M1 PGCE #1

Question 1

The ideology justifying American expansion West is

Accepted Answer

Manifest Destiny

Question 2

Westerns usually take place between

Accepted Answer

1861-1890

Question 3

Films from the 1960s/70s are called

Accepted Answer

Revisionist westerns

Question 4

During the Sound Era, production of Western movies boomed

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

The first transcontinental railroad started construction in

Accepted Answer

1863

Question 6

Cowboys represent civilization winning over wilderness

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

In the West, the landscape is encoded as male

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

The first Western movie was released in

Accepted Answer

1903

Question 9

The novels that inspired many Western films were called

Accepted Answer

Dime novels

Question 10

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show was highly popular and created expectations for the audience of what the West looked like

Accepted Answer

True

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