Who was the creative and editorial talent behind the two Olympia documentaries?

Leni Riefenstahl, who won an IOC Award for her 2 Olympic films

In the beginning 12 minutes of the Olympia film, which of the following are correct?

Statues of Greeks morphed into almost nude, real life, healthy German males

Which of the following are correct regarding the music associated with many of the Olympic events in the Olympia film?

Director included historic-contemporary 1930 German music to create emotion

Which of the following are correct regarding the various athletic events shown in Olympia: Part One Festival of Nations?

German announcer for the 800 M race shouted Where's Lanzi? Where's Lanzi?

Olympia: Festival of Nations depicted a variety of Olympic events. Which of the following are correct regarding T&F?

3 Finnish long-distance runners finished first, second & third in 10,000 M

Which of the following are correct regarding the documentary concerning Jesse Owens in the 100-meter sprint race?

Jesse Owens won both his preliminary heat & the finals for a Gold medal

Which of the following are correct regarding select athletic events as seen in Olympia: Festival of Nations?

Saw female athletes compete in the high jump with a unique technique

Which of the following are correct regarding the Olympic marathon is depicted in the Olympia documentary?

Gold & bronze winners won by two Korean athletes forced to run as Japanese

Olympia: Festival of Nations depicted a variety of Olympic events. Which of the following are correct regarding events?

The Men’s sprint hurdles was in slow motion showing the grace of runners

Which of the following are correct regarding the Olympic marathon is depicted in the Olympia documentary?

Showed truimph of the human spirit & endurance where some athletes collapse

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Olympia: Festival of Nations

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Quiz Quiz on the Olympia: Festival of Nations, award winning film about the 1936 Berlin (Nazi) Olympic Games. Photo from Wikipedia of Producer Ms. Leni Riefenstahl.

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1
Which of the following are correct regarding Jesse Owens' performance in the long jump competition?
Owens set an Olympic & world record & won the gold medal on his final jump
All the above
Lutz Long set a European record on his final jump prior to Owen's last jump
European record holder Long was tied for the lead until last jump by Owens
2
Which is the following is correct regarding the ending film sequence of Olympia: Festival of Nations: Part One?
Ending of the Part 1 had depictions of smoke & fire foretelling the future?
The Olympic Bell was ringing loudly & visually displayed
All the above
Had spotlights shining into evening sky with dramatic German music playing.
3
Who was the creative and editorial talent behind the two Olympia documentaries?
The IOC funded this project to create the first Olympic Games movie
Leni Riefenstahl, who won an IOC Award for her 2 Olympic films
Adolf Hitler
Germany contracted film making to famous Hollywood Director, John Ford
4
Which of the following are correct regarding Olympia's depiction of the Olympic Torch Relay?
All the above
In WWar II Hitler's armies invaded the visitied countries of the Relay
Torch Relay was first introduced in the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics
Torch relay ran from ancient Greece through a variety of European countries
5
Which of the following are correct regarding the marathon sequence of the film, Olympia: Festival of Nations?
As race ended runners were met by 10 trumpeters as they entered the stadium
Music built in tempo & "drama" to highlight the race's tension & challenges
Used a variety of camera angles to depict the spirit of human endurance
All the above
6
In the beginning 12 minutes of the Olympia film, which of the following are correct?
Began with an aerial view of the stadium filled with 120,000 German fans
Depicted clothed females dancing to versions of artistic Olympic sports.
It showed Hitler entering Olympic Stadium in a car waving to the crowds.
Statues of Greeks morphed into almost nude, real life, healthy German males
7
Which of the following are correct regarding the music associated with many of the Olympic events in the Olympia film?
Germans hired John Williams, US composer to produce the music for the Games
Dramatic music was not part of the cinematic strategy by the films Director
Director included historic-contemporary 1930 German music to create emotion
Director sued by US French & English artists for music copyright violations
8
Which of the following are correct regarding the various athletic events shown in Olympia: Part One Festival of Nations?
A USA Jewish, Caucasian athlete won the silver medal in the 100 M sprint.
German announcer for the 800 M race shouted Where's Lanzi? Where's Lanzi?
Two USA Jewish athletes ran in the 4X100 relay in defiance to Hiltler
Hitler was never shown in the documentary, but his close associates where
9
Olympia: Festival of Nations depicted a variety of Olympic events. Which of the following are correct regarding T&F?
Reifenstahl integrated Hitler into all events which made thefilm propaganda
3 Finnish long-distance runners finished first, second & third in 10,000 M
Film depicted USA female high jumper, Leni Fosbury, who change high jumping
Winner of the men’s high jump was a German who some believed was Jewish
10
Which of the following are correct regarding the documentary concerning Jesse Owens in the 100-meter sprint race?
Owens revolutionized the use of mechanical starting blocks for the race
Jesse Owens was second in his preliminary heat but first in the finals.
Jesse Owens won both his preliminary heat & the finals for a Gold medal
In preliminary heat, Owens world record was allowed with wind assistance
11
Which of the following are correct regarding select athletic events as seen in Olympia: Festival of Nations?
Saw female athletes compete in the high jump with a unique technique
Saw females run the marathon with the gold medal winner coming from Japan
None of the above.
We saw only male athletes compete in multiple running relay races.
12
Which of the following are correct regarding the Olympic marathon is depicted in the Olympia documentary?
Gold & bronze winners won by two Korean athletes forced to run as Japanese
Marathon began with 10 soldiers blowing bugles from the top of the stadium
Winner of the 1932 Marathon in LA sprinted at the end to finish with silver
1936 Games film Director failed to see the value of the marathon race
13
Olympia: Festival of Nations depicted a variety of Olympic events. Which of the following are correct regarding events?
The Men’s sprint hurdles was in slow motion showing the grace of runners
In the 4X100 M Men’s relay final, 2 USA Jewish sprinters were on the relay
In the women's 4X100 M relay the German women won as USA dropped the baton
It was disturbing to see the fans silent except when the Germans competed
14
Which of the following are correct regarding the marathon race at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games?
Runners had a chance to eat food & get medical attention during the race
Showed runners appearing exhausted & some collapsing at the finish line.
All the above
Showed shadows of runners, moving arms & feet pounding the pavement.
15
Which of the following are correct regarding the Olympic marathon is depicted in the Olympia documentary?
Showed truimph of the human spirit & endurance where some athletes collapse
None of the above
Women’s marathon was won by a German, Caucasian female athlete
Race won by an African man putting the dagger in Hitler's aryan race agenda

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