Stone
J)The Big Chill

Question 2

What generally became of women actors and women's pictures in the 80s?

Accepted Answer

In the 1980s, the film industry saw sign

Question 3

The director who seems to revel in grotesque physical transformations is

Accepted Answer

A) David Cronenberg 
B) Jonathan Demme 
C) John Huston 
D) Oliver Stone 
A) David Cronenberg 
B) Jonathan Demme 
C) John Huston 
D) Oliver Stone

Question 4

Terry Gilliam began animating short films on television with

Accepted Answer

A) Second City 
B) Saturday Night Live 
C) HeeHaw 
D) Monty Python 
A) Second City 
B) Saturday Night Live 
C) HeeHaw 
D) Monty Python

Question 5

Matching
-David Lynch ___

Accepted Answer

A) Do the Right Thing 
B) Salvador 
C) The Fly 
D) Commando 
E) Eraserhead
F)Rain Man
G)Something Wild
H)Brazil
I)Romancing the Stone
J)The Big Chill 
A) Do the Right Thing 
B) Salvador 
C) The Fly 
D) Commando 
E) Eraserhead
F)Rain Man
G)Something Wild
H)Brazil
I)Romancing the Stone
J)The Big Chill

Question 6

The device which profoundly altered how people watched movies in the 1980s was which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) the 8-track player 
B) the color television 
C) the 3-D glasses 
D) the VCR 
A) the 8-track player 
B) the color television 
C) the 3-D glasses 
D) the VCR

Question 7

Hollywood resisted the increasing influence of Reagan conservatism.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which actor in the 1980s continued to direct movies which where in direct opposition to the iconic figure he struck on the screen?

Accepted Answer

A) John Huston 
B) Kirk Douglas 
C) John Wayne 
D) Clint Eastwood 
A) John Huston 
B) Kirk Douglas 
C) John Wayne 
D) Clint Eastwood

Question 9

Television had virtually no influence on movies or movie making.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Oliver Stone film considered superior to Platoon is

Accepted Answer

A) Talk Radio 
B) Natural Born Killers 
C) Born on the Fourth of July 
D) Salvador 
A) Talk Radio 
B) Natural Born Killers 
C) Born on the Fourth of July 
D) Salvador

Question 11

Barry Levinson's respect for his characters as evidenced in Rain Man is exemplified by his use of

Accepted Answer

A) telephoto lens 
B) long takes 
C) close ups 
D) all of the above 
A) telephoto lens 
B) long takes 
C) close ups 
D) all of the above

Question 12

In the early 80s,Hollywood wisely decided to back the nascent movie-rental business using video-tape technology.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The director who was a protégé of Steven Spielberg and made Back to the Future:

Accepted Answer

A) Joe Dante 
B) Lawrence Kasdan 
C) James Cameron 
D) Robert Zemeckis 
A) Joe Dante 
B) Lawrence Kasdan 
C) James Cameron 
D) Robert Zemeckis

Question 14

One form of movie which gained renewed popularity with audiences in the 1980s was which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) race car movies 
B) military movies 
C) spy movies 
D) none of the above 
A) race car movies 
B) military movies 
C) spy movies 
D) none of the above

Question 15

Disney's Touchstone studio is an example of the re-emergence of the studio system (though this new system lacked the power of the old system)in Hollywood.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Robert Zemeckis knew immediate success when he entered the movie because he worked for Steven Spielberg.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Matching
-David Cronenberg ___

Accepted Answer

A) Do the Right Thing 
B) Salvador 
C) The Fly 
D) Commando 
E) Eraserhead
F)Rain Man
G)Something Wild
H)Brazil
I)Romancing the Stone
J)The Big Chill 
A) Do the Right Thing 
B) Salvador 
C) The Fly 
D) Commando 
E) Eraserhead
F)Rain Man
G)Something Wild
H)Brazil
I)Romancing the Stone
J)The Big Chill

Question 18

Which of the following is not one of David Lynch's strange movies?

Accepted Answer

A) The Fly 
B) Blue Velvet 
C) Eraserhead 
D) The Elephant Man 
A) The Fly 
B) Blue Velvet 
C) Eraserhead 
D) The Elephant Man

Question 19

The director who basically remained beyond studio ties with movies like Lianna and Eight Men Out is

Accepted Answer

A) Carl Franklin 
B) John Sayles 
C) Kevin Smith 
D) Anthony Hopkins 
A) Carl Franklin 
B) John Sayles 
C) Kevin Smith 
D) Anthony Hopkins

Question 20

The use of widescreen processes increased in the 1980s to accommodate audiences' renewed interest in the big-screen experience.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 16: American Cinema in the 1980s

Matching -Robert Zemeckis ___

What generally became of women actors and women's pictures in the 80s?

The director who seems to revel in grotesque physical transformations is

Terry Gilliam began animating short films on television with

Matching -David Lynch ___

The device which profoundly altered how people watched movies in the 1980s was which of the following?

Hollywood resisted the increasing influence of Reagan conservatism.___

Which actor in the 1980s continued to direct movies which where in direct opposition to the iconic figure he struck on the screen?

Television had virtually no influence on movies or movie making.___

The Oliver Stone film considered superior to Platoon is

Barry Levinson's respect for his characters as evidenced in Rain Man is exemplified by his use of

In the early 80s,Hollywood wisely decided to back the nascent movie-rental business using video-tape technology.___

The director who was a protégé of Steven Spielberg and made Back to the Future:

One form of movie which gained renewed popularity with audiences in the 1980s was which of the following?

Disney's Touchstone studio is an example of the re-emergence of the studio system (though this new system lacked the power of the old system)in Hollywood.___

Robert Zemeckis knew immediate success when he entered the movie because he worked for Steven Spielberg.___

Matching -David Cronenberg ___

Which of the following is not one of David Lynch's strange movies?

The director who basically remained beyond studio ties with movies like Lianna and Eight Men Out is

The use of widescreen processes increased in the 1980s to accommodate audiences' renewed interest in the big-screen experience.___

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