MUSIC 2F03 Multiple Choice Questions

What is the principal product of the modern movie industry?
a) Documentary films
b) Narrative films
c) Experimental films
d) Animated films
Which of the following is NOT a basic type of plot?
a) Causal
b) Episodic
c) Circular
d) Linear
In a film, who is typically considered the protagonist?
a) The principal adversary
b) The principal character
c) The supporting character
d) The comic relief
What is the term for the construction of a character in film?
a) Character building
b) Character development
c) Characterization
d) Character arc
What is a period film?
a) A movie set in a defined historical era
b) A film about menstruation
c) A movie that takes place over a long period of time
d) A film that uses periodic elements in its plot
Which of the following is NOT one of the three stages of film creation?
a) Preproduction
b) Production
c) Post-production
d) Distribution
What does the term "mise-en-scene" refer to in filmmaking?
a) The musical score
b) The visual elements of the frame
c) The editing technique
d) The script writing process
Which camera movement involves horizontal movement around an axis?
a) Zoom
b) Pan
c) Tilt
d) Tracking
What is the most common point of view (POV) in films?
a) Subjective POV
b) Omniscient POV
c) First-person POV
d) Second-person POV
In film editing, what is a "cut"?
a) A type of camera movement
b) The moment when one shot ends and another begins
c) A scene that was removed from the final film
d) A type of special effect
What does the staff represent in music notation?
a) The rhythm of the music
b) The tempo of the music
c) The set of lines and spaces for writing notes
d) The volume of the music
Which clef is used for higher pitches in music notation?
a) Bass clef
b) Treble clef
c) Alto clef
d) Tenor clef
What is the most common time signature in music?
a) 3/4
b) 2/4
c) 4/4
d) 6/8
Which of the following is NOT one of the five basic elements of music?
a) Melody
b) Texture
c) Harmony
d) Dynamics
What is the term for the distance between the highest and lowest notes of a melody?
a) Interval
b) Range
c) Octave
d) Scale
What type of melody moves mostly in small intervals?
a) Disjunct
b) Conjunct
c) Phrase
d) Cadence
What is a leitmotif in film music?
a) A recurring melody associated with a character or idea
b) The main theme of the film
c) A type of musical instrument
d) A sound effect used repeatedly
Which texture in music features a single dominant melody with an accompaniment?
a) Monophonic
b) Homophonic
c) Polyphonic
d) Contrapuntal
What is the term for the sound of three or more pitches played at the same time?
a) Harmony
b) Melody
c) Chord
d) Triad
What is the central pitch of a passage called in functional harmony?
a) Dominant
b) Tonic
c) Subdominant
d) Leading tone
Which of the following is NOT a type of symphonic instrument group?
a) Strings
b) Brass
c) Woodwinds
d) Keyboards
What technique is used when string instruments are plucked instead of bowed?
a) Pizzicato
b) Staccato
c) Legato
d) Tremolo
Which electronic instrument was featured in films like "A Clockwork Orange" and "Blade Runner"?
a) Theremin
b) Synthesizer
c) Electric guitar
d) Drum machine
What is the term for assigning musical ideas to voices and instruments?
a) Composition
b) Arrangement
c) Orchestration
d) Harmonization
Which non-Western instrument is featured in the film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"?
a) Sitar
b) Erhu
c) Koto
d) Oud
What does the term "soundtrack" specifically refer to in this course?
a) All the sound in a film
b) Only the dialogue in a film
c) Only the music and songs in a film
d) Only the sound effects in a film
What is the term for music that is part of the drama itself in a film?
a) Underscoring
b) Source music
c) Background music
d) Ambient music
What is a "stinger" in film music?
a) A long, sustained note
b) A musical accent played to the action
c) A recurring theme
d) A type of instrument
Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic styles of film music mentioned in the notes?
a) Romantic
b) Popular
c) Modern
d) Classical
What is the term for the structural principle in expressionist music consisting of a recurring series of ordered elements?
a) Minimalism
b) Serialism
c) Neo-classicism
d) Nationalism
Who is considered the epitome of American nationalist music in film?
a) Igor Stravinsky
b) Aaron Copland
c) John Williams
d) Hans Zimmer
What is the simplest song form mentioned in the notes?
a) Verse-chorus
b) Strophic
c) Through-composed
d) Rondo
What is the term for altering a leitmotif in film music?
a) Thematic variation
b) Thematic development
c) Thematic transformation
d) Thematic modulation
What theory links emotions to musical gestures in Baroque music?
a) Theory of musical emotions
b) Doctrine of affections
