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Film Studies 15
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1
Who's the head of the electrical department on a motion picture?
Foley Artist
Gaffer
Key Grip
Best Boy
2
Name the following actor who appeared in such films as "The Maltese Falcon" & "Casablanca".
Humphrey Bogart
Claude Rains
Sydney Greenstreet
Peter Lorre
3
Which of the following is not a light used in a three-point lighting setup?
Key light
Fill light
Front light
Back light
4
Which of the following is not the name of one of the "Big 6" studios which still survive today?
MGM
Columbia
Paramount
RKO
5
This silent comedian went by the nickname "Glasses" and starred in "Safety Last" in 1923.
Charlie Chaplin
"Buster" Keaton
Roscoe Arbuckle
Harold Lloyd
6
Who is the first female film director?
Lois Weber
Mary Pickford
Mabel Normand
Alice Guy
7
Which actress starred in the D.W. Griffith epic "The Birth of a Nation"?
Mary Pickford
Lillian Gish
Gloria Swanson
Mabel Normand
8
What date is universally considered to be the "Birth of Film"?
1894
1895
1893
1896
9
Which is not a way that Daisy's transformation in "Bowfinger" is relayed to the audience?
Changing wardrobes
Changing boyfriends
Changing crew positions
Changing accents while acting
10
Which camera move involves following a subject from alongside?
Tilt
Tracking
Arc
Zoom
11
Who's the producer of "Casablanca"?
Michael Curtiz
Julius & Philip Epstein
Hal B. Wallis
Humphrey Bogart
12
Which of the following is not a name of one of the Marx Brothers?
Harpo
Karlo
Groucho
Chicho
13
Which of the following individuals was not responsible for founding United Artists in 1919?
Cecil B. DeMille
Mary Pickford
Charlie Chaplin
Douglas Fairbanks
14
This shot from "The Good, the Bad & the Ugly" is best described as a(n)...
choke shot
"plan américain"
establishing shot
top shot
15
What was the major source of screen entertainment for 250 years before motion pictures?
Zoopraxiscope
Magic lantern
Cinematographe
Kinetoscope
16
The first motion picture studio, known as the "Black Maria", was built by who?
Lumiere brothers
William Dickson
Cecil B. DeMille
Thomas Edison
17
Who is the screenwriter for "It Happened One Night"?
Frank Capra
Harry Cohn
Robert Riskin
I.A.L. Diamond
18
Which of the following is not a typical characteristic of a screwball comedy?
Verbal sparring to replace sexual tension
Slapslick routines
A mismatched couple
Unsophisticated slow-paced dialogue
19
What sex icon was known as "The Haystack Girl"?
Jane Russell
Rita Hayworth
Marilyn Monroe
Clara Bow
20
Which of the following was not a main reason for the formation of sex comedies?
The publication of "Sexual Behaviour in the Human Female"
Increasing divorce rates
The weakening of the MPPC
The first publication of "Playboy" magazine
21
This shot from "The Gold Rush" is an example of...
tight framing
loose framing
rule of thirds
rule of fourths
22
Which of the following is actually a line from "Casablanca"?
"I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship."
"Play it again Sam."
"Round up the normal suspects."
"We'll always have Paris."
23
Which of the following films is best described as a radical romantic comedy?
It Happened One Night
Some Like It Hot
Annie Hall
When Harry Met Sally
24
Which of the following does not correctly match the film comedian to a movie he starred in?
Charlie Chaplin - The General
Jack Lemmon - Grumpy Old Men
Buster Keaton - The General
Billy Crystal - Monsters Inc.
25
Name the following director and a movie he directed?
Preston Sturges - "Palm Beach Story"
Preston Sturges - "Bringing up Baby"
Howard Hawks - "Bringing up Baby"
Howard Hawks - "Palm Beach Story"
26
Which silent comedian starred in such classics as "City Lights" & "Modern Times"?
Joseph Keaton
Roscoe Arbuckle
Harold Lloyd
Charlie Chaplin
27
Which of the following moguls was not involved in the formation of MGM Studios?
Marcus Loew
Adolph Zuker
Louis B. Mayer
Samuel Goldwyn
28
This Hollywood icon won 4 Best Actress Oscars and wasn't present to accept any of them.
Claudette Colbert
Diane Keaton
Katharine Hepburn
Mary Pickford
29
What year did the Hays Code become enforced due the formation of the Breen Office?
1931
1925
1928
1934
30
Who's the director of "Some Like It Hot"?
Frank Capra
Woody Allen
Billy Wilder
Howard Hawks
31
This comedy duo did a series of "Road" pictures over a 22 year period.
Abbott & Costello
Hope & Crosby
Martin & Lewis
Laurel & Hardy
32
Which of the following is not a similarity between "Annie Hall" & "When Harry Met Sally"
Both female leads show a similar fashion sense.
Both films are set in New York City.
Both films have the "couple" travelling from Chicago.
Both male leads are obsessed with death.
33
Which character is the screenwriter of "Chubby Rain" in "Bowfinger"
Slater
Dave
Bowfinger
Afrim
34
Who's the screenwriter for "When Harry Met Sally"
Meg Ryan
Billy Crystal
Nora Ephron
Rob Reiner
35
Which date range best describes when Screwball Comedies were most popular?
1934-start of WWII
Start of WWII-1953
1953-late 1960s
Late 1960s-late 1970s
36
Which of the following is not the trademark of an early Woody Allen film?
