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Unit 1: Audio/Video Technology and Film UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers A/V Technology Through the Years Why were most movies from the late 1890s until the early 1930s only filmed in black and white? -There were only a few people who could afford the technology to produce ...

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Unit 1: Audio/Video Technology and Film
UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
A/V Technology Through the Years
Why were most movies from the late 1890s until the early 1930s only filmed in black and
white?
-There were only a few people who could afford the technology to produce color motion
pictures back then.
-Color films had to be hand-colored, frame by frame.
-Audiences did not want color motion pictures until later.
-The film used to make color motion pictures often overheated, which was a safety hazard, so
it was generally not allowed. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Color films had to be hand-
colored, frame by frame.


A/V Technology Through the Years
Which of the following are the most important reasons people in the 1920s were so interested
in seeing lifelike stories in audiovisual format? Select all that apply.
-They knew that the equipment was invented by Edison.
-They expected music with their entertainment.
-They got to see unfamiliar or important events from all over the world.

-The combination of sound and video was riveting to them. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -
They got to see unfamiliar or important events from all over the world.
-The combination of sound and video was riveting to them.


A/V Technology Through the Years
Which of the following inventions described the unique feature of the first movie camera,
invented in 1897?
-It rotated to produce panning shots.
-It used color film.
-It could shoot 3D movies.

-It was invented by Thomas Edison. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- It rotated to produce
panning shots.

,A/V Technology Through the Years
Today, trending current events are often present on websites. Which of the following early
developments in audiovisual technology is most closely related to this?
-televisions
-soundtracks
-microphones

-newsreels - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- newsreels


A/V Technology Through the Years
When early motion pictures played in movie theaters, they were often accompanied by live
organ or piano music. Which of the following are the most likely reasons that this happened?
(Select all that apply).
-The music accompanied the movies because the movies were silent and audiences were used
to hearing music during plays in theaters.
-The music was provided to help distract audience members from the loud sounds made when
filmstrips were changed.
-The music helped viewers to interpret the dramatic action in the films.
-The music usually was played before, and sometimes after the movie, as an alternative form
of entertainment. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -The music accompanied the movies because
the movies were silent and audiences were used to hearing music during plays in theaters.
-The music helped viewers to interpret the dramatic action in the films.


A/V Technology Through the Years

The term "television" was first used in _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1900


A/V Technology Through the Years
On early television stations, what typically filled the screen from around 11pm until 6am?
-tests
-test dummies
-testing colors

-test patterns - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- test patterns

, A/V Technology Through the Years
The Nickelodeon, the first movie theater to become successful showing only films, opened in
Pittsburg, in 1915.
-False

-True - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False


A/V Technology Through the Years
Choose the venues where audiovisual materials can be found today. (Select all that apply.)
-businesses
-doctors' offices
-stores
-schools
-the internet

-homes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -businesses
-doctors' offices
-stores
-schools
-the internet
-homes


A/V Technology Through the Years
Which statement best supports the contention that audiovisual technology will continue to
improve?
-Since the beginning of audiovisual technology, there have been nearly continuous rapid
advances.
-Most people use some sort of audiovisual technology in their daily lives.
-Although vinyl records were widely used not long ago, today few people to listen to them.
-The amount of audiovisual information available on the Internet is rapidly expanding. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Since the beginning of audiovisual technology, there have been
nearly continuous rapid advances.

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