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<b>The Significance of Film Form</b>
[ Multiple Choice Quiz ] 
 
1  Any set of elements in a film that depend on and affect one another is called what? 
 
   A) A narrative 
 
 
   B) A system 
 
 
   C) Style 
 
 
   D) Form 
 
 
2  Suspense is created by which of the following? 
 
   A) A delay in fulfilling an established expectation 
 
 
   B) A result of an expectation that is revealed to be incorrect 
 
 
   C) Preparation for an expected outcome 
 
 
   D) An intense moment that typically creates a fearful emotion 
 
 
3 The main way an audience is able to predict the outcome of a film is based on what? 
 
   A) Clues within the text of the film 
 
 
   B) Knowledge of narrative structure 
 
 
   C) The characteristics of the film's genre 
 
 
   D) Prior experience 

 
4 The first purpose of a film's form is to____? 
 
   A) Educate and produce new knowledge 
 
 
   B) Entertain 
 
 
   C) Communicate with the viewer in a uniquely cinematic way 
 
 
   D) Impress 
 
 
5 Which of the following is not a type of meaning that form creates? 
 
   A) Referential 
 
 
   B) Explicit 
 
 
   C) Symptomatic 
 
 
   D) Ideological 

 
6 Tangible meanings (things or places already invested with significance) in a film are what type? 
 
   A) Referential 
 
 
   B) Explicit 
 
 
   C) Symptomatic 
 
 
   D) Ideological 
 
 
7 An explicit meaning is what? 
 
   A) A tangible meaning 
 
 
   B) An openly asserted meaning 
 
 
   C) A suggested meaning 
 
 
   D) Meaning that is a manifestation of a wider set of values characteristic of a whole society 
 
 
8 Implicit meanings can lead the audience to come up with broad concepts for the film called what? 
 
   A) Form 
 
 
   B) Ideals 
 
 
   C) Theme 
 
 
   D) Morals 


 
9 A symptomatic meaning is what? 
 
   A) A tangible meaning 
 
 
   B) An openly asserted meaning 
 
 
   C) A suggested meaning 
 
 
   D) Meaning that is a manifestation of a wider set of values characteristic of a whole society 
 

10  Which of the following is not a formal criterion when making an evaluated judgment on a film? 
 
   A) Originality 
 
 
   B) Complexity 
 
 
   C) Personal Taste 
 
 
   D) Coherence 
 
 
11 Does a film element's function depend on the filmmaker's intention? 
 
   A) Always 
 
 
   B) Never 
 
 
   C) Occasionally 
 
 
   D) More often than not 
 
 
12 What is a motif? 
 
   A) Any significant repeated element in a film 
 
 
   B) Any element that fulfills one or more roles within a film's system 
 
 
   C) The process whereby compares two or more distinct elements by highlighting some similarity 
 
 
   D) A written outline of the film that breaks it into its major and minor parts 
 

13 The formal principle of difference may manifest itself which of the following ways? 
 
   A) Through character conflict 
 
 
   B) Through setting 
 
 
   C) Through action 
 
 
   D) All of the above 

 
 
14 The best way to recognize how a film develops formally is to do what? 
 
   A) To identify the exposition, inciting moment and climax 
 
 
   B) To compare the beginning and the ending of the film 
 
 
   C) To follow the plight of the protagonist 
 
 
   D) To identify the film's theme and how well it is demonstrated throughout 
 

15  Unity in a film is a matter of what? 
 
   A) Personal Taste 
 
 
   B) Understanding 
 
 
   C) Degree 
 
 
   D) Moral significance 
 

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