Question 1

Vitaphone secured licensing agreements with performers from the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, and ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the circus
B)   vaudeville
C)   blues clubs
D)   Shakespearean theaterE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Which 21st-century American film would be considered a gangster film?

Accepted Answer

A)   Eastern Promises
B)   Django Unchained
C)   The Dark Knight
D)   Wall-EE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Which of the following terms best describe the representation of the gangster in American film?

Accepted Answer

A)   romantic
B)   immigrant
C)   capitalist
D)   all of the aboveE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Which 21st-century film would best match Warner Bros.'s unique style and brand?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Departed
B)   Call Me By Your Name
C)   Get Out
D)   Toy Story 3E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Before the advent of sound technology, which three studios dominated production and distribution?

Accepted Answer

A)   First National, MGM, Paramount
B)   First National, MGM, Universal
C)   First National, Paramount, Universal
D)   Paramount, MGM, UniversalE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

The Jazz Singer features a young Jewish singer who performs in which traditional vaudevillian performance style?

Accepted Answer

A)   tap dance
B)   verbal comedy
C)   blackface
D)   feats of strengthE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Name the choreographer known for his kaleidoscopic and surreal musical numbers.

Accepted Answer

A)   Rouben Mamoulian
B)   Bob Fosse
C)   Busby Berkeley
D)   F.W.MurnauE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Which genre is defined by its collective experience (rather than narrative or stylistic parts)  of manipulating our sympathies and antipathies by showing us a reality where we don't always get what we deserve?

Accepted Answer

A)   horror
B)   melodrama
C)   gangster
D)   musicalE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

The intersection of the conversion to sound and the Great Depression produced all of the following circumstances EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   independent theater chains went bankrupt due to the technological conversion costs, prompting increased vertical integration holdings.
B)   the vocabulary of classical Hollywood film transposed most story information from visual storytelling to dialogue.
C)   the standardization of film sound technology thanks to joint studio agreements with Electrical Research Products Inc.(ERPI) .
D)   the rapid expansion of film production in order to meet increased demand.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

The road to self-censorship via Will Hays and the Production Code Administration was a long and complicated one.What ultimately led to the adoption of the Production Code in 1934?

Accepted Answer

A)   Will Hays's list of "Don'ts" and "Be Carefuls"
B)   the release of Mae West's scandalous She Done Him Wrong, which resulted in her arrest
C)   the intervention of the federal government via a Supreme Court ruling
D)   organized boycotts on behalf of the Catholic Legion of DecencyE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Why was Hollywood reluctant to convert to sound technology, and what factors ultimately pushed it to do so?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Which 21st-century film would best be defined as a musical?

Accepted Answer

A)   Call Me By Your Name
B)   Magic Mike
C)   Catch Me If You Can
D)   There Will Be BloodE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Name the studio whose style was synonymous with sound, gritty realism, and gangster films.

Accepted Answer

A)   Universal
B)   MGM
C)   Paramount
D)   Warner Bros.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Name the first Hollywood feature-film released using the three-strip Technicolor process.

Accepted Answer

A)   Flowers and Trees
B)   Becky Sharp
C)   A Star is Born
D)   The Ten CommandmentsE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Name the actress who ultimately successfully challenged the exclusive contract system, resulting in the rise of talent agents and a shift toward independent contract labor.

Accepted Answer

A)   Bette Davis
B)   Joan Crawford
C)   Olivia de Havilland
D)   Joan FontaineE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Which 21st-century movie star best matches Bette Davis's allure?

Accepted Answer

A)   Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side, Gravity) 
B)   Reese Witherspoon (Legally Blonde, A Wrinkle in Time) 
C)   Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle) 
D)   Julia Roberts (Pretty Woman, Ocean's 11) E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

Which genre commonly plays on our fear of human frailty and is defined by its effect on audiences?

Accepted Answer

A)   horror
B)   melodrama
C)   gangster
D)   musicalE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Name the man who was responsible for overseeing the Production Code Administration and whose tenure there became synonymous with the self-censorship of the Hollywood Golden Age.

Accepted Answer

A)   Will Hays
B)   Orson Welles
C)   Joseph Breen
D)   Thomas EdisonE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Early experiments in Technicolor produced which of the following production conundrums?

Accepted Answer

A)   high-speed shooting and projection
B)   clumsy exhibition prints that were cemented together
C)   significantly increased production budgets
D)   all of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Name the star who was often typecast as the spoiled, stubborn, selfish woman.

Accepted Answer

A)   Joan Crawford
B)   Shirley Temple
C)   Judy Garland
D)   Bette DavisE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Exam 3: Technical Innovation and Industrial Transformation, 1927-1938

Name the actress who ultimately successfully challenged the exclusive contract system, resulting in the rise of talent agents and a shift toward independent contract labor.

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Name the star who was often typecast as the spoiled, stubborn, selfish woman.

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Which 21st-century movie star best matches Bette Davis's allure?

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Which 21st-century American film would be considered a gangster film?

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Early experiments in Technicolor produced which of the following production conundrums?

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The intersection of the conversion to sound and the Great Depression produced all of the following circumstances EXCEPT

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Which of the following terms best describe the representation of the gangster in American film?

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Name the first Hollywood feature-film released using the three-strip Technicolor process.

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The Jazz Singer features a young Jewish singer who performs in which traditional vaudevillian performance style?

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The road to self-censorship via Will Hays and the Production Code Administration was a long and complicated one.What ultimately led to the adoption of the Production Code in 1934?

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Name the choreographer known for his kaleidoscopic and surreal musical numbers.

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Name the studio whose style was synonymous with sound, gritty realism, and gangster films.

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Which 21st-century film would best be defined as a musical?

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Name the man who was responsible for overseeing the Production Code Administration and whose tenure there became synonymous with the self-censorship of the Hollywood Golden Age.

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Which 21st-century film would best match Warner Bros.'s unique style and brand?

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Why was Hollywood reluctant to convert to sound technology, and what factors ultimately pushed it to do so?

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Before the advent of sound technology, which three studios dominated production and distribution?

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Which genre is defined by its collective experience (rather than narrative or stylistic parts) of manipulating our sympathies and antipathies by showing us a reality where we don't always get what we deserve?

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Which genre commonly plays on our fear of human frailty and is defined by its effect on audiences?

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