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AHS120 Final
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1Which nickname did Otto Dix, painter of this image, frequently use when signing self-portraits?
- AJimmy
- BJohnny
- CJazz
- DCakewalk
2What were the drums frequently called in 1920s Germany?
- AJimmy
- BJohnny
- CJazz
- DCakewalk
3Who is the man with the pale face at the center of this image?
- AJimmy
- BJohnny
- CJazz
- DCakewalk
4Whom is Jimmy calling on the phone?
- APolice
- BHimself
- CAnother guest at the establishment
- DDoris
5When was the Weimar Republic established?
- AAfter WW II
- BBefore WW II
- CDuring the Cold War
- DAfter WW I
6Name one popular Jazz dance of 1920s Berlin! [blank_start](one word)[blank_end]
- AFoxtrott
7What is a favorable institution of musical entertainment in 1920s and 1930s Berlin?
- ADisco
- BChurch
- CMuseum
- DCabaret
8Where did Jazz originate?
- ANew Orleans
- BNew York
- CBerlin
- DNashville
9What is a minstrel?
- AAltar boy
- BAfrican-American singer
- CPainter of self-portraits
- DNone of the above
10When was Lang's film released?
- A1921
- B1931
- C1941
- D1951
11Who identifies the murderer in "M"?
- AThief
- BPoliceman
- CVictim's mother
- DBlind man
12What happens next?
- AElsie Beckmann is killed
- BElsie's murder is killed
- CElsie's murderer is detained
- DNone of the above
13Who are they?
- ASirens
- BMothers
- CWidows
- DFuries
14What happens to him?
- AHe is imprisoned
- BHe is knighted
- CHe is answered
- DHe is sent away
15Who's that woman?
- AMaria
- BVenus
- CDiana
- DSiren
16Medium--image, text, film, music etc.-- referencing itself
- ASubjectivity
- BSelfreferentiality
- CIntertexuality
- DIdiosyncrasy
17Which belongs to the realm of the 'Dionysian'?
- ARationality
- BOrder
- CLaw
- DMusic
18'An eye for an eye'. Which theory of punishment foes this idea from the Old Testament match?
- ARetributivist theory
- BUtilitarian theory
- CRehabilitative theory
- DAll of the above
19What mythological figure does he resemble?
- ASiren
- BPrometheus
- CCain
- DTiresias
20What's the historical discipline of studying human facial traits called?
- APsychology
- BPhysiognomy
- CPhysiology
- DPhilosophy
21Which biblical figure comes to mind?
- APrometheus
- BLeviathan
- CCain
- DAll of the above
22Toward whom does the crowd turn for direction?
- AItself
- BGod
- CLogic
- DChief
23Which constitutes a crowd?
- AIt's sheer size
- BIt's psychology
24How can Le Bon's approach towards the Crowd be characterized?
- Aas art historical
- Bas sociological
- Cas psychological
- Das metaphysical
25When was Le Bon's work on "Crowds" first published?
- Aearly 1700s
- Blate 1800s
- Clate 1900s
- Dearly 2000s
26According to Freud, what part of the psyche takes up the 'Unconscious'? (one word): [blank_start]Id[blank_end]
- AId
27Which is NOT a feature of the crowd/mass psychology?
- ASuggestibility
- BAnonymity
- CHeterogeneity
- DContagion
28When was Kracauer's essay on Mass Ornament first published?
- A1895
- B1927
- C1995
- D1872
29Complete this famous quote from Kracauer's essay on the Mass Ornament: "The ornament is a [blank_start]...[blank_end] in itself"
- Aend
30When was "Downfall" released?
- A1984
- B1994
- C2004
- D2014
31On whose memories is "Downfall" based?
- AAdolf Hitler
- BAlbert Speer
- CTraudl Junge
- DMagda Goebbel
32Where is the 'bunker'?
- AIn Munich
- BIn Vienna
- CIn Berlin
- DNone of the above
33Who is Eva Braun?
- AHitler's cook
- BHitler's wife
- CHitler's secretary
- DHitler's mother
34"Downfall" was the first German movie about Hitler since the end of WW II.
- ARight
- BWrong
35According to Vande-Winkel, the author of today's reading, Hitler was likely suffering from a disease during the final hours of his life. Which one?
- AAlzheimer
- BCancer
- CMalaria
- DParkinson
36According to today's reading, 'invention', 'compression', 'condensation', and 'alteration' are means of
- APsychological warfare
- Bmainstream cinema
- Cpsychology of crowds
- Dcontemporary architecture
37When released, "Downfall" was met with undivided acclaim.
