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______________ photographed horses with many cameras to try to see if their hooves touch the ground as they galloped. |
| | A) | Thomas Edison |
| | B) | Etienne-Jules Marey |
| | C) | Eadweard Muybridge |
| | D) | August -Marie Lumiere |
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The kinetoscope was |
| | A) | a portable movie camera that could also be used as a projector. |
| | B) | a child's toy that put images on a spinning cylinder. |
| | C) | an early movie theater costing five cents. |
| | D) | an early peep show-like movie projection system developed by Edison. |
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In 1903 Edwin S. Porter made______________, a short film that laid the ground work for future action movies. |
| | A) | Animal Locomotion |
| | B) | A Trip to the Moon |
| | C) | The Great Train Robbery |
| | D) | The Birth of a Nation |
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According to the text, when the film "The Birth of a Nation" was released, one reason it was criticized was that it |
| | A) | was excessive in length. |
| | B) | charged more than twice the admission of other films of the time. |
| | C) | portrayed African Americans in an extremely racist manner. |
| | D) | portrayed the American South badly. |
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The term block bookings means that studios would |
| | A) | block competitors' films from being booked in certain theaters. |
| | B) | block out a period of time for a film to be distributed. |
| | C) | require a theater to book several movies, in order to get a few specific ones they wanted. |
| | D) | block film stars under contract from booking films with other studios. |
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United Artists was started by |
| | A) | a group of painters who wanted to enter the film industry. |
| | B) | a group of popular film actors who wanted to take control back from the directors. |
| | C) | unknown performers trying to make a name for themselves. |
| | D) | performers and directors who rebelled against the studio system. |
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According to the text, the first successful demonstration of the talking picture was |
| | A) | The Jazz Singer in 1927 |
| | B) | A series of short films that accompanied the feature Don Juan in 1926 |
| | C) | The Wizard of Oz in 1939 |
| | D) | The Birth of a Nation in 1915 |
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The people known as the Hollywood 10 were |
| | A) | a group of 10 studios whose power was diminished by certain Supreme Court Rulings. |
| | B) | 10 writers and directors who were blacklisted after challenging the constitutionality of the House Un-American Activities Committee. |
| | C) | Hollywood artists who were banned from working after identifying themselves and others as communists. |
| | D) | 10 writers and directors who investigated whether others were communists, for the House Un-American Activities Committee. |
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According to the text, the development of color film was delayed because |
| | A) | the studios were focusing on the conversion to sound. |
| | B) | audiences did not enjoy color pictures. |
| | C) | Germany would not release its technique to shoot color using just one reel of film. |
| | D) | television in the 1950's was shot almost exclusively in black and white. |
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In movie business terminology, the period from the late 1970s until today is called the |
| | A) | silent film era. |
| | B) | studio era. |
| | C) | blockbuster era. |
| | D) | multiplex era. |
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Film director Spike Lee has been able to keep his independence as a filmmaker mostly by |
| | A) | directing only blockbuster films. |
| | B) | getting huge budgets from film studios. |
| | C) | carefully creating projects with commercial potential. |
| | D) | keeping costs under control and making do. |
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Ancillary markets for studios generally include |
| | A) | home videos and toys. |
| | B) | the sale of VCRs. |
| | C) | patents for color film processing. |
| | D) | music publishing rights for songs that appear in films. |
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Background images can be created and placed in films without shooting them in the typical way by using |
| | A) | streaming video. |
| | B) | the blue screen process. |
| | C) | the Internet. |
| | D) | a computer controlled camera. |
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In the 1934 film It Happened One Night, Clark Gable's performance influenced standards of dress by |
| | A) | getting men to wear more hats. |
| | B) | encouraging men to dress more stylishly. |
| | C) | suggesting men need not wear undershirts. |
| | D) | influencing women to ear shorter skirts. |
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The Production Code was a set of rules that |
| | A) | determined what ratings should be applied to movies. |
| | B) | controlled the content of movies from the 1930s until the late '60s. |
| | C) | monitored the off-screen behavior of movie stars. |
| | D) | make sure actors would be treated fairly during film production. |
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Today, movie ratings are assigned by a panel of 12 ________________ in the L.A. area. |
| | A) | film directors |
| | B) | psychologists |
| | C) | parents |
| | D) | professors |
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According to the text, one reason that musical numbers are so prevalent in Indian films is that |
| | A) | they help break through language barriers. |
| | B) | the songs explain the many storylines. |
| | C) | American audiences expect them. |
| | D) | India has a surplus of musicians to employ. |
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The movie with the largest audience in history was |
| | A) | Titanic |
| | B) | Star Wars |
| | C) | The sound of Music |
| | D) | Gone with the Wind |
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Harry Knowles' website is important in media because |
| | A) | he writes about the history of film. |
| | B) | he directs movie trailers. |
| | C) | he gives out movie gossip and advance reviews. |
| | D) | he frequently writes bad film reviews for newspapers. |
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The huge success of The Blair Witch Project was unique because |
| | A) | it was a horror movie. |
| | B) | it was a documentary. |
| | C) | it capitalized on a low budget campaign that intentionally confused the audience. |
| | D) | it used the Internet to promote the film. |
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