c) Baroque emotional scale
d) Musical mood theory
What is programmatic music?
a) Music composed by a computer program
b) Music that tells a story or evokes a designated mood
c) Music written for television programs
d) Music with a strict structural program
Who is considered the most important operatic figure in music history?
a) Georges Bizet
b) Giuseppe Verdi
c) Richard Wagner
d) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What innovation did Richard Wagner introduce in his theater?
a) Surround sound
b) 3D projections
c) A sunken orchestra pit
d) Rotating stage
Which composer is the source of music for the most popular ballets?
a) Igor Stravinsky
b) Sergei Prokofiev
c) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
d) Dmitri Shostakovich
What is the term for music that has no logical source in the drama itself?
a) Source music
b) Underscoring
c) Diegetic music
d) Ambient music
Which film composer was inspired by Richard Wagner?
a) John Williams
b) Hans Zimmer
c) Max Steiner
d) Ennio Morricone
What is the term for the continuous playing of music throughout a film?
a) Wall-to-wall music
b) Continuous score
c) Full soundtrack
d) Musical saturation
What is the musical technique of precisely matching the music to the action on screen called?
a) Action scoring
b) Synchronization
c) Mickey Mousing
d) Sound design
Which of the following is NOT a type of modern music mentioned in the notes?
a) Expressionism
b) Neo-classicism
c) Impressionism
d) Minimalism
What is the term for music from a non-Western culture used in film?
a) World music
b) Ethnic music
c) Indigenous music
d) Folk music
In what era was the doctrine of affections conceived?
a) Classical
b) Romantic
c) Baroque
d) Renaissance
What is the term for a single-movement programmatic work in 19th-century symphonic music?
a) Tone poem
b) Symphonic poem
c) Program symphony
d) Descriptive overture
What type of seating did Wagner introduce in his Festival Theater at Bayreuth?
a) Stadium seating
b) Continental seating
c) Tiered seating
d) Box seating
Which of Tchaikovsky's ballets features the themes of the White Swan and the Black Swan?
a) The Nutcracker
b) Swan Lake
c) Sleeping Beauty
d) Romeo and Juliet
What is the French term for music played between acts in a theatrical production?
a) Intermission
b) Interlude
c) Entr'acte
d) Intermezzo
Which of the following is NOT a function of music in film according to the notes?
a) Establishing mood
b) Supporting the plot
c) Providing character backstory
d) Creating unity
Which of the following composers pioneered the twelve-tone system?
a) Igor Stravinsky
b) Arnold Schoenberg
c) Aaron Copland
d) Bernard Hermann
Who brought modernist music to Hollywood scoring?
a) Arnold Schoenberg
b) Igor Stravinsky
c) Aaron Copland
d) Bernard Hermann
Which film is considered Hollywood's introduction to modernist music?
a) Casablanca
b) Citizen Kane
c) Psycho
d) The Best Years of Our Lives
In Citizen Kane, what does the "Rosebud" motif represent?
a) Power and ambition
b) Childhood innocence and happiness
c) Kane's first wife
d) The pretentiousness of the church
Who composed the score for Casablanca?
a) Bernard Hermann
b) Max Steiner
c) Aaron Copland
d) Miklos Rozsa
Which song in Casablanca is the most important source music?
a) "Knock on Wood"
b) "Die Wacht am Rhein"
c) "Le Marseillaise"
d) "As Time Goes By"
What event marked a significant change in film themes in the late 1940s?
a) The Great Depression
b) World War II
c) The Korean War
d) The Vietnam War
Which country used films as propaganda during the 1940s?
a) Germany
b) Britain
c) Soviet Union
d) France
Who composed the score for the propaganda film Alexander Nevsky?
a) Dmitri Shostakovich
b) Sergei Prokofiev
c) Igor Stravinsky
d) Arnold Schoenberg
Which film is considered a prototype of Film Noir?
a) The Maltese Falcon
b) Double Indemnity
c) Laura
d) Spellbound
What is a characteristic of Film Noir?
a) Bright and optimistic themes
b) Daytime settings
c) Dark and pessimistic themes
d) Happy endings
Who composed the score for the film Laura?
a) Miklos Rozsa
b) David Raskin
c) Bernard Hermann
d) Max Steiner
What type of movies focused on social issues in the post-WWII era?
a) Musicals
b) Westerns
c) Message movies
d) Comedies
Who composed the score for The Best Years of Our Lives?
a) Aaron Copland
b) Hugo Friedhofer
c) Bernard Hermann
d) David Raskin
Which Ingmar Bergman film uses the "Dies Irae" Gregorian chant?
a) The Seventh Seal
b) Seven Samurai
c) Orfeu Negro
d) The Third Man
Who directed Seven Samurai?
a) Ingmar Bergman
b) Marcel Camus
c) Carol Reed
d) Akira Kurosawa
What instrument is prominently featured in the score of The Third Man?
a) Piano
b) Violin
c) Zither
d) Clarinet
What was a reason for the increased popularity of religious epics in the 1950s?
