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  • 2. 

    Name the scale:

    • A.

      Medium

    • B.

      Medium Close

    • C.

      Close

    • D.

      Extreme Close

    Correct Answer
    C. Close
    Explanation
    For details, look at Film 1 techniques slides

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  • 3. 

    What are some common functions of the "focus" technique?

    • A.

      Creates Atmosphere

    • B.

      Directs Attention

    • C.

      Alienating the Viewer

    • D.

      A and B

    • E.

      All of the Above

    Correct Answer
    D. A and B
    Explanation
    Film Shots 1 Slides

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  • 4. 

    Name the scale

    • A.

      Long

    • B.

      Medium Long

    • C.

      Medium

    • D.

      Medium Close

    Correct Answer
    B. Medium Long
    Explanation
    Film Shots 1

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  • 5. 

    The three "important principles" of film editing we considered in lecture were the following:

    • A.

      Selection of Shots, Cuts, Relationship to Audience

    • B.

      Selection of Shots, Transition from shot to shot, Relationship to Audience

    • C.

      Cuts, Transition from shot to Shot, Relationship to Audience

    • D.

      Selection of Shots, Transition from shot to shot, Relationship between shots

    Correct Answer
    D. Selection of Shots, Transition from shot to shot, Relationship between shots
    Explanation
    Second Lecture on Film

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  • 6. 

    Which of the following are examples of film relations?

    • A.

      Graphic Match

    • B.

      Crosscutting

    • C.

      Creative Geography

    • D.

      All of the above

    • E.

      None of the above

    Correct Answer
    D. All of the above
    Explanation
    Film 2 slides

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  • 7. 

    Colonialism is...

    • A.

      A form of domination where a group controls over the territory and/or economy, and/or culture, and/or religion, and/or language, and/or social behaviour of another group.

    • B.

      The policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.

    • C.

      The use of economic, political, cultural, or other pressures to control or influence other countries, especially former dependencies.

    • D.

      None of the Above

    Correct Answer
    A. A form of domination where a group controls over the territory and/or economy, and/or culture, and/or religion, and/or language, and/or social behaviour of another group.
    Explanation
    Elderbush Gulch Lecture 1

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  • 8. 

    What is the difference between colonialism and imperialism?

    • A.

      Imperialism is the practice of forcing settlements whereas colonialism is the system behind it.

    • B.

      Colonialism is the practice of forcing settlements whereas imperialism is the system behind it.

    • C.

      There is no difference.

    • D.

      None of the above.

    Correct Answer
    B. Colonialism is the practice of forcing settlements whereas imperialism is the system behind it.
    Explanation
    Here's a great breakdown you can check out. http://www.lehigh.edu/~amsp/eng-11-globalization.htm

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  • 9. 

    Post-colonialism means which of the following...

    • A.

      It is the theoretical lens that examines and contests the cultural and social legacy of colonialism.

    • B.

      Post-colonialism implies that colonialism is dead.

    • C.

      A and B

    • D.

      None of the Above

    Correct Answer
    A. It is the theoretical lens that examines and contests the cultural and social legacy of colonialism.
    Explanation
    Elderbush Gulch Lecture 1

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  • 10. 

    Who speaks of the process of "Othering" and its effects on Black Subjectivity?

    • A.

      Aristotle

    • B.

      Kolker

    • C.

      Griffith

    • D.

      Fanon

    Correct Answer
    D. Fanon
    Explanation
    Elderbush Gulch Lecture 1

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  • 11. 

    How might be understand the process of Othering? (based on lecture conversations)

    • A.

      It is a kind of ontology in a colonial world that others those who do not conform to a certain standard of "whiteness"

    • B.

      The "othered subject" can never become the "subject" in a colonial world because ideologies also position him as the "object"

    • C.

      A and B

    • D.

      None of the Above

    Correct Answer
    C. A and B
    Explanation
    Elderbush Gulch Lecture 1

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  • 12. 

    Which film or play was influenced by Brecht's Epic Theatre?

    • A.

      Elderbush Gulch

    • B.

      The Shirt

    • C.

      A Doll's House

    • D.

      Cloud Nine

    • E.

      Avatar

    Correct Answer
    D. Cloud Nine
    Explanation
    Cloud Nine Lecture 1

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  • 13. 

    What is Pastiche? 

    • A.

      Something that imitates the style of something or someone else.

    • B.

      Something mimics something else with a purposeful difference.

    • C.

      A strange French word.

    • D.

      None of the above.

    Correct Answer
    A. Something that imitates the style of something or someone else.
    Explanation
    Cloud Nine lecture 1

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  • 14. 

    What are some key ideas we discussed about Cloud Nine in lecture?

    • A.

      Gender is not the same as biological sex.

    • B.

      Sexual preferences do not naturally derive from sex.

    • C.

      Ethnicity is not determined by physical characteristic.

    • D.

      All of the above.

    Correct Answer
    D. All of the above.
    Explanation
    Cloud Nine lecture 2

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  • 15. 

    How did we describe the play Harvest in class?

    • A.

      As an allegory for the influence of global capitalism on Indian culture.

    • B.

      As an allegory for the exploitative aspects of globalization.

    • C.

      As an allegory that's in favour of globalization.

    • D.

      Only A and B

    Correct Answer
    D. Only A and B
    Explanation
    Harvest Lecture 1

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  • 16. 

    What is the difference between colonialism and globalization?

    • A.

      Colonialism is a system that ensures the domination of other groups whereas globalization is one of the effects of this system.

    • B.

      Colonialism is a form of domination by military force whereas globalization is a form of colonialism through market force.

    • C.

      Colonialism is a form of dominance by military force whereas globalization is a way of giving other colonies rights

    • D.

      None of the Above

    Correct Answer
    B. Colonialism is a form of domination by military force whereas globalization is a form of colonialism through market force.
    Explanation
    Harvest 1 Lecture

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  • 17. 

    Globalization, in a positive sense, is

    • A.

      The free flow of goods, services, and peoples.

    • B.

      The act of educating other countries to be as civil as the West.

    • C.

      Values other countries by taking fashionable aspects of certain cultures and making it popular.

    • D.

      A and B

    Correct Answer
    A. The free flow of goods, services, and peoples.
    Explanation
    Harvest Lecture 1

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  • 18. 

    Harvest promotes and favours globalization.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    B. False
    Explanation
    This is obvious. If you got this wrong, read the text!

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  • 19. 

    Cloud Nine gestures towards viewing gender as essential or innate to the human. 

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    B. False
    Explanation
    Think back to our conversation in Tutorial about Sex vs. Gender.

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  • 20. 

    Hollywood's global dominance relies on the following:

    • A.

      Visual Spectacle

    • B.

      Formula Plots

    • C.

      Set Genres

    • D.

      Alienation Technique

    • E.

      A, B, and C

    • F.

      Only A and C

    • G.

      All of the Above

    Correct Answer
    E. A, B, and C
    Explanation
    Avatar 1 Lecture

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  • 21. 

    Utopia is...

    • A.

      The construction of a perfect society

    • B.

      The construction of an imperfect society

    • C.

      Neither of the above

    • D.

      N/A

    Correct Answer
    A. The construction of a perfect society
    Explanation
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia

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  • 22. 

    Harvest is an example of utopian fiction.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    B. False
    Explanation
    Harvest Lecture 1

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  • 23. 

    What is the Greek etymology of Pandora is​ "the giver of all."

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    Avatar lecture 2

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  • 24. 

    The world of Pandora may be seen as a mix of utopia and dystopia.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    Avatar Lecture 2

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