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Documentary, Experimental, and Animated Films



1

Which of the following is a device used in documentary film to present factual information?
A)Recording events as they actually occur
B)Supply charts, maps, or other visual aids
C)Stage certain factual events for the camera to record
D)All of the above
2

Which of the following is not a type of documentary?
A)Simultaneous
B)Compilation
C)Cinéma-vérité
D)Interview
3

A fake documentary that imitates the conventions of documentaries, but does not try to portray actual events or people is called what?
A)Fiction Film
B)Pseudo-documentary
C)Mockumentary
D)Docufiction
4

What is the main risk of the categorical documentary?
A)The audience won't understand the subject being explored
B)The audience will be bored
C)The film will not be able to recover costs
D)The film won't have enough factual information to be credible
5

What is the director's intent of the documentary Gap-Toothed Women?
A)To argue in favor of gap-teeth being a natural and attractive trait
B)To link stereotypical attitudes about feminine beauty to racism
C)To reflect the shift of some radical attitudes of the 1960s into the mainstream during the 1980s
D)To argue that all gap-toothed women are positive, creative, and determined women
6

The purpose of rhetorical documentaries is to present persuasive arguments. Which of the following is not one of the main types of arguments used in rhetorical documentaries?
A)Arguments from source
B)Subject-centered arguments
C)Viewer-centered arguments
D)Socioeconomic arguments
7

What was the director's intent of the rhetorical documentary The River?
A)To promote Roosevelt's political policies
B)To promote ecological preservation of the Tennessee Valley river
C)To argue against industrial pollution
D)To promote tourism of national forests
8

Which of the following is not one of the reasons experimental films are made?
A)The filmmaker wishes to express personal experiences or viewpoints in ways that would seem eccentric in a mainstream context
B)The filmmaker wishes to explore some possibilities of the medium itself
C)The filmmaker doesn't want to tell a story, but would rather create collages, reveries, or other artistic film styles
D)All of the above are reasons experimental films are made
9

Abstract films are often organized in what style, derived from a musical term?
A)Prelude and Fugue
B)Theme and Variations
C)Entr'acte and Finale
D)Allegro and Scherzo
10

What is the most common style of associational form?
A)Side-by-side juxtaposition of images
B)Narrative with subliminal images interrupting the action occasionally
C)Two reels of footage edited together so there are two different events being shown simultaneously on the screen
D)Still images on screen with unrelated narration
11

Which of the following footage does Bruce Connor not use in A Movie?
A)Old newsreels
B)Hollywood movies
C)Television programs
D)Soft-core pornography
12

What is the most familiar type of animation?
A)Clay animation
B)Computer imaging
C)Pixillation
D)Drawn animation
13

Which form of animation often uses live actors?
A)Clay animation
B)Computer imaging
C)Pixillation
D)Drawn animation
14

How does the animated film Duck Amuck adhere to conventional Hollywood structure?
A)Its use of narrative form
B)Its adherence to the genre of comedy
C)Its use of familiar characters
D)All of the above
15

What is the main subject of the animated experimental film Fuji?
A)The different techniques available in animation
B)How to take live action film and animate it
C)Exploring train travel in detail
D)Mount Fuji







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