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Test 2 Review Film History
Test 2 Review Film History
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This review covers some of the material from chapters 4 - 5- 6 in our Text Book.
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1
Who was Joseph Goebbels?
Minister of propaganda for the German Third Reich
German Actor
Chancellor of Germany during WWII
German film director
2
Television in the homes resulted in?
Exciting new technology
Fewer people attending movie theaters
All of the above
Families spending time together in the home
3
In 1947 the US Supreme Court Ruling was the beginning of the collapse of the Studio System.
True
False
4
When did the 1st Amendment become relevant for film as an art form?
December 1915
January 1915
January 1951
December 1950
5
Thea von Harbou was
German novelist & screen writer
Fritz Lang's wife and fled to America with him.
German actress
6
In 1930 audiences flocked to theaters to escape the real depression of the uncertainty of their own lives
False
True
7
What is the relevance of 3-D films?
Show off new technology
Just another monster film
To highlight the red scare
Bring audiences back into the theaters
8
Warner Bros. specialized in hard-boiled gangster films, social melodrama, and over the top Busby Berkely musicals
True
False
9
Robert Bresson
A French director who created unique narratives
One of the most important post war directors who worked with Jean Cocteau.
A French director who fled to America during WWII
10
Director Vittoria De Sica worked with screen writer Cesare Zavattini to produce three of his films.
True
False
11
Orson Welles as director is best know for his film "Citizen Kane" although brilliant, it would hurt his career.
False
True
12
Jean Renoir was a French film director known for
"Les Enfants du Paradis" (Children of Paradise)
"Le Jour Se Leve" (Port of Shadows)
"La Grand Illusion" (The Grand Illusion)
13
Sir Charles Chaplin's first talking feature was
"City Lights"
"The Great Dictator"
"The Little Tramp"
14
Which Japanese Filmmaker is one of Japan's most important post war directors?
Kenji Mizoguchi
Akira Kurosawa
Kozaburo Yoshimura
Yasurjiro Ozu
15
The first famous biker film was "The Wild One" (1953)
False
True
16
"It's a Wonderful LIfe" (1946)
A sentimental film about small-town American values by Frank Capra
A classic comedy by George Cukor
A mellodrama about an American family by Alfred Hitchcock
17
What type of film is this?
Gangster
Problem
Neorealism
Noir
18
Who is this actress?
Ginger Rogers
Mae West known for her bravery to speak her mind.
Katherine Hepburn
19
In the U.S patterns of distribution were changing, international films were having a financial impact on the box office
False
True
20
What type of film is this image from?
Neorealism
Italian film
World War II Era film
French New Wave
21
Josef von Sternberg through his calculated exoticism made an overnight Depression era star out of Marlene Dietrich
False
True
22
Universal in the 1930s was know as
Best Gangster Films
Comedies
Home of the Horror film
23
Films in the 1950s continued to be cheerful and uplifting to audiences.
False
True
24
One of the oldest film studios in the world, established in 1902 is Ealing Studio in London.
True
False
25
Vertical Integration consists of
Distribution
All of the above
Exhibition
Production
26
Who was the leading English documentary filmmaker during WWII?
Carol Reed
John Grierson
Michael Powell
Laurence Olivier
27
Director Howard Hawkes was a producer & director and known for getting films in under budget and on time.
True
False
28
Early English sound production was undermined by the demand for "quickies" to meet government quotas.
False
True
29
What type of film presentation is this?
Cinemax
Cinerama
Full color
3D
30
What is the HUAC?
Hollywood Union Actor's Company
Hollywood Union Actor's College
House Un-American Activities Committee
Hollywood Union of Actors against Communism
31
Italy's Fascist Dictator Benito Mussolini's lasting legacy in film is
Creating a film school and studio which trained directors
Brutally honest Neorealism films
Directing films himself
32
Who directed this film?
Douglas Sirk "Imitation of "Life"
Alfred Hitchcock "North by Northwest"
Jack Arnold "The Incredible Shrinking Man"
Otto Preminger "Where the Sidewalk Ends"
33
Why is James Stewart important?
First actor to win an Academy Award for a western
A famous cowboy in films
First actor to star in a western
First actor to demand a percentage of a film's gross earning
34
Following WWII men felt threatened by independent women due to change in gender roles when women worked in the factory.
False
True
35
What is the significance of this actress?
Mae West
Actress & Director
The de Haviland decision
Movie Star
36
"Wild Bill" on the set director William Wellman carried a gun on the set, and was best known for "Public Enemy" (1931)
True
False
37
Film noir is believed to be heavily influenced by Neorealism.
False
True
38
Jean Vigo was a French film director whose work influenced French New Wave Cinema.
True
False
39
Ilya Kopalin & Leonid Varlamov directed "Moscow Strikes Back" which one an Academy Award in 1942.
True
False
40
Leni Riefenstahl, director of "Triumph of the Will" won an Academy Award for her work.
True
False
41
"Rome Open City" directed by Roberto Rossellini was one of the firt Neorealism films
True
False
42
The Auteur theory states that the screen writer is the most important person involved in a film?
False
True
