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Name the American auteur who attended New York University and established his reputation with the gangster film Mean Streets.

A) Francis Ford Coppola
B) George Lucas
C) Spike Lee
D) Martin Scorsese

On Aug 02, 2024


D
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Hollywood talent were compelled to sign exclusive contracts with studios for which of the following reasons?

A) a steady paycheck and job security
B) career management via the option or adhesion contract
C) career longevity via typecasting
D) favorable merchandising rights

On Jul 29, 2024


A
ZK

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When two doctrines divided the French Academy, which taught that color was the most important element?

A) Poussinistes
B) Rubénistes
C) Naturalistes
D) Titianistes

On Jun 30, 2024


B
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Name the female producer behind such notable 1970s films as The Sting, Taxi Driver, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

A) Maya Deren
B) Kathryn Bigelow
C) Julia Phillips
D) Jodie Foster

On Jun 23, 2024


C
ZK

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When confined to the reservations, Plains Indians recorded their past exploits and history in which medium?

A) Blankets
B) Shields
C) Ledger books
D) Beaded leather

On Jun 17, 2024


C
ZK

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Which of the following aspects is most likely to identify a work as Romanesque?

A) Material
B) Location
C) Date
D) Height

On May 26, 2024


C
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Whistler's Nocturne in Black and Gold is an example of the artist's effort to use color to create visual works paralleling which other art form?

A) Weaving
B) Sculpture
C) Poetry
D) Music

On May 22, 2024


D
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Which comedy follows a hobo who is recruited by a political boss to swing a corrupt election, but who ends up winning and reforming city politics?

A) Imitation of Life
B) Now, Voyager
C) Casablanca
D) The Great McGinty

On May 18, 2024


D
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Describe the role of the talent agent and how that role came about in the postwar studio industry.

On May 14, 2024


The Paramount Decree left a power vacuum because studios could not afford exclusive contracts anymore.Thus, a middleman position was born: talent agents would represent clients, package projects together (where she or he would pitch a project and develop it with her or his representatives and sell it off to the highest bidder), and negotiate points on the gross as a means of payment.
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What was Frank Lloyd Wright's term for the homes he designed such as the Robie House, which had an open ground plan and long, ground-hugging lines?

A) Train house
B) Dugout house
C) Prairie house
D) Crafts house

On May 10, 2024


C