a) Decline in movie attendance
b) Invention of cinerama
c) Serious existential issues of the time
d) Influence of French New Wave
Who composed the score for Ben-Hur?
a) Miklos Rozsa
b) Bernard Hermann
c) Max Steiner
d) David Raskin
What was the Hays Code?
a) A set of guidelines prohibiting certain content in films
b) A new film scoring technique
c) A type of camera lens
d) A method of film distribution
Which film moved away from popular music towards underscoring during moments of intense emotion?
a) Some Like it Hot
b) High Noon
c) A Streetcar Named Desire
d) Psycho
Who composed the score for High Noon?
a) Adolph Deutsch
b) Dmitri Tiomkin
c) Bernard Hermann
d) Max Steiner
What was unique about the score of Forbidden Planet?
a) It used only string instruments
b) It was the first fully electronic score
c) It featured popular songs of the time
d) It had no music at all
Who directed Psycho?
a) Alfred Hitchcock
b) Orson Welles
c) Fred M. Wilcox
d) Carol Reed
What instruments were used in the score of Psycho?
a) Full orchestra
b) Only woodwinds
c) Only strings
d) Electronic instruments
Which of these composers did NOT write film music?
a) Aaron Copland
b) Bernard Hermann
c) Arnold Schoenberg
d) Miklos Rozsa
What technique did Bernard Hermann use in Citizen Kane to create a lack of warmth?
a) Use of major keys
b) Lack of music in the intro
c) Upbeat melodies
d) Full orchestration
In Casablanca, what does the song battle between "Die Wacht am Rhein" and "Le Marseillaise" represent?
a) A musical interlude
b) A conflict between ideologies
c) A celebration of diversity
d) A showcase of local talent
What was a characteristic of post-WWII film scores?
a) More upbeat and cheerful
b) More serious with dissonance
c) Exclusively using popular music
d) Absence of music altogether
Which film used only source music?
a) Citizen Kane
b) Casablanca
c) Orfeu Negro
d) Psycho
What was the HUAC?
a) A new film technique
b) A committee investigating alleged communist ties
c) A film production company
d) A type of film projector
What replaced the cinerama?
a) Technicolor
b) Cinemascope
c) IMAX
d) 3D projection
Which film featured Marilyn Monroe singing?
a) A Streetcar Named Desire
b) Some Like it Hot
c) High Noon
d) Psycho
What was the main theme in The Best Years of Our Lives?
a) War heroism
b) Difficulties of veterans returning home
c) Political corruption
d) Romantic comedy
Who composed the score for Spellbound?
a) Bernard Hermann
b) Miklos Rozsa
c) David Raskin
d) Max Steiner
What type of music influenced the score of Laura?
a) Classical
b) Jazz
c) Rock
d) Folk
Which film is NOT considered a Film Noir?
a) Double Indemnity
b) The Killers
c) Laura
d) Ben-Hur
What was a characteristic of 1950s Hollywood trends?
a) Increase in movie attendance
b) Decline in religious epics
c) Decline in movie attendance
d) Increase in silent films
What does the term "auteur" refer to in filmmaking?
a) A type of camera
b) A film genre
c) A director who controls all artistic elements
d) A type of film score
Which country's cinema was known for its distinctively formulaic style with song and dance traditions?
a) Japan
b) Brazil
c) India
d) Sweden
What was the primary function of music in Soviet propaganda films?
a) To set moods
b) To mirror action
c) To provide comic relief
d) To showcase popular songs
Which composer worked under restrictions from Stalin in the Soviet Union?
a) Sergei Prokofiev
b) Igor Stravinsky
c) Dmitri Shostakovich
d) Arnold Schoenberg
What was a common characteristic of female characters in 1940s Film Noir?
a) Innocent and naive
b) Deceptive and murderous
c) Motherly and nurturing
d) Professional and independent
Which film used a ticking motif to create tension?
a) Psycho
b) High Noon
c) Some Like it Hot
d) The Third Man
What was the primary reason for using black and white cinematography in Psycho?
a) To highlight starkness
b) To reduce production costs
c) Both a and b
d) To comply with censorship rules
Which film was based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice?
a) The Seventh Seal
b) Seven Samurai
c) Orfeu Negro
d) The Third Man
What type of music did Miklos Rozsa use in Ben-Hur to represent ancient civilizations?
a) Jazz
b) Modal melodies
c) Electronic music
d) Popular songs
What was the significance of the film Forbidden Planet in terms of its music?
a) It used only classical music
b) It had no music at all
c) It blurred the line between music and sound effects
d) It featured popular songs of the time
Which film noir was considered progressive in its depiction of women?
a) Double Indemnity
b) The Killers
c) Laura
d) Spellbound
What was a major influence on film and film music in the 1960s?
a) The rise of television
b) The French New Wave
c) The Cold War
d) The Civil Rights Movement

