Film History Test Review

Question 1

Why was "The Birth of a Nation" so controversial when it was released?

Accepted Answer

It had overtly racist content

Question 2

Chaplin proved that a character could be built through _.

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Gesture

Question 3

During the Golden Age of Hollywood, movies became linked to American society and culture

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TRUE

Question 4

First synchronous sound film is released

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1927

Question 5

Avant-Garde films from this country depended on their cinematography/editing styles

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France

Question 6

A shot that extends for an unusual length of time is a _.

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long take

Question 7

First film with synchronous sound

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The Jazz Singer

Question 8

Widely considered the first film ever made.

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Fred Ott's Sneeze

Question 9

Films from this country depending greatly on their designers

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Germany

Question 10

_ film stock was the industry standard through the 1950s.

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Black & White

Question 11

The first film with synchronous sound is _.

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The Jazz Singer

Question 12

Radical Hollywood film released near the end of the Golden Age

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Citizen Kane

Question 13

Solidified movies as an art form. Known as the "Father of Film"

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DW Griffith

Question 14

A term synonymous with the aesthetic approach to film history is the _ approach.

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Artistic

Question 15

Most influential Lumiere Brothers film that shocked audiences unintentionally

Accepted Answer

Arrival of the Train

Question 16

Which of the following is true about the Studio System?

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Actors/directors hired on contract

Question 17

The Cinema Magician who brought magic and storytelling to film

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Georges Melies

Question 18

First public film screening at Grand Café in Paris

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1895

Question 19

Approach to film history examines a film's financial impact at the time it was produced.

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Economic

Question 20

A device that projects an exterior image onto one side of a darkened room.

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camera obscura

Question 21

Color film is popularized

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1939

Question 22

The sound on disc system that synchronized sound with images.

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Vitaphone Process

Question 23

Soviet filmmakers became fascinated with which process of filmmaking?

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Editing

Question 24

Process of painting over the frame to add color.

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tinting

Question 25

The first device used to view motion pictures. Single-viewer only.

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Kinetoscope

Question 26

German Expressionist films reflected an atmosphere of _ in post WWI Germany.

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cynicism, alienation, disillusionment

Question 27

Projectionist turned director of "The Great Train Robbery"

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Edwin S. Porter

Question 28

Hollywood's transition to sound films was a long, expensive, and difficult one.

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TRUE

Question 29

Viewing parlors were established in this country with films playing kinetoscopes

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USA

Question 30

Chaplin proved that a narrative could be built from _.

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Character

Question 31

Aesthetically pleasing interpretations of real events.

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actualities

Question 32

Epic and controversial film directed by DW Griffith

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The Birth of a Nation

Question 33

Spawned the western genre and America's 1st hit film

Accepted Answer

The Great Train Robbery

Question 34

Credited with the invention of motion pictures

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Thomas Edison

Question 35

Most important and stylistically influential director of silent Hollywood.

Accepted Answer

DW Griffith

Question 36

Citizen Kane achieved cinematic realism through _.

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deep focus photography

Question 37

What makes Alice Guy-Blache a unique director?

Accepted Answer

she owned her own studio

Question 38

The Great Depression hit Hollywood financially and almost killed it.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 39

Edwin S. Porter was a _ before he was a director. He knew what audiences wanted to see.

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projectionist

Question 40

First audience public film screening was held here

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France

Question 41

The films of George Melies are most known for their _.

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special effects

Question 42

Which studio dominated the transition to sound films?

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Warner Bros.

Question 43

Citizen Kane is released.

Accepted Answer

1941

Question 44

Which of the following is a key technical advancement of The Great Train Robbery?

Accepted Answer

crosscutting

Question 45

_ served as the bridge between photography and cinematography.

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series photography

Question 46

First horror film

Accepted Answer

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Question 47

To fragment and reassemble footage to manipulate the viewer.

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montage

Question 48

Which studio produced "Citizen Kane".

Accepted Answer

RKO

Question 49

First film to blend comedy and drama

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The Kid

Question 50

Created to censor immoral content in films.

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Motion Picture Production Code

Question 51

First science fiction/fantasy film

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A Trip to the Moon

Question 52

Charlie Chaplin's famous character was called "The Kid"

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 53

Approach to filmmaking involves evaluating a film by its artistic significance and influence.

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Aesthetic

Question 54

The Lumieres' Cinematographe operates as a projector and _.

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a camera

Question 55

Films from this country advanced cinematic narrative storytelling techniques

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USA

Question 56

The first horror film was produced in this country

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Germany

Question 57

Photography means writing with light

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TRUE

Question 58

French Avant-Garde Surrealist masterpiece

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Un Chien Andalou

Question 59

This country formed the first film school

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Soviet Union (Russia)

Question 60

Director and comedian best known for his "dramedies"

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Charlie Chaplin

Question 61

Approach to film history examines a film's advancements and influence in technology.

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Technological

Question 62

Held the first public film screening for an audience

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Lumiere Brothers

Question 63

Approach to film history examines a film's influence on culture and society.

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Social

Question 64

Wilderness photographer known for series photography

Accepted Answer

Eadweard Muybridge

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