CIN101 MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What caused the nickelodeon boom around 1905? - Answers - The emergence of film
exchanges, which rented movies to the exhibitors who built the nickelodeons. Easy
access to a large quantity of films allowed exhibitors to cycle through many films and
keep the audiences coming back.
Étienne Jules Marey provided an important precursor of motion pictures with his
invention of _____, which exposed twelve images around the edge of a circular glass
plate that made a single revolution in one second. - Answers - a photographic gun
The popularity of the Edison Kinetoscope was brief, and Edison soon built the Vitascope
as a rival to the Lumière brothers' Cinématographe. - Answers - True
Edison's Kinetoscope viewing box was initially highly profitable, but its popularity
declined: - Answers - because other inventors found ways to project films on a screen.
By 1922, just eight major studios accounted for close to 80% of all domestic film
production in the United States. - Answers - True
As it refers to early motion pictures, the term cinema of attractions suggests that
audiences were primarily drawn to early cinema by __________. - Answers - films
ability to offer visual amazement and new ways of seeing the world.
More popular in Europe and most notably employed in the US by Charlie Chaplin, the
practice of carefully crafting an arrangement of space and action within a mostly static
frame is referred to as ___________. - Answers - staging in depth
The Great Train Robbery (1903) marked the beginning of cinema of narrative
integration, because it was the first time that the specific details of characters mattered
a lot for the enjoyment of the audience. - Answers - False
The first known example of a moving camera can be found in ________. - Answers -
Panorama of the Grand Canal (1896)
The increasing use of close-ups, cut-ins, and intertitles as a means of presenting
increasingly complex stories came about in which age of silent film history? - Answers -
Silent cinema's transitional age
Which of the following best explains the founding of United Artists? - Answers - It was
formed in response to Hollywood studios' strict control over directors.
, Most films created during the 1890s contain between five and ten shots. - Answers -
False
Which of the following early cameras also doubled as a projector? - Answers - the
Cinématographe
Which of the following is a George Eastman invention that was used in designing
machines to take and project motion pictures? - Answers - celluloid roll film
Georges Méliès was an early master of sophisticated stop-motion effects. - Answers -
True
French directors argued for cinema pur, which is a form of filmmaking that is best
described as _________. - Answers - emphasizing visual elements unique to cinema,
like camera movement and complex editing.
Which of the following statements is NOT true about filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché? -
Answers - Guy-Blaché co-founded United Artists.
The Italian epic Cabiria (1914) is noteworthy for its __________. - Answers - elaborate
tracking shots and camera movement.
Despite the existence of civil rights statutes in many northern cities, most movie
theaters in the United States during the 1920s were segregated; that is, black patrons
and white patrons sat in separate parts of auditoriums. - Answers - True
At a time when naturalistic acting was the norm in filmmaking, Alice Guy-Blaché
encouraged her performers to pursue a more exaggerated style. - Answers - False
Which country rivaled the United States in film output in the first decade of silent
cinema, even surpassing American movie making in quantity of movies made for a
period? - Answers - France
The Great Train Robbery (1903) featured colored accents on clothing, like a dress or a
bandana. How would such specific items be colored in the silent era? - Answers - Hand
coloring
Which coloring process added color only to the "whites" of black and white film? -
Answers - Tinting
Who is considered the first female filmmaker? - Answers - Alice Guy-Blaché
Oscar Micheaux was: - Answers - the most successful African American producer-
director of the silent and early sound periods.
ANSWERS
What caused the nickelodeon boom around 1905? - Answers - The emergence of film
exchanges, which rented movies to the exhibitors who built the nickelodeons. Easy
access to a large quantity of films allowed exhibitors to cycle through many films and
keep the audiences coming back.
Étienne Jules Marey provided an important precursor of motion pictures with his
invention of _____, which exposed twelve images around the edge of a circular glass
plate that made a single revolution in one second. - Answers - a photographic gun
The popularity of the Edison Kinetoscope was brief, and Edison soon built the Vitascope
as a rival to the Lumière brothers' Cinématographe. - Answers - True
Edison's Kinetoscope viewing box was initially highly profitable, but its popularity
declined: - Answers - because other inventors found ways to project films on a screen.
By 1922, just eight major studios accounted for close to 80% of all domestic film
production in the United States. - Answers - True
As it refers to early motion pictures, the term cinema of attractions suggests that
audiences were primarily drawn to early cinema by __________. - Answers - films
ability to offer visual amazement and new ways of seeing the world.
More popular in Europe and most notably employed in the US by Charlie Chaplin, the
practice of carefully crafting an arrangement of space and action within a mostly static
frame is referred to as ___________. - Answers - staging in depth
The Great Train Robbery (1903) marked the beginning of cinema of narrative
integration, because it was the first time that the specific details of characters mattered
a lot for the enjoyment of the audience. - Answers - False
The first known example of a moving camera can be found in ________. - Answers -
Panorama of the Grand Canal (1896)
The increasing use of close-ups, cut-ins, and intertitles as a means of presenting
increasingly complex stories came about in which age of silent film history? - Answers -
Silent cinema's transitional age
Which of the following best explains the founding of United Artists? - Answers - It was
formed in response to Hollywood studios' strict control over directors.
, Most films created during the 1890s contain between five and ten shots. - Answers -
False
Which of the following early cameras also doubled as a projector? - Answers - the
Cinématographe
Which of the following is a George Eastman invention that was used in designing
machines to take and project motion pictures? - Answers - celluloid roll film
Georges Méliès was an early master of sophisticated stop-motion effects. - Answers -
True
French directors argued for cinema pur, which is a form of filmmaking that is best
described as _________. - Answers - emphasizing visual elements unique to cinema,
like camera movement and complex editing.
Which of the following statements is NOT true about filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché? -
Answers - Guy-Blaché co-founded United Artists.
The Italian epic Cabiria (1914) is noteworthy for its __________. - Answers - elaborate
tracking shots and camera movement.
Despite the existence of civil rights statutes in many northern cities, most movie
theaters in the United States during the 1920s were segregated; that is, black patrons
and white patrons sat in separate parts of auditoriums. - Answers - True
At a time when naturalistic acting was the norm in filmmaking, Alice Guy-Blaché
encouraged her performers to pursue a more exaggerated style. - Answers - False
Which country rivaled the United States in film output in the first decade of silent
cinema, even surpassing American movie making in quantity of movies made for a
period? - Answers - France
The Great Train Robbery (1903) featured colored accents on clothing, like a dress or a
bandana. How would such specific items be colored in the silent era? - Answers - Hand
coloring
Which coloring process added color only to the "whites" of black and white film? -
Answers - Tinting
Who is considered the first female filmmaker? - Answers - Alice Guy-Blaché
Oscar Micheaux was: - Answers - the most successful African American producer-
director of the silent and early sound periods.