Answers

1. b) Narrative films

2. c) Circular

3. b) The principal character

4. c) Characterization

5. a) A movie set in a defined historical era

6. d) Distribution

7. b) The visual elements of the frame

8. b) Pan

9. b) Omniscient POV

10. b) The moment when one shot ends and another begins

11. c) The set of lines and spaces for writing notes

12. b) Treble clef

13. c) 4/4

14. d) Dynamics

15. b) Range

16. b) Conjunct

17. a) A recurring melody associated with a character or idea

18. b) Homophonic

19. c) Chord

20. b) Tonic

21. d) Keyboards

22. a) Pizzicato

23. b) Synthesizer

24. c) Orchestration

25. b) Erhu

26. c) Only the music and songs in a film

27. b) Source music

28. b) A musical accent played to the action

29. d) Classical

30. b) Serialism

31. b) Aaron Copland

32. b) Strophic

33. c) Thematic transformation

34. b) Doctrine of affections

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

36. c) Richard Wagner

37. c) A sunken orchestra pit

38. c) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

39. b) Underscoring

40. c) Max Steiner

41. a) Wall-to-wall music

42. c) Mickey Mousing

43. c) Impressionism

44. b) Ethnic music

45. c) Baroque

46. b) Symphonic poem

47. c) Continental seating

48. b) Swan Lake

49. c) Entr'acte

50. c) Providing character backstory

b) Arnold Schoenberg
d) Bernard Hermann
b) Citizen Kane
b) Childhood innocence and happiness
b) Max Steiner
d) "As Time Goes By"
b) World War II
c) Soviet Union
b) Sergei Prokofiev
a) The Maltese Falcon
c) Dark and pessimistic themes
b) David Raskin
c) Message movies
b) Hugo Friedhofer
a) The Seventh Seal
d) Akira Kurosawa
c) Zither
a) Decline in movie attendance
a) Miklos Rozsa
a) A set of guidelines prohibiting certain content in films
c) A Streetcar Named Desire
b) Dmitri Tiomkin
b) It was the first fully electronic score
a) Alfred Hitchcock
c) Only strings
c) Arnold Schoenberg
b) Lack of music in the intro
b) A conflict between ideologies
b) More serious with dissonance
c) Orfeu Negro
b) A committee investigating alleged communist ties
b) Cinemascope
b) Some Like it Hot
b) Difficulties of veterans returning home
b) Miklos Rozsa
b) Jazz
d) Ben-Hur
c) Decline in movie attendance
c) A director who controls all artistic elements
c) India
b) To mirror action
c) Dmitri Shostakovich
b) Deceptive and murderous
b) High Noon
c) Both a and b
c) Orfeu Negro
b) Modal melodies
c) It blurred the line between music and sound effects
c) Laura
b) The French New Wave