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Germany in the 1920s
Multiple Choice
1
Why did the German film industry prosper during World War I and in the years immediately following the war?
A)
German filmmakers profited immensely from exporting their films to the U.S.
B)
German films were deemed artistically superior to those of other countries
C)
Germany's import ban created demand for domestic film production
D)
The German government gave generous subsidies to film producers
2
Who was the most prominent German director of Post-War historical spectacle films?
A)
Paul Wegener
B)
Ernst Lubitsch
C)
Robert Wiene
D)
Fritz Lang
3
Which of the following best characterizes the aims of the German Expressionist movement?
A)
expressing political solutions to social problems
B)
distorting reality to express inner emotional experience
C)
representing reality faithfully to express the true nature of the world
D)
expressing fleeting impressions of reality
4
What film was recognized as the first to draw upon German Expressionist art and theater?
A)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
B)
The Golem
C)
Madame Dubarry
D)
Der Blaue Reiter
5
What aspect of its style is the main defining trait of German Expressionist cinema?
A)
editing
B)
cinematography
C)
mise-en-scene
D)
narration
6
Which of the following best describes German Expressionist performance?
A)
German Expressionist actors aimed for totally natural portrayals of characters experiencing extreme emotions
B)
German Expressionist performance was not especially distinctive or unusual
C)
German Expressionist actors tried to be as wild and improvisatory as possible to capture the derangement of the characters they played
D)
German Expressionist actors carefully exaggerated their movements and gestures to fit in with overall shot compositions
7
What genre(s) did Expressionist films often draw from?
A)
romantic dramas
B)
action-adventure epics
C)
horror or fantasy
D)
slapstick comedy
8
Which of the following is
not
a characteristic of the German
Kammerspiel
films of the 1920s?
A)
They share the Expressionist fascination with extreme expressions of emotion
B)
They share some aspects of Expressionist-style distortion of sets
C)
They often end unhappily
D)
They are set in everyday, contemporary reality
9
What cinematic technique did German filmmakers popularize in the 1920s?
A)
rapid montage
B)
lens filters and gauzes
C)
camera movement
D)
zoom shots
10
Which of the following was
not
a factor in the decline of German Expressionism?
A)
By 1927, there were few filmmakers left who were interested in the style
B)
Many Expressionist filmmakers left for Hollywood
C)
Expressionist films were never very successful at the box office
D)
Budgets for Expressionist films were too high to sustain production after the end of hyperinflation
11
Which of the following is
not
associated with the trend in 1920s German culture known as "New Objectivity"?
A)
the theater of Bertolt Brecht
B)
political caricatures of Otto Dix and George Grosz
C)
street films such as those of G.W. Pabst
D)
late Expressionist films such as Lang's
Metropolis
and Murnau's'
Faust
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