Midterm

Question 1

What event is often considered the official start of cinema?

Question 2

What device did Thomas Edison create that allowed only one person at a time to watch “moving pictures”?

Question 3

What was the purpose of early cinema according to the “cinema of attraction” idea?

Question 4

What types of films did the Lumière brothers make?

Question 5

Who is known for using special effects and fantasy in early films?

Question 7

What event is often considered the official start of cinema?

Question 8

Which device did Thomas Edison create that allowed only one person at a time to watch “moving pictures”?

Question 9

What was the purpose of early cinema according to the “cinema of attractions” idea?

Question 10

What types of films did the Lumière brothers make?

Question 11

Who is know for using special effects and fantasy in early films?

Question 12

What is considered the main cultural impact of the Lumiere brother’s cinematograph on the early development of cinema?

Question 13

Which of the following best describes Georges Melies approach to early cinema?

Question 14

What key technological difference distinguished the Edison Kinetoscope from the Lumiere Cinematographe?

Question 15

What concept introduced by film historian Tom Gunning describes early films designed primarily to captivate audiences with visual spectacle?

Question 16

According to André Gaudrealt, cinema can be best understood as:

Question 17

Which of the following definitions best describes the genre “white telephone films”?

Question 18

Which of the following definitions best describes the genre “Commedia all’italiana”?

Question 19

Which of the following definitions best describes the genre “peplum”?

Question 20

When was the kingdom of Italy officially declared, leading to the creation of Italy as a unified nation?

Question 21

Who directed the first Italian film considered to be a Kolossal (1914) and had a significant impact on international cinema?

Question 22

Which film is credited as the starting point of Italian neorealism and serves as a landmark in portraying the harsh realities of post-war Italy?

Question 23

What was the main purpose of the Cinecittà studios established in 1937 under Mussolini’s regime?

Question 24

Which of the following characteristics is NOT typically associated with Italian Neorealism?

Question 25

Which of the following directors is considered a pioneer of Italian Neorealism with his film "Rome, Open City"?

Question 26

Italian Neorealism is known for its emphasis on portraying the lives of which group?

Question 27

Which film technique is most associated with Italian Neorealism and adds authenticity by capturing real-life settings?

Question 28

A hallmark of Italian Neorealist cinema is the use of which type of actors?

Question 29

The term "White Telephone" in Italian cinema refers to film that often depicted which type of lifestyle?

Question 30

White telephone films are best known for promoting which of the following themes?

Question 31

White telephone comedies were produced under which political regime in Italy?

Question 32

Which characteristic is LEAST associated with white telephone comedies?

Question 33

What was the primary purpose of the films produced at the Cinecittà studios, founded by Mussolini in 1937?

Question 34

Which law passed in 1938 aimed to limit foreign films and support the Italian film industry during the Fascist regime?

Question 35

Which types of films was encouraged by the Fascist regime to promote unity and traditional values?

Question 36

The fascist regime's control over film content often required all films to conform to which of the following?

Question 37

What social class does Mario Camerini's "petty bourgeois penology" focus on?

Question 38

Why did Mussolini's regime focus on language in Italian films?

Question 39

What was the "bonificia linguistica" policy in Fascist Italy?

Question 40

How did the introduction of sound in films benefit the Fascist regime's language policies?

Question 41

How did the Fascist regime control foreign-language films in Italy?

Question 42

What was one goal of the Fascist regime's "linguistic reclamation" in cinema?

Question 43

Which Italian movement saw cinema as a way to reflect and influence society after the end of WWII?

Question 44

Which film, directed by Vittorio De Sica, is often cited as a pure example of Neorealism?

Question 45

What was the primary purpose of the Cinecittà studios when they were founded in 1937 under Mussolini's regime?

Question 46

What role did Cinecittà play in the growth of Italian cinema after World War II?

Question 47

What impact did the transition to sound have on foreign films in Italy under the Fascist regime?

Question 48

What was the central theme of Rome, Open City, reflecting life in Nazi-occupied Rome?