COMM 3000SPRING 2012QUIZ #4: CHAPTER SEVEN

Select the best response to the following items. Only one answer is correct per item.

TRUE-FALSE ITEMS Write T for True & F for False on your paper. 1 pt.

each. 1. Genre mixing is NOT very common in popular

filmmaking.  2. A revisionist film (like the horror films The Evil

Dead or The Birds) generally provides an updating and renewal of the genre.

 3. Classical Hollywood cinema no longer exists in current American movies (from the past decade).

MULTIPLE –CHOICE ITEMS Write the letter of your choice on your paper. 1 pt.

each. 4. A trait common to the Western film genre is that

a. it is set east of the Mississippi b. the law is ultimately defeated by the villains c. there is conflict between civilization &

wilderness d. a breach of nature occurs & must be contained e. all of the above

MULTIPLE-CHOICE, CON’T. 5. Film noir commonly has which of the following

characteristics? a. It usually ends optimistically b. It is fatalistic in its themes c. It is focused on love, not money d. All of the above e. None of the above