Question 1

The evidence is clear that movies were invented by

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A) Thomas Edison. 
B) Georges Méliès. 
C) many people . 
D) unknown.

Question 2

In what ways did or did not the Lumière brothers of France create narratives in their "30-second" movies?

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Question 3

All of the following is true Edwin Porter's The Great Train Robbery except

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A) it uses pans. 
B) it has hand tinted color. 
C) it uses a matte shot. 
D) none of the above.

Question 4

The primary strength of Edwin Porter's The Great Train Robbery is that Porter

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A) told the story visually. 
B) told the story in 14 scenes. 
C) used realist painted back drops. 
D) mixed violence and romance.

Question 5

What were the two problems Norman Raff and others had to solve to project films "on a wall" successfully?

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Question 6

Matching
-Edwin S.Porter ___

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A) a machine that passed a continuous loop of film of a series of rollers and in front of a prefocused lens 
B) uses images on cardboard which are mounted consecutively on a wheel: a flip-card device 
C) shot and edited him movies as he did because it seemed the best way to tell a story 
D) kept movies alive and evolving,but enslaved and cheapened them: movies were then called "chasers" 
E) developed a machine that worked visually with Edison's phonograph
F)used fade outs,dissolves,double exposures,etc.in his tableaux fantastiques
G)solved the problem of film breaking by leaving slack in the film at the top and bottom of the film gate
H)a surreal production from the Edison studio using hand-held shots and double exposures,etc.
I)Armat's and Raff's prototype for the modern movie projector
J)desired a painting to be a living thing

Question 7

Initially,commercially available films only lasted about 30 seconds because the fierce jerking movement of the feed mechanism tended to break filmstrips when they were more than fifty to one hundred feet.___

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What were some of the ways that Edwin Porter contributed to the development of film "grammar" ?

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Question 9

The Vitascope,in all essential respects,proved to be the prototype for the modern movie projector.___

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In "The Kiss" (1896),what two things startled audiences?

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A) The closeness of the subjects and the lasciviousness of the kiss 
B) The film technique and the beauty of the subjects 
C) The fact that the woman's eyes are open,and she appears to be talking 
D) none of the above

Question 11

Why is George Méliès considered the father of special effects?

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Question 12

What did films need in addition to "white magic"?

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A) More money 
B) Better casts 
C) Storytelling 
D) Bigger audiences

Question 13

Many of George Méliès' special effect techniques were the result of careful study and design,not fortunate accidents.___

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In what ways did vaudeville/ music halls support the development of movies?

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Question 15

Matching
-Da Vinci ___

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A) a machine that passed a continuous loop of film of a series of rollers and in front of a prefocused lens 
B) uses images on cardboard which are mounted consecutively on a wheel: a flip-card device 
C) shot and edited him movies as he did because it seemed the best way to tell a story 
D) kept movies alive and evolving,but enslaved and cheapened them: movies were then called "chasers" 
E) developed a machine that worked visually with Edison's phonograph
F)used fade outs,dissolves,double exposures,etc.in his tableaux fantastiques
G)solved the problem of film breaking by leaving slack in the film at the top and bottom of the film gate
H)a surreal production from the Edison studio using hand-held shots and double exposures,etc.
I)Armat's and Raff's prototype for the modern movie projector
J)desired a painting to be a living thing

Question 16

Which of the following is true about the Lumière brothers?

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A) They made brief movies of realistic events like three old men playing cards 
B) They used light,hand-cranked projectors 
C) They made the best equipment of the day 
D) all of the above

Question 17

Edwin Porter's The Great Train Robbery (1903)took more steps in the developing grammar of film.___

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Around 1910,films were becoming more dramatically complicated,and films like Méliès' fantasies seemed increasingly passé.___

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Why would George Méliès feel right at home today at Pixar,Disney,or Dreamworks?

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Question 20

Edison decided to make a projection machine called a "kinetoscope" which

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A) allowed only one person at a time to watch a brief loop of film. 
B) he copyrighted for an additional $15. 
C) William Dickson actually invented. 
D) became his primary engineering focus over such things as the electric storage battery and talking doll.

Exam 1: Beginnings

The evidence is clear that movies were invented by

In what ways did or did not the Lumière brothers of France create narratives in their "30-second" movies?

All of the following is true Edwin Porter's The Great Train Robbery except

The primary strength of Edwin Porter's The Great Train Robbery is that Porter

What were the two problems Norman Raff and others had to solve to project films "on a wall" successfully?

Matching -Edwin S.Porter ___

Initially,commercially available films only lasted about 30 seconds because the fierce jerking movement of the feed mechanism tended to break filmstrips when they were more than fifty to one hundred feet.___

What were some of the ways that Edwin Porter contributed to the development of film "grammar" ?

The Vitascope,in all essential respects,proved to be the prototype for the modern movie projector.___

In "The Kiss" (1896) ,what two things startled audiences?

Why is George Méliès considered the father of special effects?

What did films need in addition to "white magic"?

Many of George Méliès' special effect techniques were the result of careful study and design,not fortunate accidents.___

In what ways did vaudeville/ music halls support the development of movies?

Matching -Da Vinci ___

Which of the following is true about the Lumière brothers?

Edwin Porter's The Great Train Robbery (1903)took more steps in the developing grammar of film.___

Around 1910,films were becoming more dramatically complicated,and films like Méliès' fantasies seemed increasingly passé.___

Why would George Méliès feel right at home today at Pixar,Disney,or Dreamworks?

Edison decided to make a projection machine called a "kinetoscope" which