At the beginning of the Soviet Union, which of the following was TRUE?

Many filmmakers used their films to generate popular revolutionary support

In the immediate aftermath of World War 1...

Hollywood became the dominant film industry worldwide.

Why was Edison's system of early filmmaking equipment better than the Lumieres'?

It wasn't better: it was cumbersome and immobile.

The Classical Hollywood period includes which of the following decades?

Either 30s-40s or 20s-60s is fine to say

The international exchange of film in the silent period...

Started almost as soon as cinema itself.

Which of the following is NOT true about Lois Weber and Alice Guy Blaché?

They are both primarily known as screenwriters.

The Production Code did NOT ban...

Characters being redeemed after committing "sins."

How did WWII affect the eventual Paramount Decrees?

It delayed them: Hollywood agreeing to work w the US gov't, paused the case

Which of the following is TRUE of German Expressionism?

Some of its practicitioners came to Hollywood to escape the rise of Nazis.

Sergei Eisenstein was...

A director and theorist from the USSR.

Which one of these events came first?

The use of color in some films (via hand painting, tinting/dying, etc)

Where was cinema invented?

It's debated between the US and France.

Some [but NOT all!!] historians argue that the Production Code had a positive effect because...

It encouraged filmmakers to be subtle in what they were trying to say.

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1
At the beginning of the Soviet Union, which of the following was TRUE?
Many filmmakers used their films to generate popular revolutionary support
The USSR retained its prerevolutionary private filmmaking structure.
You could make movies regardless of your feelings on the revolution.
The filmmaking community was all happy to contribute to the revolution.
2
This movie was a big deal in year the "early" silent era turned into the "mature" silent era.
Battleship Potemkin
The Haunted House
A Trip to the Moon
Birth of a Nation
3
In the immediate aftermath of World War 1...
Synchronized sound was fully introduced.
Hitler rose to power in Germany.
The Production Code went into effect.
Hollywood became the dominant film industry worldwide.
4
Why was Edison's system of early filmmaking equipment better than the Lumieres'?
It was lightweight.
It wasn't better: it was cumbersome and immobile.
It was mobile: you could take it anywhere.
It could be a camera, a film developer, and a projector.
5
The Classical Hollywood period includes which of the following decades?
1910s-1970s
1930s-1940s
1920s-1960s
Either 30s-40s or 20s-60s is fine to say
6
The international exchange of film in the silent period...
Was not possible before World War I.
Started almost as soon as cinema itself.
At first only occured between the US and France.
Had the same characteristics in all regions of the world.
7
Bringing up Baby does not demonstrate much about...
The transition to sound cinema.
The genres popular in the 1930s.
The factory-like production method of classical Hollywood.
The Paramount Decision.
8
Which of the following is NOT true about Lois Weber and Alice Guy Blaché?
They were both prominent directors.
They both worked in the silent period.
They are both primarily known as screenwriters.
They both eventually lost work because of Hollywood's growing sexism.
9
The Paramount Decision was NOT about which one of these things?
Oligopolies / Oligopolistic Practices
Miscegenation
Vertical integration
Block Booking
10
The Production Code did NOT ban...
The bad guys from winning.
White and non-white people having onscreen romances.
Characters being redeemed after committing "sins."
Sex within unmarried couples.
11
How did WWII affect the eventual Paramount Decrees?
It delayed them: Hollywood agreeing to work w the US gov't, paused the case
It made them happen quickly, bc Hollywood refused to work for the US gov't
It didn't affect them at all: Hollywood helped the war effort regardless
12
Which of the following is TRUE of German Expressionism?
It occurred because German cinema was a weak, minor industry in the 1920s.
It is known for its notably bright and cheerful aesthetic.
It was inspired by Hitler already being power in Germany.
Some of its practicitioners came to Hollywood to escape the rise of Nazis.
13
Sergei Eisenstein was...
A director and theorist from the USSR.
An inventor from France.
A director and producer from the US.
An actor from Germany.
14
Screwball comedies do NOT typically involve...
Fast talking
Salacious Pre-Code elements
Physical comedy (in the spirit of silent comedy!)
Working class heroes, or one rich & one poor hero
15
The Lumieres pioneered an early genre called the actualité, which was what?
A form of comedyl
A precursor to documentaries.
A form of melodrama.
A form of educational lecture.
16
Which one of these events came first?
The Production Code
The integration of synchronized sound into the US industry
The "mature" silent period
The use of color in some films (via hand painting, tinting/dying, etc)
17
The Pre-Code period was notable because its films were unusually conservative, given the cultural climate.
True
False
18
Dziga Vertov was known for working primarily alone.
False
True
19
Georges Méliès was NOT known for...
Whimsical films.
Serious, dramatic films.
Films with elaborate matte backgrounds.
Films with trick editing.
20
When it was shown to audiences, silent film was never actually _______.
Comedic.
Silent.
In color.
Well-edited.
21
Film began before the twentieth century (aka 1900).
False
True
22
Where was cinema invented?
France.
The US.
It's debated between the US and France.
England.
23
"Montage" is...
A term that refers to silent film sound/music practices.
A term from the earliest years of silent cinema.
A term from German Expressionism.
A term that refers to editing.
24
Who among the following is NOT a German Expressionist filmmaker?
Mikhael Kaufman
The director of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
F. W. Murnau
Fritz Lang
25
Some [but NOT all!!] historians argue that the Production Code had a positive effect because...
It promoted objectively unbiased moral purity.
It lasted for such a short time that it doesn't matter much.
It encouraged filmmakers to be subtle in what they were trying to say.
It promoted international exchange.
26
Many Historians argue that the Production Code was harmful, because...
All of the above
Limits story: no homosexuality
Problems of clarity when implying non-allowed topics
Limits casting: no on-screen romance between people of color & white actors
27
The Production Code ended in...
1970s
1960s
1940s
1950s
28
The Pre-Code period happened in part because of...
Hitler.
The still-ongoing mature silent period.
World War I.
The Great Depression.
29
Which of the following is NOT a major silent filmmaker we studied?
Howard Hawks
Alice Guy Blaché
Oscar Micheaux
Fritz Lang
30
The Production Code started in...
The 1950s
The 1920s
The 1930s
The 1940s

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