FLME 2700 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
The Jazz Singer was released in what year? - Answers - 1927
The introduction of sound to cinema presented a lot of issues ____________ was NOT
one of them. - Answers - The plots of films being harder to follow
In the sound era, what genre did NOT flourish? - Answers - Horror
Auteur Theory was revolutionary for cinema because - Answers - It recognized
directors' power over the creation of film
Charles Kane, the protagonist of Citizen Kane (1941), dies with what on his mind? -
Answers - his childhood sled (Rosebud)
The manifestation of Italian Neorealism had as much an ideological reasoning as it did a
practical one - Answers - True
Cesare Zavattini said what regarding Italian Neorealism? - Answers - "Reality in
American films is unnaturally filtered"
What event was a major factor in the development of Italian Neorealism and French
New Wave? - Answers - World War II
Film Noir had no impact on French New Wave auteurs. - Answers - False
In Cléo from 9 to 5, what is the protagonist waiting for? - Answers - Results from a
medical test
What genre of live performance had a strong early influence of Japanese cinema? -
Answers - Kabuki
Akira Kurosawa influenced which well-known American director? - Answers - All of the
above
- George Lucas
- Quentin Tarantino
- John Landis
The Hollywood Renaissance came about most directly as a result of the collapse of the
traditional stuido system - Answers - True
ANSWERS
The Jazz Singer was released in what year? - Answers - 1927
The introduction of sound to cinema presented a lot of issues ____________ was NOT
one of them. - Answers - The plots of films being harder to follow
In the sound era, what genre did NOT flourish? - Answers - Horror
Auteur Theory was revolutionary for cinema because - Answers - It recognized
directors' power over the creation of film
Charles Kane, the protagonist of Citizen Kane (1941), dies with what on his mind? -
Answers - his childhood sled (Rosebud)
The manifestation of Italian Neorealism had as much an ideological reasoning as it did a
practical one - Answers - True
Cesare Zavattini said what regarding Italian Neorealism? - Answers - "Reality in
American films is unnaturally filtered"
What event was a major factor in the development of Italian Neorealism and French
New Wave? - Answers - World War II
Film Noir had no impact on French New Wave auteurs. - Answers - False
In Cléo from 9 to 5, what is the protagonist waiting for? - Answers - Results from a
medical test
What genre of live performance had a strong early influence of Japanese cinema? -
Answers - Kabuki
Akira Kurosawa influenced which well-known American director? - Answers - All of the
above
- George Lucas
- Quentin Tarantino
- John Landis
The Hollywood Renaissance came about most directly as a result of the collapse of the
traditional stuido system - Answers - True
