Cinema 107 - Understanding Motion Picture » Summer 2022 » Unit 2 Quiz

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Question #1
The inverted V diagram of dramatic structure was first suggested by the German scholar, Gustav Freytag.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #2
Often defined as ‘absence of style’, realism is actually a style with an elaborate set of conventions that are less obvious than those used by expressionists.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #3
According to Syd Field’s diagram, narrative structure of a movie can be broken down into:
A.   one act, with five scenes
B.   five acts
C.   three acts, ‘plot points’
D.   prologue, Act 1, interlude, Act II
Question #4
Narratology is the study of all of the following except:
A.   types of stories
B.   storytelling strategies
C.   narrative structures
D.   storyboarding
Question #5
‘The general subject matter, the raw materials of a dramatic action in chronological sequence’ defines the term:
A.   literary source
B.   narrative style
C.   story
D.   theme
Question #6
The first western ever filmed was:
A.   ‘The Great Train Robbery’
B.   ‘My Darling Clementine’
C.   ‘Stagecoach’
D.   ‘High Noon’
Question #7
Plot involves the implied author’s point of view as well as the structuring of the scenes into an aesthetic pattern.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #8
In realistic films, the following are usually true, except:
A.   the implied author is virtually invisible
B.   story unfolds totally linear
C.   events ‘speak for themselves’
D.   the story is told from a subjective perspective
Question #9
Genre movies are classified into four main cycles, including all except:
A.   revisionist
B.   literal
C.   classical
D.   primitive
Question #10
Realism can be defined as the ‘absence of style.’
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #11
Formalists prefer loose, discursive plots, with no clearly defined beginning, middle, or end.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #12
Which of the following is characteristic of cinema verite?
A.   non thematic montage
B.   lengthy takes
C.   synchronous music
D.   on screen narration

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