Film Chapter 2 Questions and Answers Already Passed

Film Chapter 2 Questions and Answers Already Passed 1. What is the term for the relationships among the parts of a film? A. Pattern B. Form C. Structure D. Plot B. Form 2. Events involving characters that form a film's story is/are the A. narrative elements. B. stylistic elements. C. cinematic structure. D. content. A. narrative elements. 3. Surprise generally results from A. an expectation that is fulfilled late in a film. B. a predictable pattern in the film's form. C. the buildup of suspense. D. an expectation that turns out to be incorrect. D. an expectation that turns out to be incorrect. 4. Elements such as traditions, dominant styles, or popular forms that are common to several different types of art are called A. traits. B. genres. C. conventions. D. formulas. C. conventions. 5. In the judgment of a film's quality, a "criterion" is A. an expectation experienced by spectators before the film begins. B. a standard that can be applied to many different films. C. a critique of the overall artistic value of the film. D. an objective evaluation by an experienced film critic. B. a standard that can be applied to many different films. 6. What kinds of emotions are most likely produced by expectations that are fulfilled? A. Anxiety or sympathy B. Puzzlement or increased interest C. Sadness or joy D. Satisfaction or relief D. Satisfaction or relief 7. What is a "motif"? A. An important element that is repeated throughout a film B. A justification for an element appearing in a film C. A reason for a character's actions D. An element that creates conflict in a film A. An important element that is repeated throughout a film 8. Which of the following is NOT an example of a manifestation of the formal principle of difference in a film? A. One character is in a city, and another is in a natural setting. B. Two characters clash with each other. C. Characters wear similar costumes or hairstyles. D. Music varies with changes in setting. C. Characters wear similar costumes or hairstyles. 9. Similarities between two or more distinct elements of a film are called A. repetitions. B. consistencies. C. shared traits. D. parallels. D. parallels. 10. Which of the following is NOT a stylistic element of a film? A. The way the camera moves B. The use of music C. The pattern of narrative events D. The arrangement of color in a frame C. The pattern of narrative events 11. A written outline that details the major and minor parts of a film, marking the parts by numbers and letters, is a A. script. B. segmentation. C. form plan. D. blueprint. B. segmentation. 12. A delay in the fulfillment of an established expectation creates A. frustration. B. suspense. C. confusion. D. surprise. B. suspense. 13. Comparing the beginning with the ending of a film helps spectators to understand A. the film's overall pattern. B. parallel elements in the film. C. motifs in the film. D. the film's overall message. A. the film's overall pattern. 14. Which of the following describes a stylistic pattern used in The Wizard of Oz? A. A tornado leads to Dorothy's journey to Oz. B. The characters in Oz resemble characters in Dorothy's life in Kansas. C. Dorothy's adventures in Oz result from her desire to return to Kansas. D. Colors are used to identify landmarks and locations within the story. D. Colors are used to identify landmarks and locations within the story. 15. One convention of narrative form is that A. the conclusion of a film resolves characters' problems. B. characters sing and dance in the film. C. the film features thrilling scenes, such as spectacular car chases. D. background information about characters is introduced late in the film. A. the conclusion of a film resolves characters' problems. 16. Which of the following is NOT a type of meaning that spectators might consider in a film? A. Referential meaning B. Declared meaning C. Explicit meaning D. Implicit meaning B. Declared meaning 17. Which of the following conventions, common in current films, would have been considered unusual in the 1940s and 1950s? A. A slow pace of events B. Singing and dancing C. Flashbacks to earlier events D. The portrayal of activities that do not occur in everyday life C. Flashbacks to earlier events 18. Which of the following works is NOT structured around a journey? A. The Wizard of Oz B. Collateral C. The Lord of the Rings D. The Odyssey B. Collateral 19. Which of the following criterion for evaluating a film involves an assessment of how emotionally engaging the film is? A. Moral judgment B. Realistic sets C. Intensity of effect D. Originality C. Intensity of effect 20. A film is said to be complex if A. spectators have difficulty following the story line. B. it involves numerous characters. C. it invites spectators to think more deeply about their own real-life situations. D. it creates multiple relations among many different formal film elements D. it creates multiple relations among many different formal film elements 21. A film's "development" is based on repetition as well as A. progression. B. the film's ending. C. motifs. D. themes A. progression. 22. A film that is cohesive in its overall form has A. intensity. B. unity. C. organization. D. development. B. unity. 23. Emotions experienced by spectators result from spectators' perceptions of A. how other spectators interpret the film. B. the film's use of conventions. C. formal patterns in the film. D. how closely the film's events resemble those of real life. C. formal patterns in the film. 24. Implicit meanings are sometimes called A. concrete elements. B. themes. C. interpretations. D. subtexts. D. subtexts. 25. Symptomatic meanings result from A. the characteristics of a particular society at a particular time. B. spectators' ability to relate to characters in the film. C. problems that the characters in a film try to overcome. D. flaws exhibited by the characters in a film. A. the characteristics of a particular society at a particular time. 26. "Meaning" refers to what a film says or suggests. True 27. Genres are unaffected by conventions. False 28. Emotions represented in a film are usually experienced by the audience as well. False 29. Social ideology is a set of values characteristic of a whole society. True 30. Curiosity is a feeling of expectation that results when patterns of artistic cues cause spectators to think about events that came before a certain point in the film. True 31. Personal taste and evaluative judgment are virtually the same. False 32. Filmmakers generally strive to create artworks that invite a single interpretation—the one that the filmmaker intends. False 33. In film evaluation, moral criteria are used to judge certain aspects of a film outside of their film context. True 34. A unified film may still leave some questions unanswered or contain some unintegrated elements. True 35. Prior experience has little effect on spectators' expectations as they view a film False 36. Each major character in The Wizard of Oz fulfills a single significant function. False 37. Comedy often depends on creating surprise or cheating spectators' expectations. True 38. Variation is a fundamental principle of film form. True 39. The Wizard of Oz has a large-scale ABA form. True 40. Referential meaning is meaning that is openly asserted in a film. False