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Q: According to V. I. Pudovkin, the operating principle of Russian (i.e. Soviet) filmmaking was a. editing. b. plot. c. acting. d. none of the above.

Q: Because fewer tickets were being sold than ever before, the movies that Hollywood produced grew worse and worse qualitatively.

Q: Most of Federico Fellini's work focuses on scenes of a. revelations of private anguish and regret. b. boisterous public revels. c. neither of the above d. both of the above

Q: Which of these is the director whose free flow of images took the place of conventional narrative? a. Alexander Pudovkin b. Alexander Dovzhenko c. F. W. Murnau d. G. W. Pabst

Q: The director who has remained independent is a. Kevin Smith b. Victor Nunez c. Terrence Malick d. Steven Soderbergh

Q: Early Frederico Fellini movies are characterized by a. violence. b. surrealism. c. neorealism. d. autobiography.

Q: Sergei Eisenstein's overriding principle was kineticism which meant which of these? a. movement outside the frame b. movement inside the frame c. careful attention to movement of the camera d. all of the above

Q: Quentin Tarantino's films which is "a rich, poignant, original cornucopia of dark delights" is a. Pulp Fiction b. Jackie Brown c. Kill Bill, vol. 1 d. Reservoir Dogs

Q: Ingmar Bergman's first American Academy Award was for a. Star and Tinsel. b. The Seventh Seal. c. Cries and Whispers. d. The Virgin Spring.

Q: Alfred Hitchcock's early films resemble the German movies exemplified by F. W. Murnau in all of the following ways except a. plot. b. character. c. art direction. d. suggestive camera.

Q: Hollywood discovered that it could find artistically significant product in a. revival film series b. modern foreign films c. independent films d. made-for-television movies

Q: Which of the following is not a Bergman film centering on women? a. Wild Strawberries b. Persona c. Autumn Sonata d. The Silence

Q: Kuleshov's editing experiment on the importance of the order of shots involved which sequence? a. closeup of an actor with a plate of soup; a dead woman in a coffin; a little girl playing with a doll b. closeup of a little girl playing with a doll; a dead woman in a coffin; an actor with a plate of soup c. a dead woman in a coffin; a little girl playing with a doll; an actor with a plate of soup d. none of the above

Q: Perhaps the Clint Eastwood film that best shows his directorial skills in the 90s is a. The Rookie b. Absolute Power c. A Perfect World d. Unforgiven

Q: Ingmar Bergman made movies which a. were always realistic. b. were sometimes realistic, and sometimes allegorical. c. were comedic views of Swedish life. d. only b and c

Q: Who of these had little or no interest in expressing the workings of the subconscious? a. Fritz Lang b. Sergei Eisenstein c. King Vidor d. Alfred Hitchcock

Q: Which of the following Woody Allen movies was very popular in Europe in the 90s? a. Mighty Aphrodite b. Husbands and Wives c. Celebrity d. Manhattan Murder Mystery

Q: What film trait did Yasujiro Ozu detest? a. special effects b. music c. plot d. color

Q: To what extent and in what way(s) did the introduction of sound turn films into "talkies" (sound dependent) rather than movies (image/picture dependent)?

Q: Martin Scorsese makes movies which avoid a. use of cursing. b. use of violence. c. use of striking images. d. none of the above

Q: What is not true regarding Kenji Mizoguchi's depiction of women in his Japanese women's pictures? a. portrayed lives of prostitutes b. portrayed lives of the middle class c. portrayed lives of the aristocracy d. portrayed lives of professional women

Q: What was the typical tone of the movies that women directors made in the silent era?

Q: While Steven Spielberg sometimes seeks to tell the truth in movies like Saving Private Ryan, he can still get caught up in bad habits like a. more visual style than the material calls for b. improvising far too often c. using open-ended story structure d. underuse of sentimental music

Q: All of the following are true of Akira Kurosawa's techniques except a. made cameo appearances in his movies b. worked on the scripts of his movies c. used multiple cameras to shoot his movies d. painstakingly used sound in his movies

Q: Why was vaudeville an excellent training ground for acting in movies?

