Final Exam CTVA 100 questions well
answered graded A+
Which of the following was the first woman to direct a film and may have been the first person
ever (depending on which scholar you ask and what their criteria are) to direct a narrative film?
- correct answer ✔✔Louis Guy (Blache)
A movie is actually just a series of still frames that appear to be in motion. (T/F) - correct answer
✔✔True
The U.S. versus Paramount court case marked the end of which of the following? - correct
answer ✔✔Vertical Integration and Block Booking
As of August 2020, the Paramount Decree (U.S. versus Paramount) is no longer in effect. (T/F) -
correct answer ✔✔True
Which of the following "guilds" actually falls under the purview of IATSE? - correct answer
✔✔The Cinematographers Guild
The "Studio System" era of film, otherwise known as "The Golden Age of Hollywood," was
strongest during what time period? - correct answer ✔✔1927 (Advent of Sound)-1948
(Paramount Decree)
The terms "Foley" and "sound effects" are interchangeable (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔False
Which of the following individuals had nothing to do with forming United Artists? - correct
answer ✔✔Alice Guy
,Much like the transition to talking pictures, studios rapidly changed to making nothing but color
features once Technicolor arrived on the scene. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔False
Which of the following positions is considered "below-the-line?" - correct answer ✔✔editor
The Production Code was also known as . . . . - correct answer ✔✔The Hays Code, after William
Hays who was hired as the MPPDA's director to bring "decency" back to film. He was a former
U.S. Postmaster General.
Which of the following films had overtly racist themes and was guilty of helping dramatically
increase membership in the KKK upon its release? - correct answer ✔✔Birth of a Nation
At the height of the Studio System, actors were told what films they would be in rather than
getting to pick and choose their projects; whereas, writers and directors could work under any
studio they wanted. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔False
The Jazz Singer was the first feature film to feature synced sound of any kind. (T/F) - correct
answer ✔✔False
Which of the following is not a genre originated by Hollywood - correct answer ✔✔Horror
What is the current name of the association responsible for rating feature films? [Hint: It
changed to this in 2019.] - correct answer ✔✔(MPA) Motion Picture Association
Which of the following men was responsible for major advances in sequence photography and
also invented the zoopraxiscope for viewing his work? - correct answer ✔✔Eadweard
Muybridge
The "Father of Montage Theory" was . . . . - correct answer ✔✔Sergei Eisenstein
, Which of the following films, made well after the silent film era, features many comic depictions
of how the advent of sound changed filmmaking? - correct answer ✔✔Singing in the Rain
Although the film appeared to be just another western, High Noon was actually an anti-
Communist, pro-HUAC propaganda piece. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔False
Based on what you know, which of the following would most likely just be an exhibition film
festival and not an acquisitions film festival? - correct answer ✔✔Cal State Fullerton Film
Festival
Block-booking was the process whereby studios . . . - correct answer ✔✔forced theaters to buy
lesser quality "B" movies if they wanted to get "A" movies too.
The Great Dictator was the most critically acclaimed of Chaplin's silent films. (T/F) - correct
answer ✔✔False
Dorothy's shoes in the original Wizard of Oz book were actually silver, but the color was
changed to "ruby red" for the movie in order to better showcase the use of Technicolor. (T/F) -
correct answer ✔✔True
Which of the following groups has been under fire in recent years for its lack of diversity and
promotion of diversity as well as a few scandals involving alleged bribery? [Hint: Some folks
even returned awards over it. Please note that this organization has been attempting to right
itself lately, as mentioned in lecture.] - correct answer ✔✔The Hollywood Foreign Press
The "Tonight Tonight" music video by the Smashing Pumpkins pays homage to which of the
following films? - correct answer ✔✔Le Voyage Dans la Lune
answered graded A+
Which of the following was the first woman to direct a film and may have been the first person
ever (depending on which scholar you ask and what their criteria are) to direct a narrative film?
- correct answer ✔✔Louis Guy (Blache)
A movie is actually just a series of still frames that appear to be in motion. (T/F) - correct answer
✔✔True
The U.S. versus Paramount court case marked the end of which of the following? - correct
answer ✔✔Vertical Integration and Block Booking
As of August 2020, the Paramount Decree (U.S. versus Paramount) is no longer in effect. (T/F) -
correct answer ✔✔True
Which of the following "guilds" actually falls under the purview of IATSE? - correct answer
✔✔The Cinematographers Guild
The "Studio System" era of film, otherwise known as "The Golden Age of Hollywood," was
strongest during what time period? - correct answer ✔✔1927 (Advent of Sound)-1948
(Paramount Decree)
The terms "Foley" and "sound effects" are interchangeable (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔False
Which of the following individuals had nothing to do with forming United Artists? - correct
answer ✔✔Alice Guy
,Much like the transition to talking pictures, studios rapidly changed to making nothing but color
features once Technicolor arrived on the scene. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔False
Which of the following positions is considered "below-the-line?" - correct answer ✔✔editor
The Production Code was also known as . . . . - correct answer ✔✔The Hays Code, after William
Hays who was hired as the MPPDA's director to bring "decency" back to film. He was a former
U.S. Postmaster General.
Which of the following films had overtly racist themes and was guilty of helping dramatically
increase membership in the KKK upon its release? - correct answer ✔✔Birth of a Nation
At the height of the Studio System, actors were told what films they would be in rather than
getting to pick and choose their projects; whereas, writers and directors could work under any
studio they wanted. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔False
The Jazz Singer was the first feature film to feature synced sound of any kind. (T/F) - correct
answer ✔✔False
Which of the following is not a genre originated by Hollywood - correct answer ✔✔Horror
What is the current name of the association responsible for rating feature films? [Hint: It
changed to this in 2019.] - correct answer ✔✔(MPA) Motion Picture Association
Which of the following men was responsible for major advances in sequence photography and
also invented the zoopraxiscope for viewing his work? - correct answer ✔✔Eadweard
Muybridge
The "Father of Montage Theory" was . . . . - correct answer ✔✔Sergei Eisenstein
, Which of the following films, made well after the silent film era, features many comic depictions
of how the advent of sound changed filmmaking? - correct answer ✔✔Singing in the Rain
Although the film appeared to be just another western, High Noon was actually an anti-
Communist, pro-HUAC propaganda piece. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔False
Based on what you know, which of the following would most likely just be an exhibition film
festival and not an acquisitions film festival? - correct answer ✔✔Cal State Fullerton Film
Festival
Block-booking was the process whereby studios . . . - correct answer ✔✔forced theaters to buy
lesser quality "B" movies if they wanted to get "A" movies too.
The Great Dictator was the most critically acclaimed of Chaplin's silent films. (T/F) - correct
answer ✔✔False
Dorothy's shoes in the original Wizard of Oz book were actually silver, but the color was
changed to "ruby red" for the movie in order to better showcase the use of Technicolor. (T/F) -
correct answer ✔✔True
Which of the following groups has been under fire in recent years for its lack of diversity and
promotion of diversity as well as a few scandals involving alleged bribery? [Hint: Some folks
even returned awards over it. Please note that this organization has been attempting to right
itself lately, as mentioned in lecture.] - correct answer ✔✔The Hollywood Foreign Press
The "Tonight Tonight" music video by the Smashing Pumpkins pays homage to which of the
following films? - correct answer ✔✔Le Voyage Dans la Lune
