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ENG225 Introduction To Film

Week 1 Quiz

Question 1

Why is there typically a lag time between a movie’s theatrical release and its home video release?

  DVDs and Blu-ray discs are complicated and expensive to produce

  Theatrical releases make more money than home video releases

  Video releases receive more publicity than theatrical releases

  A theatrical release gives a certain legitimacy to a video release

 

Question 2

Why do some filmmakers object to the widespread availability of films on computers and mobile devices?

  It costs them money

  It changes the audience for films

  It causes viewers to miss details in films

  It puts theater chains out of business

 

Question 3

A finished film is best understood as the personal vision of which of the following?

  A screenwriter

  A cinematographer

  An editor

  A director

 

Question 4

What is the most likely reason that theatrical movies have survived competition from television and various home video formats?

  They are communal experiences

  They are less expensive to distribute

  They are less expensive to attend

  They are easier to access

 

Question 5

Why are there fewer professional film critics in print media now than there once were?

  The Internet has made them unnecessary

  There are fewer movies being made

  Movies are becoming less popular with print audiences

  Media outlets are increasingly hiring wire-service critics

 

Question 6

Which of the following questions is part of the “truth test” for evaluating films?

  Is the film realistic?

  Are the characters believable?

  Is the film true to itself?

  Is the film based on true events?

 

Question 7

Which film would qualify as a small-budget film?

  The Birth of a Nation

  Paranormal Activity

  Titanic

  Avatar

 

Question 8

Which of the following became an important new competitor for theatrical movies in the 1980s?

  VCRs

  Television

  Radio

  The Internet

 

Question 9

Which of the following is a demonstration of media literacy?

  Being able to follow the plot of a movie

  Knowing the names of the actors and director of a movie

  Recognizing how a movie manipulates the audience’s reactions to it

  Enjoying a movie as simple entertainment

 

Question 10

Which of the following leads to the deepest appreciation of a film?

  Turning off your brain completely and letting life’s pressures slip away

  Paying attention to what a film is trying to say

  Learning the technical names of a film’s elements

  Learning the roles of the technicians who work on a film

 

 

ENG225 Introduction To Film

Week  2 Quiz

Question 1

The genre known as film noir may be characterized as a sub-genre of what other genre?

  Western

  Mystery

  Horror

  Romantic comedy

 

Question 2

In which of the following genres is the audience most likely to be asked to sympathize with the forces of evil?

  Western

  Gangster

  Horror

  Romantic comedy

 

Question 3

Which element of mise en scène is typically designed by the cinematographer?

  Sets

  Lighting

  Props

  Blocking

 

Question 4

The “rule of thirds” applies to which dimension of a cinematographer’s work?

  Color

  Focus

  Framing

  Special effects

 

Question 5

Which element of a scene does the cinematographer most often control?

  Staging

  Duration

  Focus

  Props

 

Question 6

Method actors draw upon which primary source for their roles?

  Their imaginations

  Their own experiences

  Other actors’ performances

  Research on their characters

 

Question 7

What is the name used for the camera’s view from a single position?

  A shot

  A scene

  A take

  A cut

 

Question 8

What is a term for cheap, quick westerns that were churned out in large numbers?

  Horse operas

  Shoot-em-ups

  Tumbleweeds

  Oaters

 

Question 9

Which of the following films best demonstrates how westerns can stretch beyond their usual genre settings?

  Terribly Happy

  My Darling Clementine

  The Shootist

  Stagecoach

 

Question 10

According to John Truby, why are genre films generally favored by American studios?

  They are less expensive to make

  They provide more reliable profits

  They contain more individual artistic visions

  They are risky investments, but can yield big profits

 

 

ENG225 Introduction To Film

Week  3 Quiz

Question 1

Moving back and forth between shots of a woman tied to a railroad tracks and shots of a speeding train elsewhere on the track is an example of what editing technique?

  Parallel editing

  Continuity editing

  Shot/reverse-shot

  Montage

 

Question 2

Which of the following is typically true of soundtrack albums?

  They reproduce the entire score

  They are only released for musicals

  They are used to promote a film commercially

  They only include material written specifically for the film

 

Question 3

What is the job of a film’s editor?

  Putting his or her vision into words

  Choosing and arranging what will actually be in the scene

  Composing various images in the camera

  Choosing shots, their order, and their duration on screen

 

Question 4

What is the correct technical name for the music that plays in the background of a scene while the action takes place?

  The score

  The soundtrack

  The orchestration

  The sound design

 

Question 5

A shot at the beginning of a scene that sets up where it is taking place and who is in it is known as what?

  A long take

  A long shot

  A re-establishing shot

  An establishing shot

 

Question 6

What is the name of the process used to create everyday sound effects in films?

  Dolby

  Sony

  Foley

  Mickey

 

Question 7

What is the purpose of using the familiar device known as a clapboard?

  To test the volume of sound on set

  To ensure that sound and image in a film are synchronized

  To bring the cast and crew to attention

  To signal the beginning of the take to the editor

 

Question 8

Repeating a single frame over and over on the final print of a film results in which of the following effects?

  Jump-cut

  Freeze-frame

  Slow motion

  Fast motion

 

Question 9

Which of the following is true of silent movies as they were shown in theaters?

  They were usually accompanied by live musical performances

  They often featured live actors reading the dialogue

  They were accompanied by a pre-recorded soundtrack

  They followed a strict policy of complete silence in the theater

 

Question 10

Which of the following tends to be true of silent film acting as opposed to sound film acting?

  It features overstated gestures and heightened mannerisms

  It relies on more subtle movements and expressions

  It more accurately reflects how people behave in the real world

  It is generally less expressive

 

 

ENG225 Introduction To Film

Week  4 Quiz

Question 1

Beyond setting up shots and other technical work, what is perhaps the director’s most important job?

  Revising the screenplay

  Setting the film’s budget

  Coaxing good performances from actors

  Promoting the film in public appearances

 

Question 2

Which of the following is the best way to describe a director’s style?

  His or her favorite mise en scène, cinematography, editing, and sound techniques

  The habitual way he or she deals with the actors on the set

  Typical way he or she deals with producers and other studio executives

  His or her preferred subject matter and genre in which to work

 

Question 3

From what country did auteur theory first emerge?

  Germany

  France

  The United States

  Great Britain

 

Question 4

Which of the following is the best description of auteur theory?

  The theory that the producer is the author of a film

  The theory that the director is the author of a film

  The theory that the screenwriter and the director co-author a film

  The theory that there is no true author of a film

 

Question 5

What film technician’s role is most like the role of the foreman in the construction of a building?

  The producer

  The screenwriter

  The director

  The cinematographer

 

Question 6

In which auteur’s films are you most likely to encounter gritty, urban subject matter?

  Martin Scorsese

  Steven Spielberg

  Ingmar Bergman

  Nicole Holofcener

 

Question 7

Which of the following is the “outer circle,” or minimal requirement, of Andrew Sarris’s model of the auteur theory?

  Interior meaning

  Distinguishable personality

  Technical competence

  Popularity with audiences

 

Question 8

Which critic is best known for opposing the auteur theory?

  Roger Ebert

  Francois Truffaut

  Andrew Sarris

  Pauline Kael

 

Question 9

Which director is credited with largely setting the stage for what we think of as the modern film director?

  D.W. Griffith

  Orson Welles

  Alfred Hitchcock

  Steven Spielberg

 

Question 10

Which of the following directors is least likely to be classified as an auteur?

  Quentin Tarantino

  Alfred Hitchcock

  David Lynch

  Michael Bay