Cinema 107 - Understanding Motion Picture » Summer 2022 » Unit 14 Quiz

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Question #1
Rudolf Arnheim’s theory of film is based on the different modes of perception of the camera versus the human eye.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #2
Eclectic critics believe that a single theory can explain all films.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #3
Most theories of Realism have a moral and ethical bias and are often rooted in the values of Islamic, Christian, and Marxist humanism.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #4
Semiologists reject the shot as too vague and inclusive to be considered as the basic unit of construction in a film.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #5
Auteur theory is a writer-oriented approach to film.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #6
In most theories of Formalism, films are evaluated primarily in terms of how accurately they reflect external reality.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #7
Which of the following is CENTRAL to formalist filmmaking?
A.   verisimilitude
B.   pattern
C.   stylistic austerity
D.   authenticity
Question #8
Realism is generally characterized by:
A.   a plain style that doesn’t call attention to itself
B.   montage editing
C.   closed form and style
D.   visual lyricism
Question #9
Which is NOT one of the four chartered types of film history:
A.   aesthetic
B.   technological
C.   social
D.   judicial
Question #10
A loose, episodic plot structure is typical of:
A.   realist films
B.   cinema verite
C.   formalist films
D.   structuralism films
Question #11
Which of the following is the best example of Italian Neorealism:
A.   ‘400 Blows’
B.   ‘Persona’
C.   ‘Star Wars’
D.   ‘The Bicycle Thief’
Question #12
When a company controls all three phases of the film-industry production, distribution, and exhibition it is said to be:
A.   vertically integrated
B.   eclectic
C.   saturated
D.   Marxist

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