FIL 2030 Exam 1

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Question 1
1 / 1 pts
Producers resisted sound films due to the high cost of:
Producers resisted sound films due to the high cost of:
  neither star salaries nor renovating the studios
  star salaries
  renovating the studios
   Correct!

Question 2
1 / 1 pts
The films of D.W. Griffith reflected the ideas of:<br>
The films of D.W. Griffith reflected the ideas of:
  Freud & Darwin
  the old testament.
  Correct!
  Freud & Marx

Question 3
0 / 1 pts
The first films shown in nickelodeons were:<br>
The first films shown in nickelodeons were:
  epic films
You Answered
  short story films
  short documentary films
  Correct Answer!

Question 4
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In Sunrise, the husband, in the city, gets:
In Sunrise, the husband, in the city, gets:
You Answered
  gets a knife.
  a haircut.
  Correct!
  a new suit.

Question 5
1 / 1 pts
The sound era in the US began with the success of:
The sound era in the US began with the success of:
  Don Juan
  Blackmail.
  The Jazz Singer
   Correct!
Question 6
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The first US feature film was made by:<br>
The first US feature film was made by:
  Edwin S. Porter
  CB DeMille.
  Correct Answer!
You Answered
  DW Griffith

Question 7
1 / 1 pts
The director of The Great Train Robbery was:<br>
The director of The Great Train Robbery was:
  Thomas Edison
  DW Griffith
  Edwin S. Porter.
  Correct!

Question 8
1 / 1 pts
The students in The Blue Angel hide:
The students in The Blue Angel hide:
  in the cellar of the night club.
  Correct!
  in the men's room of the night club.
  in the dressing room of the night club.

Question 9
1 / 1 pts
The Trust or Patents Company was founded by:<br>
The Trust or Patents Company was founded by:
  DW Griffith
  CB DeMille.
  Thomas Edison
  Correct!

Question 10
1 / 1 pts
DW Griffith's films were:
DW Griffith's films were:
  political & analytical
  melodramatic with panoramic camera.
  sentimental & melodramatic
  Correct!

Question 11
0 / 1 pts
The first US feature film was made by:
The first US feature film was made by:
  CB DeMille.
   Correct!
You Answered
  DW Griffith
  Edwin S. Porter

Question 12
1 / 1 pts
The first US movie ever made was about:
The first US movie ever made was about:
  a fire
  an Indian.
  a sneeze
  Correct!

Question 13
1 / 1 pts
One of the major factors that helped launch the US movie industry was:
One of the major factors that helped launch the US movie industry was:
  a wave of immigration
  Correct!
  WW2.
  the press

Question 14
1 / 1 pts
The Trust/Patents Company drove the independent film producers to:<br>
The Trust/Patents Company drove the independent film producers to:
  New York City
  New Jersey
  Hollywood.
  Correct!

Question 15
1 / 1 pts
This director established basic film grammar:<br>
This director established basic film grammar:
  DW Griffith
  Correct!
  Sergei Eisenstein
  Abel Gance.

Question 16
1 / 1 pts
This film was denounced as racist when it opened:<br>
This film was denounced as racist when it opened:
  The Squaw Man
  Birth of A Nation
  Correct!
  Intolerance.

Question 17
0 / 1 pts
The first US feature film made was:
The first US feature film made was:
  The Squaw Man
  Correct!
You Answered
  Birth of A Nation
  The Great Train Robbery.

Question 18
1 / 1 pts
In the film, Broken Blossoms, the “terrible accident” is when:
In the film, Broken Blossoms, the “terrible accident” is when:
  the Yellow Man kills the father.
  the girl burns her father's hand.
  Correct!
  the father kills the girl.

Question 19
0 / 1 pts
The first US narrative (story) film was:
The first US narrative (story) film was:
You Answered
  The Squaw Man
  Birth of A Nation
  The Great Train Robbery.
  Correct!
Question 20
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DW Griffith in Birth of a Nation, maintained that the principal cause of the Civil War in the US was:
DW Griffith in Birth of a Nation, maintained that the principal cause of the Civil War in the US was:
  the enslavement of the Negro in the US.
You Answered
  the liberation of the Negro in the US.
  the arrival of the Negro in the US.
  Correct!
Question 21
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Abel Gance's films were uniquely characterized by:
Abel Gance's films were uniquely characterized by:
  melodramatic with panoramic camera.
  Correct!
You Answered
  the sentimental & the analytical
  the political & the analytical

Question 22
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In the film, Birth of a Nation, DWG maintains that the inspiration for the KKK came from:
In the film, Birth of a Nation, DWG maintains that the inspiration for the KKK came from:
You Answered
  a Preacher's sermon.
  the Colonel's dream.
  a children's game.
  Correct!

Question 23
0 / 1 pts
Sergei Eisenstein's films were:
Sergei Eisenstein's films were:
You Answered
  sentimental & melodramatic
  melodramatic with panoramic camera.
  political & analytical
  Correct!

Question 24
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The professor in The Blue Angel:
The professor in The Blue Angel:
You Answered
  oinks like a pig.
  crows like a rooster.
  Correct!
  whinnys like a horse.

Question 25
1 / 1 pts
The US film industry began in:<br>
The US film industry began in:
  San Francisco.
  New York City
  Correct!
  LA