Question 1

The prize-winning animated movie,though French,co-directed by Marjane Satrapi, that focuses on the struggles of a young Iranian woman is

Accepted Answer

A) Moolaadé 
B) Persepolis 
C) Taste of Cherry 
D) Osama 
A) Moolaadé 
B) Persepolis 
C) Taste of Cherry 
D) Osama B

Question 2

Matching
-Children of Men ___

Accepted Answer

A) won the Golden Globe as Best Foreign film 
B) a pregnant teen decides to become a drug mule 
C) action as dance 
D) two friends from childhood become suicide bombers 
E) Helen Mirren won the Academy Award for her performance
F)portrayal of "the devastated,hopeless,soul of a nation"
G)political black comedy from Bosnia
H)raising the American flag is but a dot in the distance
I)political thriller about "big brother" surveillance
J)in a childless dystopian world,a single female miraculously becomes pregnant 
A) won the Golden Globe as Best Foreign film 
B) a pregnant teen decides to become a drug mule 
C) action as dance 
D) two friends from childhood become suicide bombers 
E) Helen Mirren won the Academy Award for her performance
F)portrayal of "the devastated,hopeless,soul of a nation"
G)political black comedy from Bosnia
H)raising the American flag is but a dot in the distance
I)political thriller about "big brother" surveillance
J)in a childless dystopian world,a single female miraculously becomes pregnant J

Question 3

The overriding theme of Islamic films is

Accepted Answer

A) oppression of women 
B) anti-Semitism 
C) anti-West 
D) jihad justification 
A) oppression of women 
B) anti-Semitism 
C) anti-West 
D) jihad justification A

Question 4

Matching
-Kandahar ___

Accepted Answer

A) won the Golden Globe as Best Foreign film 
B) a pregnant teen decides to become a drug mule 
C) action as dance 
D) two friends from childhood become suicide bombers 
E) Helen Mirren won the Academy Award for her performance
F)portrayal of "the devastated,hopeless,soul of a nation"
G)political black comedy from Bosnia
H)raising the American flag is but a dot in the distance
I)political thriller about "big brother" surveillance
J)in a childless dystopian world,a single female miraculously becomes pregnant 
A) won the Golden Globe as Best Foreign film 
B) a pregnant teen decides to become a drug mule 
C) action as dance 
D) two friends from childhood become suicide bombers 
E) Helen Mirren won the Academy Award for her performance
F)portrayal of "the devastated,hopeless,soul of a nation"
G)political black comedy from Bosnia
H)raising the American flag is but a dot in the distance
I)political thriller about "big brother" surveillance
J)in a childless dystopian world,a single female miraculously becomes pregnant

Question 5

No German movie has won an Oscar in the 2000s.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Matching
-The Lives of Others ___

Accepted Answer

A) won the Golden Globe as Best Foreign film 
B) a pregnant teen decides to become a drug mule 
C) action as dance 
D) two friends from childhood become suicide bombers 
E) Helen Mirren won the Academy Award for her performance
F)portrayal of "the devastated,hopeless,soul of a nation"
G)political black comedy from Bosnia
H)raising the American flag is but a dot in the distance
I)political thriller about "big brother" surveillance
J)in a childless dystopian world,a single female miraculously becomes pregnant 
A) won the Golden Globe as Best Foreign film 
B) a pregnant teen decides to become a drug mule 
C) action as dance 
D) two friends from childhood become suicide bombers 
E) Helen Mirren won the Academy Award for her performance
F)portrayal of "the devastated,hopeless,soul of a nation"
G)political black comedy from Bosnia
H)raising the American flag is but a dot in the distance
I)political thriller about "big brother" surveillance
J)in a childless dystopian world,a single female miraculously becomes pregnant

Question 7

How does Yuen Wo Ping,choreographer of The Matrix Trilogy,achieve his "action as dance" effect?

Accepted Answer

Yuen Wo Ping, the renowned martial arts

Question 8

Matching
-No Man's Land ___

Accepted Answer

A) won the Golden Globe as Best Foreign film 
B) a pregnant teen decides to become a drug mule 
C) action as dance 
D) two friends from childhood become suicide bombers 
E) Helen Mirren won the Academy Award for her performance
F)portrayal of "the devastated,hopeless,soul of a nation"
G)political black comedy from Bosnia
H)raising the American flag is but a dot in the distance
I)political thriller about "big brother" surveillance
J)in a childless dystopian world,a single female miraculously becomes pregnant 
A) won the Golden Globe as Best Foreign film 
B) a pregnant teen decides to become a drug mule 
C) action as dance 
D) two friends from childhood become suicide bombers 
E) Helen Mirren won the Academy Award for her performance
F)portrayal of "the devastated,hopeless,soul of a nation"
G)political black comedy from Bosnia
H)raising the American flag is but a dot in the distance
I)political thriller about "big brother" surveillance
J)in a childless dystopian world,a single female miraculously becomes pregnant

