COM 244: Documentary Film Dr. Jim Brancato Test #1 SIGN your name: Part One: Mul
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COM 244: Documentary Film Dr. Jim Brancato Test #1 SIGN your name: Part One: Multiple Choice/Fill in the Blank/True and False This covers both the McLane text as well as the films we saw so far this semester. Each question is worth three points CIRCLE the BEST ANSWER 1. The River (1937) is directed by: a. John Huston b. Pare Lorentz c. Joris Ivens d. John Grierson 2. Which of the following is true about the 13th Amendment to the Constitution? a. It banned voting for African-Americans b. It legalized lynching of African-Americans c. It allowed slavery to remain legal for prisoners d. It established the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as constitutional law 3. The specific American river that is most frequently featured in The River is: a. the Mississippi b. the Colorado c. the Columbia d. the Hudson 4· The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl uses which of the following kinds of settings in order to encourage Riefenstahl to reflect on her work a. it interviews Riefenstahl at the site of major German battles in World War II b. it interviews Riefenstahl at the site of abandoned concentration camps c. it interviews Riefenstahl at her editing station with her original film stock d. it interviews Riefenstahl along with victims of the NazisExplanation / Answer
Q1. Pare Lorentz
The river was directed by Pare Lorentz an American filmmaker in 1937. This film was chosen to be kept in the American film registry.
Q2. It allowed slavery to be legal for prisoners
Although the 13th amendment abolished direct slavery and involuntary servitude for paying off the debts, it allowed the states to continue with slavery for prisoners as a punishment.
Q3. The Mississippi
Pare Lorentz in is famous film the river (1937) brought out the importance of Mississippi river to America and the impacts of agriculture, timber and soil erosion on Mississippi river and how that affect the people in return.
Q4. It interviews Riefenstahl at her editing station with her original film stock.
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