Question 1

Nickelodeons and the silent films they showed were very popular with turn-of-the-century immigrant populations because ______.

Accepted Answer

A) they advertised outside of Ellis Island 
B) they provided an inexpensive escape 
C) nickelodeons showed films in color 
D) popular Broadway singers were the featured players 
E) the elaborate movie sets were visually exciting 
A) they advertised outside of Ellis Island 
B) they provided an inexpensive escape 
C) nickelodeons showed films in color 
D) popular Broadway singers were the featured players 
E) the elaborate movie sets were visually exciting

Question 2

The Hollywood Ten were studio writers and directors jailed for leaking military secrets to the Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Adolph Zukor of Paramount Pictures and William Fox of Fox Film Corporation founded the Motion Picture Patents Company.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Singing Fool was a big commercial disappointment, and demonstrated that movie fans were not ready for talking pictures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

An oligopoly exists when a few companies control an industry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the 1970s, suburban multiplex theaters were a failed attempt to increase movie ticket sales.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

All six major Hollywood film studios today are owned and operated by U.S.-based corporations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

As of 2011, there are still no African American directors in mainstream Hollywood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Use the following to answer questions:
Matching
Match the types of nonfiction films with their descriptions.
-Cinema verité

Accepted Answer

A) "The creative treatment of actuality" 
B) Weekly compilations of filmed news events 
C) Fragments of life filmed unobtrusively 
A) "The creative treatment of actuality" 
B) Weekly compilations of filmed news events 
C) Fragments of life filmed unobtrusively

Question 10

Six studios dominate the U.S.film business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Three-dimensional (3-D) movies did little to stem the drop in movie theater attendance in the 1950s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The nine screenwriters and one film director subpoenaed by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), known as the ______________________, were sent to prison in the late 1940s.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The nine screenwriters and one film director...

Question 13

Explain the ways that the Internet and convergence have impacted the movie industry.

Accepted Answer

The Internet and convergence have had a

Question 14

Which of the following is a reason for the sharp decline in the number of foreign films released in cinemas between 1966 and 1990?

Accepted Answer

A) Moviegoers asked their local cinemas to stop showing foreign films. 
B) Multiplexes felt foreign films posed too strong a threat to domestic films. 
C) Multiplexes didn't want to screen foreign titles because of their small profit margins. 
D) Foreign films are too highbrow for American audiences. 
E) None of the above options is correct. 
A) Moviegoers asked their local cinemas to stop showing foreign films. 
B) Multiplexes felt foreign films posed too strong a threat to domestic films. 
C) Multiplexes didn't want to screen foreign titles because of their small profit margins. 
D) Foreign films are too highbrow for American audiences. 
E) None of the above options is correct.

Question 15

Why was Edwin S.Porter's 1902 film The Life of an American Fireman important?

Accepted Answer

A) It was the first to use editing and close-ups as narrative-building techniques. 
B) It was the first studio film to use personal style. 
C) It was the first sound picture. 
D) It challenged racial stereotypes. 
E) It was the first film to be shown to a theater audience. 
A) It was the first to use editing and close-ups as narrative-building techniques. 
B) It was the first studio film to use personal style. 
C) It was the first sound picture. 
D) It challenged racial stereotypes. 
E) It was the first film to be shown to a theater audience.

Question 16

Examples of genres include comedy, drama, romance, action, and thriller.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is true about early major Hollywood studio heads like Adolph Zukor?

Accepted Answer

A) They allowed independent, smaller filmmakers to thrive because of their own experiences fighting the opposition and control of Thomas Edison and the Trust. 
B) They struggled because of stiff competition from European filmmakers following World War I. 
C) They tried to give actors and directors a great deal of choice about the kinds and numbers of films to make. 
D) They believed that the three main areas of the movie business-production, distribution, and exhibition-should be handled by separate companies. 
E) None of the above options is correct. 
A) They allowed independent, smaller filmmakers to thrive because of their own experiences fighting the opposition and control of Thomas Edison and the Trust. 
B) They struggled because of stiff competition from European filmmakers following World War I. 
C) They tried to give actors and directors a great deal of choice about the kinds and numbers of films to make. 
D) They believed that the three main areas of the movie business-production, distribution, and exhibition-should be handled by separate companies. 
E) None of the above options is correct.

Question 18

Through the 1920s, 85 to 95 percent of all film revenue was generated by ______.

Accepted Answer

A) small neighborhood theaters 
B) downtown first-run theaters 
C) multiplexes in shopping malls 
D) home video rentals 
E) drive-in theaters 
A) small neighborhood theaters 
B) downtown first-run theaters 
C) multiplexes in shopping malls 
D) home video rentals 
E) drive-in theaters

Question 19

Who opened the first public movie theater in France in 1896?

