Film, Chapter 9

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1. A genre's iconography consists of
A. its typical plot patterns.
B. its use of recurring themes.
C. the sum of all its editing conventions.
D. its characteristic objects, settings, and stars.

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3. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the recent popularity of the crime thriller with filmmakers?
A. Audiences love suspense and enjoy twists and surprises.
B. It requires the use of popular and elaborate special effects.
C. It is relatively inexpensive to produce.
D. It offers showy roles to actors.

B. It requires the use of popular and elaborate special effects.

4. Which of the following is NOT a film genre?
A. Western films
B. Black-and-white films
C. Science-fiction films
D. Musical films

B. Black-and-white films

5. Film scholars argue that genre conventions, repeated from film to film,
A. indicate continual studio worries about profits.
B. reflect actors' and producers' resistance to change in film technology.
C. result in audience boredom and demand for innovative ideas.
D. reflect audience doubts or anxieties and therefore vary with history.

D. reflect audience doubts or anxieties and therefore vary with history.

6. Many scholars believe that the cultural explanation of the emergence of the subgenre of family horror films in the 1970s indicated viewers'
A. concern about Watergate and Richard Nixon's crimes.
B. uncertainty about their fundamental beliefs about the world and their identity.
C. lessening interest in television.
D. anxiety about the increase in crime in New York City.

B. uncertainty about their fundamental beliefs about the world and their identity.

7. Which of the following is NOT a convention of the romantic comedy?
A. "Cute meet"
B. "Big misunderstanding"
C. Physical separation
D. Flashback

D. Flashback

8. The term subgenre refers to
A. inferior examples of a genre.
B. distinct types within a genre.
C. subversive examples of a genre.
D. genres from foreign countries.

B. distinct types within a genre.

9. The Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers film Swing Time is an example of the backstage musical.

true

10. The typical Western thematically places the hero between savagery and civilization.

true

11. The periods of time during which a given genre is popular are called "cycles."

true

12. Filmmakers avoid mixing the conventions of more than one genre.

false

13. Most scholars see genre films as pure escapism, with no significant relation to contemporary society.

false

14. Social processes can be reflected in genre innovations. For example, films such as Aliens reflect the new conceptions of gender in the 1970s.

true

15. Sports films do not have their own plot patterns, iconography, or themes--they only borrow from more traditional genres.

false

Film, Chapter 9

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