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T/F:
Television experienced a similar chaotic development period to the founding of radio.
True
False
2
Which is true of Classical Hollywood era films?
were made in a factory like production style
tended to have happy endings
had neat, logical, and linear narratives
All of the above
3
Blockbusters are
not franchisable
made for mass audiences
typically released during the winter
narratively and structurally more complex than other films
4
Picture question:
Who is this
character
and what show did she star in?
Mary Richards; The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
Mary Tyler Moore; The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Gloria Stivic; All in the Family
Joan Ganz Cooney; The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
5
Out of these four screenings, which is the oldest?
Father Knows Best
Jaws
The Ed Sullivan Show
An American Family
6
Which of the following was a goal of the New American Cinema?
Tell the stories of only the wealthy class
Make films with excessive budgets
Support the Production Code
Reclaim film as the right of any artist with a camera
7
Who was Edwin S. Porter?
One of the founders of United Artists.
The head of the Office of War Information.
A director at the Edison Company.
The inventor of the Laff Box.
8
Picture question:
What film is this still from, and who directed it?
A Trip to the Moon (D.W. Griffith)
Hugo (Georges Melies)
Hugo (Martin Scorsese)
A Trip to the Moon (Georges Melies)
9
Picture Question:
What course concepts are NOT represented within this map?
Media Conglomeration
The Internet and Digitization
Concentrated Media Ownership
Vertical and Horizontal Integration
10
Which scripted program was not on television within the same era as PBS's
An American Family
?
All in the Family
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Father Knows Best
Good Times
11
Which event occurred in the 1950s?
The very first televisions hit the market.
Radio program format changes from narrative to music.
Nazi Germany surrenders to the Allies, known as "V-E day."
U.S. Supreme Court issues the Paramount Decree.
12
Hollywood used the following tactics to combat competition from TV except:
Cinemascope, Technicolor, and 3D
Increase in number of films produced
High Budget Epics Like Ben-Hur
Starting Drive-In theaters
13
Which event occurred in the 1940s?
Cab Calloway & the Nicholas Bros. appear in Stormy Weather.
The Jack Benny Program premieres on the radio.
Germany invades Poland.
Hollywood adopts the Production Code.
14
In the documentary, Saving Brinton:
Dr. Fuller-Seeley makes an appearance
Mike Zahs fixes clocks in a train station
George Méliès is interviewed
Mike Zahs shares his efficient & well organized film archive
15
Which government body was involved in the making of "Casablanca"?
The OWI
The FTC
The IWW
The FCC
16
Finish the sentence
A "high concept" film:
can be described in a few key words or phrases
has multiple sequels and merchandising deals
uses low budgets and non-professional actors
upholds the financial success of an entire company
17
Nickelodeons were important in all of the following ways except...
were cinema palaces
mom and pop run theaters
were a form of popular entertainment for women and children
used flashy lights and movie posters to attract patrons
18
Scholar Henry Jenkins is most associated with which theory?
Media convergence
Feminist media studies
Media conglomeration
Narrative theory
19
Which of the following is NOT associated with radio history?
sponsor-driven content
Jack Benny
pre-recorded show
seriality
20
An unintended consequence of the 1934 Motion Picture Production code was that
banning sex led to creatively implying physical romance
the film industry did not prosper
less films were produced
banning alcohol consumption led to prohibition
21
Which is a feature of "quality television"?
targets a broad audience
storylines focus on one or two main characters
follows traditional genre conventions
includes a social or cultural critique
22
Picture Question
Who is this, and what program is he known for?
Allen Funt + Sesame Street
John Charles Daly + Sesame Street
John Charles Daly + Candid Camera
Allen Funt + Candid Camera
23
Which event occurred in the 1890s?
Edison forms the General Film Company.
Audiences flock to nickelodeon theaters.
The Lumiere brothers film factory workers in France.
Carl Laemmle founds Universal.
24
The Production Code of 1934 was a form of:
Government Censorship
Hollywood Industry Regulation Managed by the Government
Hollywood Industry Self-Regulation
Industry Censorship Managed by The Legion of Decency
25
T/F:
The first colorized films were produced in the 1950s.
True
False
26
Audience Fragmentation is the process of:
Advertisers targeting specific age-based demographics
The mass audience becoming a cluster of niche audiences
The shift from the network era to the multichannel era
Television programming moving beyond the "vast wasteland"
27
"Blank"
were live theater productions aired on TV to reach prestige audiences in the 50s
Variety Shows
Radio Plays
Anthology Dramas
Family Sitcoms
28
Which of the following did Sesame Street NOT do?