He often sets his films in New York City.
He often makes films about an actor making a film.
He often uses long shots instead of intercut closeups.
He often talks directly to the camera.
37
Eadward Muybridge invented the...
Cinematographe
Kinetograph
Zoopraxiscope
Kinetoscope
38
Which silent actress starred in "Grand Hotel" & "Ninotchka"?
Clara Bow
Mary Pickford
Greta Garbo
Marlene Dietrich
39
Which of the following sex icons died at 26 years of age from kidney failure?
Marlene Dietrich
Rudolph Valentino
Marilyn Monroe
Jean Harlow
40
Which of the following is not considered to be a genre spoof film?
Airplane!
The Pink Panther
Austin Powers
The Producers
41
This shot of Jack Nicholson from "The Shining" is best described as a(n)...
extreme close up
medium shot
long shot
close up
42
Which of the following is not a Hays Code restriction placed on the motion picture industry?
Suggestive dancing
Interracial relationships
Depictions of alcohol use
Depictions of childbirth
43
What actor specializes in supporting roles that represent a distinct type of personality?
Cameo role
Double
Bit player
Character actor
44
Which of the following is not a Rob Reiner film?
This is Spinal Tap
The Princess Bride
When Harry Met Sally
A Few Good Women
45
This shot from "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" is best described as a(n)...
aerial shot
long shot
medium long shot
establishing shot
46
Name the Oscar-winning French-born actress who starred in "Cleopatra" & "Private Worlds"
Claudette Colbert
Mae West
Clara Bow
Greta Garbo
47
What director is specifically tasked with preparing the daily call sheets?
2nd unit director
2nd assistant director
3rd assistant director
1st assistant director
48
Which of the following would not have been considered risqué in "It Happened One Night"?
The hiking up of the lead actress' skirt to flag down a car.
The lead actor not wearing an undershirt when he undressed.
An unmarried couple sleeping in the same room.
Showing a spaghetti strap of the lead actress' lingerie.
49
Which of the following is not a film directed by Michael Curtiz?
Yankee Doodle Dandy
The Adventures of Sinbad
White Christmas
Casablanca
50
Who's the screenwriter for "Bowfinger"?
Steve Martin
Eddie Murphy
Frank Oz
Brian Grazer
51
This comedian often performed multiple roles in his films including "Dr. Strangelove"?
Woody Allen
Peter Sellers
Jerry Lewis
Mel Brooks
52
Who's the producer of "Annie Hall"?
Marshall Brickman
Diane Keaton
Woody Allen
Charles H. Joffe
53
Place the following romantic comedies in order they gained popularity during the 20th century.
Radical comedies - Sex comedies - Neo-traditional comedies
Sex comedies - Screwball comedies - Neo-traditional comedies
Neo-tradional comedies - Screwball comedies - Sex comedies
Screwball comedies - Sex comedies - Radical comedies
54
This shot from "Citizen Kane" exhibits a...
large depth of field
Dutch tilt
French tilt
shallow depth of field
55
Which of the following is not one of the four main attributes of lighting?
Quantity
Placement
Contrast
Source
56
This mogul was the brother-in-law of which other mogul that founded Paramount studios?
Adolph Zukor
William Fox
Jesse Lasky
Samuel Goldwyn
57
Why was the ending of the 1943 re-release of "The Gold Rush" changed?
To satisfy the rules of the MCCP.
To satisfy the rules of the MPPC.
To not bring Chaplin's affair with Lita Grey to light.
To not bring Chaplin's affair with Georgia Hale to light.
58
"The Gold Rush" scene where prospectors are heading over the Chilkoot Pass was shot in...
Sacramento, CA.
a studio backlot in Hollywood, CA.
Alaska.
the Sierra Nevada mountains.
59
The release of "Casablanca" in 1942 was alway perfectly timed with what major world event?
The bombing of Pearl Harbour by the Japanese
A conference between leaders Roosevelt, Churchill & DeGaulle
The invasion of France by the Nazis
The end of WWII
60
The first talking picture, "The Jazz Singer", was released in what year?
1925
1929
1927
1931
61
Which Hollywood giant was born with the name Archibald Leach?
Cary Grant
Rudolph Valentino
Tony Curtis
Clark Gable
62
What's the frame rate for motion pictures?
24 fps
25 fps
30 fps
60 fps
63
Name the director that shot the first full-length feature in Hollywood history, "Squaw Man".
D.W. Griffith
Mack Sennett
Howard Hawks
Cecil B. DeMille
64
This shot from "Casablanca" uses what technique?
Soft focus
Rack focus
Deep focus
Hard focus
65
Name the following actress.
Katharine Hepburn
Ingrid Bergman
Marlene Dietrich
Greta Garbo
66
Which comedy duo is this?
Laurel & Hardy
Hope & Crosby
Martin & Lewis
Abbott & Costello
67
Which mogul founded Universal Studios?
Jesse Lasky
Carl Laemmle
Harry Cohn
Samuel Goldwyn
68
Which Hollywood sex icon was famous using double entendres?
Jane Russell
Mae West
Jean Harlow
Rita Hayworth
69
What Canadian producer discovered the likes of Charlie Chaplin & Roscoe Arbuckle?
Mack Sennett
Harold Lloyd
Douglas Fairbanks
"Buster" Keaton
70
Who's the director of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"?
Ben Stiller
Sean Penn
Steve Conrad
Sam Goldwyn, Jr.