Question 9

Matching
-Osama ___

Accepted Answer

A) won the Golden Globe as Best Foreign film 
B) a pregnant teen decides to become a drug mule 
C) action as dance 
D) two friends from childhood become suicide bombers 
E) Helen Mirren won the Academy Award for her performance
F)portrayal of "the devastated,hopeless,soul of a nation"
G)political black comedy from Bosnia
H)raising the American flag is but a dot in the distance
I)political thriller about "big brother" surveillance
J)in a childless dystopian world,a single female miraculously becomes pregnant 
A) won the Golden Globe as Best Foreign film 
B) a pregnant teen decides to become a drug mule 
C) action as dance 
D) two friends from childhood become suicide bombers 
E) Helen Mirren won the Academy Award for her performance
F)portrayal of "the devastated,hopeless,soul of a nation"
G)political black comedy from Bosnia
H)raising the American flag is but a dot in the distance
I)political thriller about "big brother" surveillance
J)in a childless dystopian world,a single female miraculously becomes pregnant

Question 10

A common narrative device in the films of Mexican directors in the 2000s has been

Accepted Answer

A) journey motif 
B) rites of passage 
C) savior 
D) none of the above 
A) journey motif 
B) rites of passage 
C) savior 
D) none of the above

Question 11

The conflict between the powerful Hollywood and struggling cinemas of smaller countries has ceased in the 2000s.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

To what tradition is Guillermo del Toro's Pan Labyrinth indebted?

Accepted Answer

Guillermo del Toro's "Pan's Labyrinth" (

Question 13

The catch word of movie making in the 2000s is

Accepted Answer

A) slash 
B) globalization 
C) innovate 
D) tradition 
A) slash 
B) globalization 
C) innovate 
D) tradition

Question 14

British cinema has continued to languish in the 2000s.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The principal characteristic of Latin American movies is

Accepted Answer

A) right-wing politics 
B) consciously intellectual 
C) pro-American 
D) serious and sexless 
A) right-wing politics 
B) consciously intellectual 
C) pro-American 
D) serious and sexless

Question 16

Romanian filmmakers and Islamic filmmakers share many filmmaking techniques with Italian neorealists.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Why does neorealism continue to show up in the films of very different cultures like Romania and Iran?

Accepted Answer

Neorealism, a film movement that origina

Question 18

Has filmmaking been an aid or a hindrance to women internationally in the 2000s?

Accepted Answer

Filmmaking has been both an aid and a hi

Question 19

One of the most prolific film producing countries in the world is

Accepted Answer

A) Iraq 
B) Iran 
C) Egypt 
D) Niger 
A) Iraq 
B) Iran 
C) Egypt 
D) Niger

Question 20

The country which has produced the most promising films since 2000 in Eastern Europe is

Accepted Answer

A) Poland 
B) Romania 
C) Czechoslovakia 
D) Bosnia 
A) Poland 
B) Romania 
C) Czechoslovakia 
D) Bosnia

Exam 21: International Cinema Since 2000

The prize-winning animated movie,though French,co-directed by Marjane Satrapi, that focuses on the struggles of a young Iranian woman is

Matching -Children of Men ___

The overriding theme of Islamic films is

Matching -Kandahar ___

No German movie has won an Oscar in the 2000s.___

Matching -The Lives of Others ___

How does Yuen Wo Ping,choreographer of The Matrix Trilogy,achieve his "action as dance" effect?

Matching -No Man's Land ___

Matching -Osama ___

A common narrative device in the films of Mexican directors in the 2000s has been

The conflict between the powerful Hollywood and struggling cinemas of smaller countries has ceased in the 2000s.___

To what tradition is Guillermo del Toro's Pan Labyrinth indebted?

The catch word of movie making in the 2000s is

British cinema has continued to languish in the 2000s.___

The principal characteristic of Latin American movies is

Romanian filmmakers and Islamic filmmakers share many filmmaking techniques with Italian neorealists.___

Why does neorealism continue to show up in the films of very different cultures like Romania and Iran?

Has filmmaking been an aid or a hindrance to women internationally in the 2000s?

One of the most prolific film producing countries in the world is

The country which has produced the most promising films since 2000 in Eastern Europe is

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