"sell" the ABCs to children
appeal to kids first, but also entertain their parents
cater to white youth in the suburbs
educate pre-schoolers (age 3-5 years)
29
FCC Chair Newton Minow called broadcast television a “vast wasteland.” Which shows did he mean?
quiz shows
all of the above
The Beverly Hillbillies
westerns & variety shows
30
Historically women stand-up comics have performed using
self-deprecation
physical humor
all of the above
unruly mannerisms
31
EARLY commercial operations were in the hands of only a few big players in which industry?
film
video rental
television
radio
32
Which adjective DOESN'T describe all three of these films:
The
Immigrant, A Dog's Love
and
It
?
Pre-code
Black and white
Silent
One-reel
33
T/F: The Edison Trust was an oligopoly.
True
False
34
During the videotape format war between betamax and VHS, VHS eventually won out because
VHS was more affordable than betamax
VHS had a better reputation than SONY betamax
VHS made better quality recordings than betamax
VHS tapes recorded less hours than betamax
35
Laemmle, Fox, and Warner Bros. are member of which group of filmmakers?
The Film Brats
Edison's Trust
Independent Film Makers
The Independents
36
_______________ involves larger corporations "swallowing up" multiple smaller media companies.
Hybridization
Convergence
Conglomeration
Regulation
37
All of following describe
El Norte
except:
funded by PBS' American Playhouse
tells story of Guatemalan siblings fleeing violence
Mixed documentary and third cinema aesthetics with melodrama
was released by major studio
38
Which development was a result of the film industry overcharging for video recordings of films?
streaming services
the invention of betamax recording equipment
the video rental industry
cable television
39
The coming of sound impacted Hollywood in all of the following ways except...
Influenced new genres like gangster pics and musicals
was cheap and easy to implement
increased theater attendance
Forced international stars out of Hollywood
40
Moral panics over media content typically express fear for which group?
18-45 Audience
Youths
The Elderly
The Mass Audience
41
Quentin Tarantino best represents...
New Queer Cinema
Cinema of Cool as defined by popular discourse
Politically Radical Indie Film of the 1980s
Filmmaking funded by the National Endowment for the Arts
42
Which event occurred in the 1980s?
Hollywood adopts the MPAA rating system.
Good Times & All in the Family usher in "era of relevancy."
El Norte is released.
Sesame Street debuts on PBS.
43
How did the film industry try to compete with television in the 1950s?
The Edison Trust sued NBC.
Hollywood studios invented the 3D film.
Movie theaters were encouraged to broadcast live television.
Movies became more spectacular (color, epics, musicals).
44
In the episode of
Good Times
screened in class, this character got
first place in the school science fair
suspended for calling slave owning George Washington racist
a pet dog
painting lessons from his brother J.J.
45
Picture Question: Who are they are and what is their significance?
308 TAs from the 1960s
The Beatles on Ed Sullivan Show
Members of FCC at Newton Minow's Vaste Wasteland Speech
The Film School Brats
46
Which event occurred in the 1960s?
Saturday Night Live premieres on NBC.
The quiz show scandals rock the U.S.
Rush Limbaugh begins his political radio show.
The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show.
47
T/F:
Jaws
helped to install spring-time as blockbuster season.
False
True
48
Technological _______________ happens when media content is spread across different platforms.
convergence
disorder
synergy
conglomeration
49
Which of the following was NOT a major impact of the coming of sound to motion pictures?
Actors with accents were pushed out of the industry.
"Mom and pop" nickelodeon theaters went out of business.
The industry issued new regulations on obscene content.
For a period, cinematography became more static.
50
Which of the following was not a key audience segment for Hollywood in the 1950s?
Teens
Elderly Audiences
Adult Audiences who enjoyed Prestige Pictures
Arthouse/Foreign Film Fans
51
Which of the following contributed to the fall of the production code?
Billy Wilder's Some Like it Hot was released w/o approval
The government replaced it with federal censorship
Conservative Groups got sick of the code
Hollywood started to adhere to a global not national code
52
How did Independents in the first part of 1900s break away from the Edison trust?
stopped relying on stars to market their films
smaller theater owners formed studios & founded Hollywood
returned to short one-reel length serials with broad appeal
hired thugs to break Edison's screening equipment
53
Which of the following was not a major source of inspiration for film noir?
Hard-boiled detective novels.
Post-war cultural paranoia and disillusionment.
The French New Wave.
German expressionist film.
54
Blaxploitation was a popular film movement influenced by all of the following except:
The Watergate Scandal
Civil Rights Movement
Historic Misrepresentation of African Americans in Hollywood
Hollywood's Financial Troubles
55
Which of the following industries originated as "mom & pop" businesses ?
commercial radio stations
all of the above
broadcast television networks
nickelodeon theaters
56
"Popular Factual" is a term we used to describe what kind of television programming?
Era of Relevancy
Drama Television
Reality Television
Political Comedy
57
Which event occurred in the 1920s?
The U.S. stock market crashes on "Black Tuesday."
D.W. Griffith directs The Lonedale Operator.
FDR addresses the nation in a "fireside chat" on the radio.
Newton Minow laments the "vast wasteland."