Q: All of the following African-American directors of the 90s earned the right to not have to succeed with every movie except a. Will Smith b. Forest Whitaker c. Spike Lee d. the Hughes brothers

Q: Who of the following is considered the most Western of Japanese filmmakers? a. Akira Kurosawa b. Kenji Mizoguchi c. Yasuiru Ozu d. none of the above

Q: In a Charlie Chaplin comedy, which element is dominant: slapstick comedy or the psychological study of character?

Q: What came to be clear about women making movies in the 90s was that a. gender was more important than talent. b. talent was more important than gender. c. money was more important than talent. d. money was more important than gender.

Q: The English produced some fine films in which one of the following genres during the 50s? a. comedies b. mysteries c. war movies d. none of the above

Q: What was Hollywood's resistance at all levels studio owners, directors, actors, etc. to introducing sound to the movie experience?

Q: Bright spots in American cinema production included a. animation and CGI use b. increased numbers from various races, genders, and sexual orientations as directors c. both a and b d. neither a nor b

Q: Which of the following is largest movie-producing countries in the world? a. America b. Japan c. Mexico d. India

Q: What were some of the ways that Mary Pickford's film career paralleled Hollywood's evolution as the filmmaking capital of the world?

Q: Foreign films of the 90s differed from American films in a. tone b. content c. style d. none of the above

Q: How did Alfred Hitchcock shock audiences out of their safety zones and complacency and further guarantee his success?

Q: What were some of the filmmaking techniques or qualities that made Buster Keaton's early film comedies the antithesis of Max Sennett's comedies?

Q: Many movies, anticipating being shown on TV, used more and more of which shot? a. extreme long b. full c. close-up d. medium

Q: Why did many genres like the mystery and the western experience "revisionism" at the hands of directors like Fred Zinneman, and what was the effect of such revisionism?

Q: How did Charles Chaplin create pathos (sympathy for another) in his comedies like City Lights or The Gold Rush? Illustrate.

Q: Which of the following B-movie types gained A-movie status a. horror movies b. gross-out comedies c. teen movies d. all of the above

Q: Why was Otto Preminger's challenge to the Production Code important to Hollywood movies?

Q: Matching1) Warner Brothers2) von Sternberg3) Mary Pickford4) King Vidor5) F. W. Murnau6) Alice Guy-Blache7) Ed Lubitsch8) Harry Langdon9) Buster Keaton10) Charley Chaplina. first European woman directorb. satirized sex, fidelity, and bad faith in intimate relationsc. a star who also teamed with Fairbanks and Chaplin to form United Artistsd. The Navigatore. stellar career basically ended as a film comedian after two yearsf. City Lightsg. Underworld and The Last Command two of his best worksh. made The Last Laugh, stylized miseen scene helped to wean audiences from rural romancesi. made The Crowd which deals with something approaching real lifej. produced The Jazz Singer which included sound

Q: At the century's end, the only free-standing independent studio was a. Tri-Star b. American International c. Universal d. Disney

Q: What were the effects of the "red scare" and the HUAC investigations on Hollywood?

Q: The Jazz Singer was spectacular success from its first performance, thereafter prompting theaters to begin wiring for sound at considerable expense.

Q: The kind of American movie that exported very successfully was a. special effects extravaganzas b. screwball sex comedies c. courtroom melodramas d. revisionist western and war stories

Q: What were some of the ways Alfred Hitchcock promoted himself to make sure that the public knew who he was and to further guarantee his success?

Q: Says Alexander Walker, "The silent stars were less mythic figures, but not quite human because they didn"t speak yet, giving emotions human shape."

Q: All of the following traits are true of the typical Tom Cruise screen character except a. deluded b. unmaterialistic c. self-absorbed d. none of the above

Q: What were some of the things that method acting helped actors achieve in their performance?

Q: Studios like Universal hired "prestige" directors to please the critics and justify the wealth and influence standard Hollywood fodder generated.

