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1			Why did studios rely on genres?
			A)	It was always done that way.
			B)	American films were better suited to genres than were foreign films.
			C)	They were cheaper to produce than art films.
			D)	They reduced financial risk because people liked genre films.
2			Which of the following is NOT a film genre?
			A)	The Musical
			B)	Science Fiction
			C)	The Comedy
			D)	The Western
			E)	All of the above are genres.
3			What is the literal meaning of melodrama?
			A)	A drama accompanied by music
			B)	A tragic drama
			C)	An unbelievable drama
			D)	None of the above.
4			Films like Batman and Spiderman fit the melodramatic mode because
			A)	they use conventional character types.
			B)	they use dramatic music to move the story along.
			C)	they are remakes of older silent films.
			D)	These films do not fit the melodramatic mode.
5			How do melodramas differ from westerns?
			A)	Melodramas are not genre films.
			B)	Melodramas use dramatic lighting.
			C)	Melodramas have predictable plots.
			D)	Melodramas are set within the domestic space of family.
6			Which of the following is untrue about melodramas serving as a tool of reform?
			A)	Melodramas described the dangers of gambling and alcohol.
			B)	Melodramas frequently depicted good vs. evil.
			C)	Melodramas preached racial equality.
			D)	Melodramas dramatized fears of rapid urbanization and industrialization.
			E)	All of the above are true.
7			Where was the melodrama "born"?
			A)	America
			B)	France
			C)	Germany
			D)	Japan
			E)	Nobody knows.
8			What was the relationship between early melodrama and politics?
			A)	Melodrama avoided politics in favor of escapism.
			B)	The politics of American melodrama were populist and geared towards reform.
			C)	The politics of American melodrama was surprisingly revolutionary and Marxist.
9			Which silent melodrama continues to stir controversy for revising American history?
			A)	Birth of a Nation
			B)	Buck Rogers
			C)	A Corner in Wheat
			D)	The Crowd
			E)	The Pit
10			The common term for a character whose identity, goals and desires are given to him by others is
			A)	"average Joe."
			B)	"blank."
			C)	"everyman."
			D)	"villain."
11			What impact did the introduction of sound have on melodrama?
			A)	Sound ended melodrama. All melodramas are silent.
			B)	Melodrama became one of the many genres of early sound films.
			C)	Virtually all of the early sound films were melodramas.
12			Which film element was the LEAST likely to adopt a melodramatic style in early sound films?
			A)	Acting
			B)	Make-up
			C)	Sound
			D)	Story
13			In melodrama, emotion is more important than logic.
			A)	True
			B)	False
14			19th Century melodramas favored an elite, hierarchical society.
			A)	True
			B)	False
15			The film melodrama usually conveys open hostility or ambivalence toward modern times.
			A)	True
			B)	False