Understanding Film Exam 3 Questions
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Plato separated all written and spoken works into three categories, all of which he
considered what? - ANSWER-Imitational
The movie High Noon is an example of what stage of the genre lifecycle - ANSWER-
Revisionist
As discussed in this chapter, what can the study of genre NOT tell us? - ANSWER-
Whether a film is good or bad.
The standard white-hatted cowboy would be considered as what kind of generic
characteristic? - ANSWER-Iconography
What stage of a genre's lifecycle is typically known as "The Golden Age?" - ANSWER-
Classical
Which of the following is NOT true about the study of genre? - ANSWER-It is an
objective process.
In terms of genre study, to what dose "iconography" refer? - ANSWER-A familiar
collection of images and motifs, the connotations of which has become both fixed and
familiar.
In general, what specific fear did the "paranoia" films of the 1950s and 1060s play off
of? - ANSWER-The fear of alien invasion.
What does it mean when a genre theory is called "reflectionist?" - ANSWER-That it
assumes genre films reflect current societal trends and fears.
Which of the following is true about the Primitive Stage of a genre's lifecycle? -
ANSWER-Films in this stage tend to be relatively simplistic, but emotionally powerful.
What of the following have some theorists described as a possible Fifth stage of a
genre's lifecycle? - ANSWER-Homage
What particular genre came to be identified as a metaphor for the AIDS crisis? -
ANSWER-Slasher
As discussed above, how can the concept of genre lead to the prioritization of one text
over another? - ANSWER-By evaluating texts solely based on their relationships to
other texts.
, In terms of genre theory, what would have made the movie Midnight Express (1978)
popular? - ANSWER-It allowed audiences to experience the terrifying reality of life in a
Turkish prison vicariously, in a safe and socially acceptable way.
What was the "hierarchy of values," developed between the 17th and 19th centuries in
Europe? - ANSWER-A way to recognize a distinction between those works that
attempted to "render visible the universal essence of things" and those that displayed
"mechanical copying of particular appearances."
In the "slasher film" genre, what role does the "Final Girl" play, according to theorist
Carol J. Clover? - ANSWER-As the last surviving member of the group being stalked
and killed, she is the one, through her sexual purity, that is able to dispose of the
monster.
Movies like The Amazing Colossal Man (1957) and Night of the Living Dead (1968)
belong to a particular genre of films that highlight the public's fear of: - ANSWER-
Radiation
What film, released in 1939, rewrote the Western genre and ushered in the Classical
stage of that genre? - ANSWER-Stagecoach
A movie that includes guns, pinstripe suits, sleazy bars, an urban environment, fast
cars, heists, cops, and bank robberies would most likely be classified as which of the
following genres? - ANSWER-Gangster
Which of the following is NOT a drawback to genre? - ANSWER-It can facilitate an
understanding of how one text relates to others over time.
What is the difference between sex and gender? - ANSWER-"Sex" is biologically
determined, "Gender' is a social construct.
A society's codes and meanings regarding gender are typically normalized by which of
the following? - ANSWER-Repeated performance and representation
What type of live theatrical performances focused on white people wearing blackface,
mocking and parodying black people during the time when slavery was still active in
America? - ANSWER-Minstrel shows
Who was the first black millionaire, and the first black performer to receive a screen
credit? - ANSWER-Lincoln Andrew Perry
Sexuality functions as a form of categorization that creates distinction, meaning, and
value, and, from that, what? - ANSWER-Social inequality
What was the significance of Carl Linnaeus's 1735 text, System Naturae? - ANSWER-It
was the first book to classify the human race (homo sapiens) into several sub-groups.
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Plato separated all written and spoken works into three categories, all of which he
considered what? - ANSWER-Imitational
The movie High Noon is an example of what stage of the genre lifecycle - ANSWER-
Revisionist
As discussed in this chapter, what can the study of genre NOT tell us? - ANSWER-
Whether a film is good or bad.
The standard white-hatted cowboy would be considered as what kind of generic
characteristic? - ANSWER-Iconography
What stage of a genre's lifecycle is typically known as "The Golden Age?" - ANSWER-
Classical
Which of the following is NOT true about the study of genre? - ANSWER-It is an
objective process.
In terms of genre study, to what dose "iconography" refer? - ANSWER-A familiar
collection of images and motifs, the connotations of which has become both fixed and
familiar.
In general, what specific fear did the "paranoia" films of the 1950s and 1060s play off
of? - ANSWER-The fear of alien invasion.
What does it mean when a genre theory is called "reflectionist?" - ANSWER-That it
assumes genre films reflect current societal trends and fears.
Which of the following is true about the Primitive Stage of a genre's lifecycle? -
ANSWER-Films in this stage tend to be relatively simplistic, but emotionally powerful.
What of the following have some theorists described as a possible Fifth stage of a
genre's lifecycle? - ANSWER-Homage
What particular genre came to be identified as a metaphor for the AIDS crisis? -
ANSWER-Slasher
As discussed above, how can the concept of genre lead to the prioritization of one text
over another? - ANSWER-By evaluating texts solely based on their relationships to
other texts.
, In terms of genre theory, what would have made the movie Midnight Express (1978)
popular? - ANSWER-It allowed audiences to experience the terrifying reality of life in a
Turkish prison vicariously, in a safe and socially acceptable way.
What was the "hierarchy of values," developed between the 17th and 19th centuries in
Europe? - ANSWER-A way to recognize a distinction between those works that
attempted to "render visible the universal essence of things" and those that displayed
"mechanical copying of particular appearances."
In the "slasher film" genre, what role does the "Final Girl" play, according to theorist
Carol J. Clover? - ANSWER-As the last surviving member of the group being stalked
and killed, she is the one, through her sexual purity, that is able to dispose of the
monster.
Movies like The Amazing Colossal Man (1957) and Night of the Living Dead (1968)
belong to a particular genre of films that highlight the public's fear of: - ANSWER-
Radiation
What film, released in 1939, rewrote the Western genre and ushered in the Classical
stage of that genre? - ANSWER-Stagecoach
A movie that includes guns, pinstripe suits, sleazy bars, an urban environment, fast
cars, heists, cops, and bank robberies would most likely be classified as which of the
following genres? - ANSWER-Gangster
Which of the following is NOT a drawback to genre? - ANSWER-It can facilitate an
understanding of how one text relates to others over time.
What is the difference between sex and gender? - ANSWER-"Sex" is biologically
determined, "Gender' is a social construct.
A society's codes and meanings regarding gender are typically normalized by which of
the following? - ANSWER-Repeated performance and representation
What type of live theatrical performances focused on white people wearing blackface,
mocking and parodying black people during the time when slavery was still active in
America? - ANSWER-Minstrel shows
Who was the first black millionaire, and the first black performer to receive a screen
credit? - ANSWER-Lincoln Andrew Perry
Sexuality functions as a form of categorization that creates distinction, meaning, and
value, and, from that, what? - ANSWER-Social inequality
What was the significance of Carl Linnaeus's 1735 text, System Naturae? - ANSWER-It
was the first book to classify the human race (homo sapiens) into several sub-groups.
