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1
Which director made several war films about WWII and the Korean War?
A)Fudd
B)Fuller
C)Scorcese
D)Stone
E)None of the above
2
What separates war films from most other film genres?
A)They are not made in the studio setting
B)They are not made within the studio system
C)They break some of the moral codes that dominate other genres
D)They are not as profitable
E)War films are the same as other genre films
3
Which of the following is more likely to be the hero of a war film?
A)A civilian
B)A commander
C)A combat grunt
D)The platoon
4
The fact that American soldiers in Saving Private Ryan repeatedly shoot surrendering German soldiers makes the film...
A)Typical of most war films
B)Typical of other WWII films, but radically different from WWI films
C)Unlike other WWII films, but more typical of post-Vietnam films
D)Not typical of any American war films
5
How do Oedipal battles play out in war films?
A)Soldiers battling each other for the same woman
B)Soldiers sharing the same woman
C)Soldiers battling to prove their manhood to a shared father figure
D)Soldiers sharing homoerotic moments off the battlefield
E)None of the above
6
What does the introduction of a woman in a combat film usually represent?
A)An impending love story
B)Lunch is served
C)Male vulnerability
D)A strong female character
E)None of the above
7
In war films, how well do soldiers re-integrate into "normal" life when they return home?
A)It is a smooth transition
B)It is difficult, but they receive a hero's welcome that makes it work
C)It is difficult and often unsuccessful
8
What do South Pacific, The Sound of Music, and For the Boys have in common?
A)All received Academy awards for cinematography
B)All combined the drama and war genres
C)All combined the musical and war genres
D)All featured John Wayne
9
How do the messages in post-Vietnam war films differ from those in WWII films?
A)Soldiers become anti-war activists
B)War is used more as a metaphor for political unrest
C)Although they are still pro-war, they are less direct in their propaganda
D)The messages don't differ
10
Who was responsible for most censorship in early war films?
A)Dept. of Defense Office of War Information
B)Citizens who were uncomfortable with violence
C)Producers
D)Studio Heads
11
How realistic was the racial harmony in WWII war films?
A)Not at all; American troops were segregated
B)Troops were mixed like in the films, but there were frequent problems
C)The films were very realistic
12
Which predecessors do current war films most resemble?
A)WWI
B)WWII
C)Vietnam
D)None of the above
13
The nature of its subject matter has made the war film a crucial weapon in the shaping of public opinion about individual wars and war in general.
A)True
B)False
14
Pro-war sentiments were so strong prior to America's entry into WWI that pacifist filmmakers were risking prison sentences.
A)True
B)False
15
Unlike Soviet and Nazi films, American films did not serve as propaganda.
A)True
B)False







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