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1
The text cites this one man as being most influential on film in the '80s and '90s.
A)Belton
B)Chapin
C)Lucas
D)Reagan
E)Spielberg
2
Dominant themes in '80s and '90s film included
A)optimism.
B)pessimism.
C)nostalgia.
D)All of the above.
E)A & C only
3
Which of the following best describes films like Back to the Future, which allowed 1980s characters and audiences to revisit the 1950s?
A)Regeneration
B)Nostalgia
C)Paradise lost/regained
D)Striking back
E)All of the above.
4
Stallone and Schwarzeneggar films epitomize this common theme.
A)Regeneration
B)Nostalgia
C)Paradise lost/regained
D)Striking back
E)All of the above.
5
1980s Brat Pack films used this theme to celebrate all things current and trendy.
A)Regeneration
B)Nostalgia
C)Paradise lost/regained
D)Striking back
E)All of the above.
6
What impact did 1980s films like Private Benjamin and Top Gun have on the military?
A)They continued to emphasize the flaws in the military.
B)They glamorized and humanized the military.
7
Why did so many '80s films focus on parenting and family life?
A)Audiences grew tired of romantic comedies.
B)Baby boomers had babies of their own.
C)Stricter codes prohibited graphic sex.
D)They didn't; few films in the '80s dealt with parenting.
8
What do Kramer vs. Kramer, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Liar Liar have in common?
A)They were all "drag" comedies.
B)They were all family-oriented comedies.
C)They all featured self-absorbed fathers.
D)They all showed that men were inferior care-takers.
E)None of the above.
9
Which decade signaled the mainstream financial success of independent films?
A)2000s
B)1990s
C)1980s
D)1970s
10
Which new studio was best known for distributing independent films?
A)Castle Rock
B)Dreamworks
C)Miramax
D)Paramount
E)None of the above.
11
What is the primary difference between classic fantasy films (The Wizard of Oz) and contemporary fantasy films (Harry Potter)?
A)The classics only appeal to children.
B)The classics appear more imaginative.
C)The contemporaries are more political.
D)The contemporaries depict fantasy events as real.
E)None of the above.
12
Fantasy films were strong at the turn of the 21st Century because of
A)the death of personal cinema.
B)the death of realistic cinema.
C)the emergence of digital effects.
D)massive economic recession.
E)All of the above.
13
Like their counter-culture predecessors, 1980s films such as Wall Street emphasized hostility and showed how the system does not work.
A)True
B)False
14
Like television in the 1950s, the 1990s brought a new competitor for the film audience, the Internet.
A)True
B)False
15
As of the publication of this text, filmmakers have avoided addressing the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.
A)True
B)False





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