Accepted Answer

A) Thomas Edison 
B) Georges Méliès 
C) Auguste Lumière 
D) Louis Lumière 
E) Adolph Zukor 
A) Thomas Edison 
B) Georges Méliès 
C) Auguste Lumière 
D) Louis Lumière 
E) Adolph Zukor

Question 20

Use the following to answer questions:
Matching
Match the moviegoing experience with the appropriate time period.
-Megaplexes

Accepted Answer

A) 1910s 
B) 1920s 
C) 1950s 
D) 1990s 
E) 2000s 
A) 1910s 
B) 1920s 
C) 1950s 
D) 1990s 
E) 2000s

Nickelodeons and the silent films they showed were very popular with turn-of-the-century immigrant populations because ______.

The Hollywood Ten were studio writers and directors jailed for leaking military secrets to the Soviet Union.

Adolph Zukor of Paramount Pictures and William Fox of Fox Film Corporation founded the Motion Picture Patents Company.

The Singing Fool was a big commercial disappointment, and demonstrated that movie fans were not ready for talking pictures.

An oligopoly exists when a few companies control an industry.

In the 1970s, suburban multiplex theaters were a failed attempt to increase movie ticket sales.

All six major Hollywood film studios today are owned and operated by U.S.-based corporations.

As of 2011, there are still no African American directors in mainstream Hollywood.

Use the following to answer questions: Matching Match the types of nonfiction films with their descriptions. -Cinema verité

Six studios dominate the U.S.film business.

Three-dimensional (3-D) movies did little to stem the drop in movie theater attendance in the 1950s.

The nine screenwriters and one film director subpoenaed by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), known as the ______________________, were sent to prison in the late 1940s.

Explain the ways that the Internet and convergence have impacted the movie industry.

Which of the following is a reason for the sharp decline in the number of foreign films released in cinemas between 1966 and 1990?

Why was Edwin S.Porter's 1902 film The Life of an American Fireman important?

Examples of genres include comedy, drama, romance, action, and thriller.

Which of the following is true about early major Hollywood studio heads like Adolph Zukor?

Through the 1920s, 85 to 95 percent of all film revenue was generated by ______.

Who opened the first public movie theater in France in 1896?

Use the following to answer questions: Matching Match the moviegoing experience with the appropriate time period. -Megaplexes

Mass Communication- a Critical Approach

The Internet, Digital Media, and Media Convergence

Digital Gaming and the Media Playground

Sound Recording and Popular Music

Popular Radio and the Origins of Broadcasting

Television and Cable- the Power of Visual Culture

Newspapers- the Rise and Decline of Modern Journalism

Magazines in the Age of Specialization

Books and the Power of Print

Advertising and Commercial Culture

Public Relations and Framing the Message

Media Economics and the Global Marketplace

The Culture of Journalism- Values, Ethics, and Democracy

Media Effects and Cultural Approaches to Research

Legal Controls and Freedom of Expression

General Questions Covering the Entire Text

Filters

Exam 7: Movies and the Impact of Images

Nickelodeons and the silent films they showed were very popular with turn-of-the-century immigrant populations because ______.

The Hollywood Ten were studio writers and directors jailed for leaking military secrets to the Soviet Union.

Adolph Zukor of Paramount Pictures and William Fox of Fox Film Corporation founded the Motion Picture Patents Company.

The Singing Fool was a big commercial disappointment, and demonstrated that movie fans were not ready for talking pictures.

An oligopoly exists when a few companies control an industry.

In the 1970s, suburban multiplex theaters were a failed attempt to increase movie ticket sales.

All six major Hollywood film studios today are owned and operated by U.S.-based corporations.

As of 2011, there are still no African American directors in mainstream Hollywood.

Use the following to answer questions: Matching Match the types of nonfiction films with their descriptions. -Cinema verité

Six studios dominate the U.S.film business.

Three-dimensional (3-D) movies did little to stem the drop in movie theater attendance in the 1950s.

The nine screenwriters and one film director subpoenaed by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), known as the ______________________, were sent to prison in the late 1940s.

Explain the ways that the Internet and convergence have impacted the movie industry.

Which of the following is a reason for the sharp decline in the number of foreign films released in cinemas between 1966 and 1990?

Why was Edwin S.Porter's 1902 film The Life of an American Fireman important?

Examples of genres include comedy, drama, romance, action, and thriller.

Which of the following is true about early major Hollywood studio heads like Adolph Zukor?

Through the 1920s, 85 to 95 percent of all film revenue was generated by ______.

Who opened the first public movie theater in France in 1896?

Use the following to answer questions: Matching Match the moviegoing experience with the appropriate time period. -Megaplexes

Mass Communication- a Critical Approach

The Internet, Digital Media, and Media Convergence

Digital Gaming and the Media Playground

Sound Recording and Popular Music

Popular Radio and the Origins of Broadcasting

Television and Cable- the Power of Visual Culture

Newspapers- the Rise and Decline of Modern Journalism

Magazines in the Age of Specialization

Books and the Power of Print

Advertising and Commercial Culture

Public Relations and Framing the Message

Media Economics and the Global Marketplace

The Culture of Journalism- Values, Ethics, and Democracy

Media Effects and Cultural Approaches to Research

Legal Controls and Freedom of Expression

General Questions Covering the Entire Text

Filters