MUSIC 2F03 Multiple Choice Questions

What is the principal product of the modern movie industry?

b) Narrative films

Which of the following is NOT a basic type of plot?

c) Circular

In a film, who is typically considered the protagonist?

b) The principal character

What is the term for the construction of a character in film?

c) Characterization

What is a period film?

a) A movie set in a defined historical era

Which of the following is NOT one of the three stages of film creation?

d) Distribution

What does the term 'mise-en-scene' refer to in filmmaking?

b) The visual elements of the frame

Which camera movement involves horizontal movement around an axis?

b) Pan

What is the most common point of view (POV) in films?

b) Omniscient POV

In film editing, what is a 'cut'?

b) The moment when one shot ends and another begins

What does the staff represent in music notation?

c) The set of lines and spaces for writing notes

Which clef is used for higher pitches in music notation?

b) Treble clef

What is the most common time signature in music?

c) 4/4

Which of the following is NOT one of the five basic elements of music?

d) Dynamics

What is the term for the distance between the highest and lowest notes of a melody?

b) Range

What type of melody moves mostly in small intervals?

b) Conjunct

What is a leitmotif in film music?

a) A recurring melody associated with a character or idea

Which texture in music features a single dominant melody with an accompaniment?

b) Homophonic

What is the term for the sound of three or more pitches played at the same time?

c) Chord

What is the central pitch of a passage called in functional harmony?

b) Tonic

Which of the following is NOT a type of symphonic instrument group?

d) Keyboards

What technique is used when string instruments are plucked instead of bowed?

a) Pizzicato

Which electronic instrument was featured in films like 'A Clockwork Orange' and 'Blade Runner'?

b) Synthesizer

What is the term for assigning musical ideas to voices and instruments?

c) Orchestration

Which non-Western instrument is featured in the film 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'?

b) Erhu

What does the term 'soundtrack' specifically refer to in this course?

c) Only the music and songs in a film

What is the term for music that is part of the drama itself in a film?

b) Source music

What is a 'stinger' in film music?

b) A musical accent played to the action

Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic styles of film music mentioned in the notes?

d) Classical

What is the term for the structural principle in expressionist music consisting of a recurring series of ordered elements?

b) Serialism

Who is considered the epitome of American nationalist music in film?

b) Aaron Copland

What is the simplest song form mentioned in the notes?

b) Strophic

What is the term for altering a leitmotif in film music?

c) Thematic transformation

What theory links emotions to musical gestures in Baroque music?

b) Doctrine of affections

What is programmatic music?

b) Music that tells a story or evokes a designated mood

Who is considered the most important operatic figure in music history?

c) Richard Wagner

What innovation did Richard Wagner introduce in his theater?

c) A sunken orchestra pit

Which composer is the source of music for the most popular ballets?

c) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

What is the term for music that has no logical source in the drama itself?

b) Underscoring

Which film composer was inspired by Richard Wagner?

a) John Williams

What is the term for the continuous playing of music throughout a film?

a) Wall-to-wall music

What is the musical technique of precisely matching the music to the action on screen called?

c) Mickey Mousing

Which of the following is NOT a type of modern music mentioned in the notes?

c) Impressionism

What is the term for music from a non-Western culture used in film?

a) World music

In what era was the doctrine of affections conceived?

c) Baroque

What is the term for a single-movement programmatic work in 19th-century symphonic music?

a) Tone poem

What type of seating did Wagner introduce in his Festival Theater at Bayreuth?

b) Continental seating

Which of Tchaikovsky's ballets features the themes of the White Swan and the Black Swan?

b) Swan Lake

What is the French term for music played between acts in a theatrical production?

c) Entr'acte

Which of the following is NOT a function of music in film according to the notes?

c) Providing character backstory

Who composed the score for Casablanca?

b) Max Steiner

Which song in Casablanca is the most important source music?

d) 'As Time Goes By'

Which country used films as propaganda during the 1940s?

c) Soviet Union

Who composed the score for the propaganda film Alexander Nevsky?

b) Sergei Prokofiev

Which film is considered a prototype of Film Noir?

a) The Maltese Falcon

What is a characteristic of Film Noir?

c) Dark and pessimistic themes

Who composed the score for the film Laura?

b) David Raskin

What type of movies focused on social issues in the post-WWII era?

c) Message movies

Who composed the score for The Best Years of Our Lives?

b) Hugo Friedhofer

Which Ingmar Bergman film uses the 'Dies Irae' Gregorian chant?

a) The Seventh Seal

Who directed Seven Samurai?

d) Akira Kurosawa

What instrument is prominently featured in the score of The Third Man?

c) Zither

What was a reason for the increased popularity of religious epics in the 1950s?

a) Decline in movie attendance

Who composed the score for Ben-Hur?

a) Miklos Rozsa

What was the Hays Code?

a) A set of guidelines prohibiting certain content in films

Which film moved away from popular music towards underscoring during moments of intense emotion?

d) Psycho

Who composed the score for High Noon?

b) Dmitri Tiomkin

What was unique about the score of Forbidden Planet?

b) It was the first fully electronic score

Who directed Psycho?

a) Alfred Hitchcock

What instruments were used in the score of Psycho?

c) Only strings

Which of these composers did NOT write film music?

c) Arnold Schoenberg

What technique did Bernard Hermann use in Citizen Kane to create a lack of warmth?

b) Lack of music in the intro

In Casablanca, what does the song battle between 'Die Wacht am Rhein' and 'Le Marseillaise' represent?

b) A conflict between ideologies

What was a characteristic of post-WWII film scores?

b) More serious with dissonance

Which film used only source music?

c) Orfeu Negro

What was the HUAC?

b) A committee investigating alleged communist ties

What replaced the cinerama?

b) Cinemascope

Which film featured Marilyn Monroe singing?

b) Some Like it Hot

What was the main theme in The Best Years of Our Lives?

b) Difficulties of veterans returning home

Who composed the score for Spellbound?

a) Bernard Hermann

What type of music influenced the score of Laura?

b) Jazz

Which film is NOT considered a Film Noir?

d) Ben-Hur

What was a characteristic of 1950s Hollywood trends?

c) Decline in movie attendance

What does the term 'auteur' refer to in filmmaking?

c) A director who controls all artistic elements

Which country's cinema was known for its distinctively formulaic style with song and dance traditions?

c) India

What was the primary function of music in Soviet propaganda films?

b) To mirror action

Which composer worked under restrictions from Stalin in the Soviet Union?

c) Dmitri Shostakovich

What was a common characteristic of female characters in 1940s Film Noir?

b) Deceptive and murderous

Which film used a ticking motif to create tension?

b) High Noon

What was the primary reason for using black and white cinematography in Psycho?

c) Both a and b

Which film was based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice?

c) Orfeu Negro

What type of music did Miklos Rozsa use in Ben-Hur to represent ancient civilizations?

b) Modal melodies

What was the significance of the film Forbidden Planet in terms of its music?

c) It blurred the line between music and sound effects

Which film noir was considered progressive in its depiction of women?

c) Laura

What was a major influence on film and film music in the 1960s?

b) The French New Wave