Cinema 107 - Understanding Motion Picture » Summer 2022 » Unit 13 Quiz

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Question #1
In the public mind, John Wayne embodied left-wing ideology.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #2
Actor stars are less likely to be ideologically weighted than personality stars.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #3
Ethnic filmmakers tend to favor formalism as a style.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #4
American films often romanticize underdogs, rebels, and outlaws.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #5
Women are no longer seen as sex objects and accessories in today’s cinema.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #6
In general, ideological leftists view the past with disdain but see the future as filled with hope.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #7
Camp movies frequently use all of the following EXCEPT:
A.   artistic excess
B.   unobtrusive style
C.   theatrical metaphors
D.   comic mockery
Question #8
The majority of fiction films fall into what category of ideology:
A.   implicit
B.   cultural
C.   explicit
D.   neutral
Question #9
A body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual group, class, or culture.’ This defines the term:
A.   ideology
B.   theory
C.   representational synthesis
D.   avant-garde
Question #10
Because of their orientation towards outsiders versus insiders, the following films would be considered leftist EXCEPT:
A.   ‘The Bicycle Thief’
B.   ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
C.   ‘Bonnie and Clyde’
D.   ‘Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves’
Question #11
Leftists tend to emphasize all of the following EXCEPT:
A.   the individual and an elite managerial class
B.   authority figures as not superior
C.   society’s resources should be distributed equally
D.   similarities among people
Question #12
‘The Cinderella Syndrome’ provides the narrative structure for:
A.   ‘Pretty Woman’
B.   ‘Story of Women’
C.   ‘The Virgin Spring’
D.   ‘Seven Beauties’

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