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Intro to Film (ENGL 209) FINAL EXAM Heuston
1: Which of the following films is regarded by many film critics as perhaps the greatest film ever made?
A: Winter’s Bone
B: Citizen Kane
C: North by Northwest
D: Ne Le Dis à Personne (Tell No One)
E: Point Break
2: Why does Giannetti (like many critics) say that film is a more intimate medium than live theater?
A: Film actors don’t have to speak loudly and make big gestures.
B: The camera allows the entire audience to get up much closer than a live play does.
C: A film audience can hear an actor whisper and can easily see subtle facial expressions.
D: All of the above.
E: None of the above.
3: _________________ features an unusual narrative structure that presents several scenes out of order instead of
showing all scenes in the order in which they happen. (NOTE: This question isn't talking about brief flashbacks,
but about entire scenes.)
A: North by Northwest
B: Mad Max: Fury Road
C: Citizen Kane
D: All of the above
E: None of the above
4: 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
5: Brian C. Anderson’s “Conservatives in Hollywood?!” says which of the following things?
A: There are no identifiable conservative values in Hollywood or in Hollywood movies.
B: Globalization is the reason there are no conservative values in Hollywood movies.
C: Movies with conservative values are often box-office hits.
D: All of the above
6: Which of the following films could you explain best by using auteur theory? (In other words, which film would
be the best choice if you were going to use auteur theory to explain one of them?)
A: Bigger, Stronger, Faster*
B: North by Northwest
C: Casablanca
D: None of the above
7: According to David Kipen’s "Offshoring the Audience" article, what effect is globalization NOT having on
American movies?
A: Encouraging studios to make more action films
B: Encouraging a reduction in the number of American sports films
C: Preventing studios from distributing films overseas
D: Encouraging studios to think of international viewers perhaps even more than American viewers
8: Condensing the action of a film by shortening or not showing certain actions (such as characters commuting
to/from work or running errands) if showing those actions in their entirety would be unnecessary and/or boring is called
A: Panning
B: A blivet
C: Realism
D: Juxtaposition
E: Cutting to continuity
9: In which of the following films can you find method acting (or acting that shares some of the common traits of
method acting)?
A: Casablanca
B: Mad Max: Fury Road
C: Winter’s Bone
D: A and B
E: B and C
10: Bigger, Stronger, Faster* makes what important claims?
A: Large numbers of Americans use performance-enhancing drugs.
B: American culture often seems to value winning by any means necessary (including bending or breaking rules/laws).
C: Media images of celebrities and athletes can give young Americans a distorted sense of how people should look.
D: A and C
E: All of the above
11: In which of the following films do non-film elements such as clippings from news stories, still photographs, and/or illustrations appear?
A: Iron Man
B: Bigger, Stronger, Faster*
C: Citizen Kane
D: all of the above
E: none of the above
12: Important flashbacks appear in ________________.
A: Mad Max: Fury Road
B: Bigger, Stronger, Faster*
C: Ne Le Dis à Personne (Tell No One)
D: none of the above
E: all of the above
13: Movies are actually sets of still photographs shown one after another very quickly (at twenty-four
frames per second). The reason they look as if they move is because of an optical illusion called_______.
A: persistence of vision.
B: an aerial shot.
C: cutting to continuity.
D: lyrical movement.
E: None of the above.
14: According to Giannetti, which of the following elements contribute to a movie's tone?
A: Genre
B: Music
C: Voice-over narration
D: all of the above
E: none of the above
15: According to Giannetti, film _________________.
A: is the most expensive artistic medium in history
B: often combines artistic elements with commercial elements instead of being purely art or purely a commercial product
C: usually includes some ideological elements
D: all of the above
E: none of the above
16: The Monkey Business Illusion video demonstrates the importance of __________________.
A: camera movement and zoom shots
B: sound effects and CGI
C: viewer expectations and viewer attention
D: method acting and personality stars
E: all of the above
17: The Film/Media Violence handout explains that ______________________.
A: increasingly violent movies and video games in recent decades have made Americans consistently more violent in
real life
B: violence in U.S. media has generally increased while America’s violent crime rates have generally decreased in
recent decades.
C: some research suggests video games may actually be good for people who play them
D: B and C
E: all of the above
18: Which of the following films do NOT deal with American political or social issues?
A: Winter's Bone and Casablanca
B: Citizen Kane and Bigger, Stronger, Faster*
C: North by Northwest and Iron Man
D: Tell No One and Battleship Potemkin
19: The “Film Violence/Media Violence (incl. Video Games) and Real-World Violence” handout explains that___________________________.
A: exposure to media violence will make most people more violent
B: exposure to media violence is a risk factor that can make some people more violent
C: exposure to media violence has made American society more violent since the 1970s
D: All of the above. E: None of the above
20: If you see shaky camera work in a movie made after the late 1970s, ______________.
A: it’s an accident on the director’s part.
B: it’s a conscious choice by the director.
C: it’s technically unavoidable.
D: it’s usually in a romantic scene.
E: All of the above.
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