Q: What was not true about the great success of James Cameron's Titanic as it relates to the economic climate of Hollywood? a. the industry considered the film a near-death experience b. the film was a co-production of two studios c. others rushed to replicate the film's success d. none of the above

Q: What are some of the characteristics of American social realism as seen in movies like Stanley Kramer's The Defiant Ones?

Q: Erich von Stroheim, who increased the latitude for serious filmmakers, was responsible for shifting power from the creative to the business end of filmmaking.

Q: Why did the movies of Poland and Hungary become intense examinations of various kinds of morality?

Q: What were some of the short comings of Cinerama?

Q: Tom Mix and Clara Bow best personified the early Hollywood era, its ascent from primitivism into aesthetic accomplishment.

Q: What qualities do the films of Netherlands director Paul Verhoeven possess that would make them popular with audiences?

Q: Matching1) social realism ___2) Some Like It Hot ___3) Dalton Trumbo ___4) Singin" in the Rain ___5) Alfred Hitchcock ___6) The Band Wagon ___7) The Moon Is Blue ___8) Bwana Devil ___9) High Noon ___10) Marty ___a. starred that muscular dancer, Gene Kellyb. early 3D moviec. filmmakers assume reformist perspective on storyd. revisionist westerne. made the Production Code bluef. made for television movie won Oscarsg. director who relied heavily on storyboardingh. Marilyn Monroe stars, Billy Wilder directsi. writer blacklisted as a result of refusing HUACj. musical spoof on "hard boiled" fiction

Q: Unlike Chaplin, Harold Lloyd was a creature of the movies almost from the beginning and so required a long apprenticeship to learn how to make people laugh.

Q: In what way(s) was the globalization/internationalization beneficial or problematic to filmmaking in general?

Q: Alfred Hitchcock was so pure an artist that he did not believe that a filmmaker needed to be realistic about his public to keep making movies.

Q: Buster Keaton's analytically abstract humor is more in tune with modern sensibilities than Chaplin's open vulnerability.

Q: In what way(s) was the division/ tension between the Masterpiece Theatre-like filmmakers and the Kitchen Sink-like filmmakers beneficial or problematic?

Q: As musicals like Gigi show, even musicals darkened and matured in the 50s.

Q: Chaplin was more than a comedian and The Gold Rush is more than a comedy.

Q: Why is realism the style preferred among filmmakers in the Third World in the 80s?

Q: James Dean was a popular symbol of misunderstood youth, struggling to define his identity.

Q: Charlie Chaplin was always famous, even before getting into movies, for his "Little Tramp" character.

Q: What was the meaning of the "New Model" idea in the Soviet bloc in the 80s as it related to movie making?

Q: Elia Kazan, and not Fred Zinneman, introduced the most famous method actors like Julie Harris and Marlon Brando.

Q: Most female film directors flourished when the "talkie" era began.

Q: What is the character of the work of Spanish director Pedro Almodvar ?

Q: Since the 1950s, stylized acting which emphasizes externals has been the dominant form of acting in American films.

Q: King Vidor's first talkie, Halleluja, employed which one of the following now-common recording techniques? a. voice-over b. dubbing c. sound montage d. none of the above

Q: What was the character of the British film renaissance of the 80s?

Q: Subtext, especially important to method acting, involves what's beneath the language of the script: not what people say, but what they really want.

Q: Adding a microphone to a set to record the actors talking did which of the following to acting? a. Stopped the actors dead in their tracks b. Made them say their words very, very precisely c. Made the loud camera relocate to a sound-proof booth d. all the above

Q: Matching1) Pedro Almodvar ___2) Paul Verhoeven ___3) Jamie Ulys ___4) Stephen Frears ___5) Ivan Szab ____6) Yilmaz Gney ___7) Hugh Hudson ___8) Hector Babenco ___9) Juzo Itami ___10) Claude Berri ___a. My Beautiful Laundretteb. Manon of the Springc. Yold. Pixotee. The Fourth Manf. Tampopog. Mephistoh. The Gods Must Be Crazyi. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdownj. Chariots of Fire