By the early 60s what percentage of households contained televisionsA)

Nearly 75%

B)

Only around 30%

C)

Less than 15%

D)

Roughly half

E)

98%

2.

What does this character represent?

A)

The new owner of UBS

B)

The personification of the logic of television

C)

The corporate man who wants to serve on the board

D)

The face of the inextricable logic of multinational capitalism

E)

The throwback to an older era of television

3.  What is the best description of the way that Oliver Stone employed the visual field in Platoon?A)

Lots of moving camera to show that the characters were always on the move

B)

Tight shots within the jungle to convey that it was hard to see what is going on and what you were fighting

C)

Using distinct spaces to show the separation between enemy and ally

D)

Using mostly interiors to show how closed in the lives of the characters were

E)

Large distances to get a sense of perspective

4.  Which of the following best characterizes the time in which Unforgiven is set?A)

It is set during the early stages of the American expansion into the new territory, when the possibilities were endless

B)

It is set on the eve of the Civil War, so as to show how the issue of race was a factor even in the new territory

C)

It is set directly after the Gold Rush, when the train lines were built to bring new people across the continent

D)

It is set in the first decade of the 20th century, to show how the modern world was at odds with the older world that is often portrayed in the western

E)

It is set during the time when the frontier was closing, and when the fantasy of endless expansions was shown to be just that.

5.  Documentary is a specific kind of film with a distinct phenomenological status, one that must be judged by journalistic standards of evidence for the truth claims that it makes.A)

True

B)

False

6.  In Unforgiven, what is the function of the scene in which Davy Boy offers Delilah a horse beyond what was required as a fine by Little Bill?A)

It shows that Davy Boy is just as bad as Quick Mike

B)

It establishes Alice as a shrewd Bargainer

C)

It shows the audience that all coboys think women are just like horses, property to be bartered and exchanged

D)

It creates ambivalence about the just nature of the revenge cycle put into motion by the women

E)

It shows how much Skinny can control his workers

7.  English Bob represents which feature in the film?A)

He is there to show how even upper class Englishmen can get pulled into the cycle of Western violence

B)

He is there to show how success is possible in America, even for a foreigner

C)

He is used to show the truth behind the mythology of the Western

D)

He is there to embody a certain tendency in the Western to think about society in relation to a natural aristocracy of the fastest gun and most virtuous

E)

He is there to show that Little Bill, by thwarting English Bob's aims, is a true hero

8.  Which of the following was not a character in UnforgivenA)

Little Bill

B)

English Bob

C)

Josey Wales

D)

Schofield Kid

E)

Quick Mike

9.  Which of the following are not generic features of the Western?A)

A treatment of what is necessary to establish society in the wilderness

B)

A cast of characters including the Cowboy, The Lawman, the Villain and the Whore

C)

The use of purgative violence to resolve social conflict

D)

A running commentary on the nature of technology

E)

A frontier setting

10.  Which of the following films are representative of Clint Eastwood's westerns from his middle period?A)

Rawhide

B)

A Few Dollars More

C)

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

D)

High Plains Drifter

E)

A Fistful of Dollars

11.  Which of the following characters in Platoon was not aligned with Elias?A)

Rah

B)

King

C)

Bunny

D)

Big Harold

E)

Lerner

12.  In Unforgiven, what function does Ned Logan serve in the narrative?A)

He provides proof of Munny's past beyond the myths, and as a witness, often reveals that things were even more grim than the stories would indicate

B)

He is there to show that African-Americans were just as capable of unredeemable cruelty than whites in the West

C)

He is there to help Munny maintain the mythologies that other outsiders in the film hold about the old days

D)

He is there for comic relief as a side-kick, and kind of Sancho Panza to WIlliam Munny's Don Quixote

E)

He is there so that someone will be left to take care of William's children after the revenge cycle is over.

13.  Diane's character is best characterized in the following wayA)

The is a combination of traditional femininity and hard nose business savvy

B)

She secretly wants to settle down and be a housewife, but she is in love with the almighty dollar

C)

She is presented as a man in every way save her exterior, and her only goal in life is a 30% share of the market and a 20 rating 

D)

She is silent but strong

E)

She is torn between her love of journalism and the necessities of the entertainment industry

14.  Howard Beale's transformation characterizes the turn from news as reporting to news as punditry and affect managementA)

True

B)

False

15.  What is the function of having W.W. Beauchamp in "Unforgiven"?A)

He allows for Eastwood to comment on the French

B)

He helps establish the city vs. country dynamic in the film

C)

He provides an educated foil for William Munny

D)

He represents the "pulp fiction" version of the west and has to be educated about the reality

E)

He is the only example in the film of someone who does not want to be a gunfighter