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ENGL 208—War on Film___________ FINAL EXAM_______ Heuston
(5 PTS. EACH):
(1) Which of the following is often a sign that a movie isn’t very good?
A: A commercial, ad, or DVD box shows enthusiastic quotes from little-known people and publications/sources (people who aren’t well known and publications/sources—such as websites—that aren’t well known).
B: A local TV reporter or reviewer is described in a misleading way so it sounds as if that person is the official reviewer of an entire TV network.
C: A commercial or print/online ad puts words and phrases of praise in very large letters but puts the names of the critics and/or publications in very small letters.
D: A TV or online ad keeps a brief quotation onscreen for a very short time so most people will see the words/phrases in very large letters but won’t be able to read the source of the quotation in very small letters.
E: all of the above
(2) Which of the following films contain interior monologues and/or voice-overs?
A. Apocalypse Now
B. Beasts of No Nation
C. Fahrenheit 9/11
D. all of the above
(3) Online videos such as home-made videos posted on YouTube, short films made for viewing on cell phones, and terrorist propaganda videos posted on jihadist websites are all examples of __________.
A: offshoring the audience
B: CGI
C: the studio system
D: new media
(4) What elements of films did the Motion Picture Production Code (a.k.a. the Hays Code) regulate?
A: musical elements
B: moral elements
C: overseas distribution
D: finance elements
E: none of the above
(5) The Fog of War and Fahrenheit 9/11 pose some problems for auteur theory because _________.
A: they are American films
B: they were made without directors
C: each film uses a lot of archival footage that the film's director didn't shoot/produce
D: auteur theory applies only to the films of Alfred Hitchcock, the great auteur
(6) Which of the following films do NOT deal with American political issues?
A: Dr. Strangelove and Casablanca
B: The Hurt Locker and Apocalypse Now
C: The Fog of War and Fahrenheit 9/11
D: Triumph of the Will and Battleship Potemkin
(7) Which of the following films is regarded by most film critics as one of the greatest films to come out of the Hollywood studio system era (the so-called Golden Age of the star system or Golden Age of Hollywood)?
A: Casablanca
B: The Hurt Locker
C: Battleship Potemkin
D: Triumph of the Will
E: The Boondock Saints
(8) What is the main point of Brian C. Anderson’s article “Conservatives in Hollywood?!”
A: No recent Hollywood movies display conservative values.
B: Recent Hollywood movies inevitably present conservative values as bad or misguided.
C: Many recent Hollywood movies display or support conservative values.
D: Movie violence and conservative values are incompatible.
E: all of the above
(9) Which of the following films uses non-film elements such as clippings from news stories, still photographs, and/or illustrations?
A: Apocalypse Now
B: The Fog of War
C: Night and Fog
D: none of the above
E: all of the above
(10) The TV news show clip that showed people ignoring a staged child abduction (when the child kept yelling that the man grabbing her wasn’t her father) is an example of ___________________.
A: CGI (Computer-Generated Imagery)
B: the Bystander Effect
C: formalism
D: synthesis
E: none of the above
(11) According to David Kipen’s "Offshoring the Audience" article, what effect is globalization having on American movies?
A: encouraging studios to make more action films
B: encouraging studios to think of international viewers perhaps even more than American viewers
C: encouraging studios to avoid stereotyping many or most national or religious groups as movie “bad guys.”
D: all of the above
(12) Which of the following is NOT true of Dr. Strangelove?
A: General Ripper saves the day by recalling the bombers.
B: Captain Mandrake saves the day by contacting the White House.
C: President Muffley saves the day by cont acting the Soviet leader (Premier Kissoff).
D: Dr. Strangelove saves the day by explaining how to defuse the Doomsday Device.
E: all of the above
(13) Which of the following films does NOT use helicopter/aerial shots?
A: The Bridge on the River Kwai
B: Battleship Potemkin
C: Apocalypse Now
D: Tropic Thunder
(14) Which of the following is NOT true of Zulu?
A: The film uses both diegetic and nondiegetic sound.
B: The film is based on an actual historical incident.
C: The film portrays the Zulus as inferior because of their racial background.
D: The film occasionally shows fear among the British troops.
E: none of the above
(15) “__________ is usually defined as a body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual, group, class, or culture” AND “Virtually every movie provides us with role models, ideal ways of behaving, negative traits, and an implied morality based on the filmmaker’s sense of right and wrong. In short, every film has a slant, a given __________ perspective.”
A: Mise en scene; cinematography
B: Antidisestablishmentarianism; panning
C: Ideology; ideological
D: Methodology; methodological
(16) In which of the following films can you find Method acting (or acting that shares some of the common traits of Method acting)?
A: The Fog of War
B: Battleship Potemkin
C: Tropic Thunder
D: Night and Fog
(17) In which film does the tone of the film frequently shift from being serious to being humorous?
A: Fahrenheit 9/11
B: Battleship Potemkin
C: Night and Fog
D: Triumph of the Will
(18) Which of the following is NOT true of Method acting?
A: Actors try to identify with their characters/roles on a deep emotional level
B: Actors must completely immerse themselves in their characters/roles by staying "in character" even when
they are off-camera or off-stage.
C: Actors may recall and use emotions or situations from their lives and use those emotions to identify with
their characters/roles.
D: Method acting supposedly leads to performances that are more powerful and more convincing.
(19) Which of the following is true of Tropic Thunder?
A: The film both parodies and shows the influence of numerous Vietnam War-related films.
B: The film is intentionally politically incorrect and potentially offensive.
C: The film parodies many aspects of the Hollywood movie business.
D: The film contains clear references (such as very similar shots) to Apocalypse Now.
E: All of the above.
(20) Apocalypse Now strongly suggests that _______.
A: Colonel Kurtz wants Captain Willard to kill him
B: Colonel Kurtz understands some important things about what war really is or what war really requires
C: Captain Willard begins to think that the top military/government leadership is wrong about Kurtz
D: all of the above
E: none of the above
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