- ARight
- BWrong
38Who did officially declare open the games in Riefenstahl's film?
- AReich Chancellor
- BCaptain of the German Athletes
- CPresident of the International Olympic Committee
- DNone of the above
39What decoration did the winners receive?
- ACertificate
- BMedal
- CWreath
- DAll of the above
40What happens to Blondi in "Downfall"?
- AShe is killed by a Russian soldier
- BShe is killed by Hitler
- CShe isn't killed
- DShe isn't in the movie
41When was "Wings of Desire" released?
- A1960s
- B1970s
- C1980s
- D1990s
42Who wrote the screenplay for the film?
- ASiegfried Krakauer
- BOlivia Hirschbiegel
- CPeter Handke
- DPeter Falk
43What's the subject of this painting?
- APorta Nigra
- BCoincidentia oppositorum
- CPater in familias
- DAngelus novus
44PLEASE COMPLETE: "His eyes are staring, his mouth is open, his wings are spread. This is how one pictures the angel of..." (W. Benjamin)
- AHistory
- BApocalypse
- CPhilosophy
- DHumankind
45Where was Karl Marx born?
- ALondon
- BBerlin
- CMoscow
- DTrier
46A narrative that is embedded into another narrative, usually told by a different narrator, is called...
- Ahomodiegetic
- Bintradiegetic
- Cmimetic
- Domniscent
47Today's reading is entitled...
- AThe Lives of Others
- BThe Wives of Others
- CThe Sounds of Others
- DThe Ground of Others
48What is his name?
- AWeasley
- BWeasler
- CWiesler
- DWiesel
49What happened?
- ADreymann just proposed to Christa Maria
- BChrista Maria has cheated on Dreymann
- CWiesler has confronted Dreymann without Christa knowing
- DAll of the above
50What is 'acousmatic' (NOT acoustic) sound?
- ASound one can neither hear nor see
- BSound one can hear but not see
- CSound one cannot hear but see
- DSound one can hear and see
51What is Dreymann's job?
- AHe's a playwright
- BHe's a composer
- CHe's an accountant
- DHe's a cartoonist
52What is Dreymann hiding?
- AMoney
- BGun
- CBook
- DTypewriter
53What's the title of Dreymann's book that's released at the end of the film?
- AThe Sounds of Others
- BThe Lives of Others
- CThe Sonata of the Good Man
- DThe Sky over Berlin
54What, or who, is HGW XX/7?
- ADreymann's Stasi file
- BChrista Maria's meds
- CMusical note
- DWiesler's code name
55PLEASE COMPLETE: "I don't want to tell a STORY OF UNITY but something harder: one story about.[blank_start]....[blank_end]" (Wenders)
- Adivision
56"But a storm is blowing from Paradise it has got caught in his wings with such violence that the angel can no longer close them". Says who?
- ABenjamin
- BWenders
- CKlee
- DMorissette
57PLEASE COMPLETE: "Ontogenesis is a quick and short recapitulation of .[blank_start]...[blank_end]" (E. Haeckel)
- APhylogenesis
58The Quadriga is on top of the ...
- AVictory Column
- BReichstag's building
- CKaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
- DBrandenburg Gate
59Who's the director of "Good Bye, Lenin!"?
- AMuller
- BBecker
- CWenders
- DSchwartz
60What American fast food chain does Alex' sister work for after the fall of the wall?
- AMcDonalds
- BCarl's
- CBurger King
61Alex's girlfriend is an exchange student from...
- ARussia
- BWest Germany
- CFrance
- DUSA
62Alex's mother has a serious health issue. Which is?
- AHeart condition
- BCancer
- CMS
- DDepression
63Who's the director of "The Lives of Others"?
- AMuller
- BBecker
- CWenders
- DNone of the above
64PLEASE COMPLETE: "The focus of this essay will be on the film's (The LIves of Others) images of .... surveillance" (L. Koepnick)
- AVideo
- BAudio
- CAudio-visual
- DTotal
65?
- ANSDAP
- BGDR
- CSED
- DSTASI
66What's this also called?
- APanopticon
- BKaleidescope
- CPanorama
- DAnachronism
67The 'cave allegory' stems from the works of ...
- AKoepnick
- BDonnersmarck
- CFoucault
- DPlato
68Reference of one medium (such as an image, text, or music) by another medium; coexistence of two, or more media within one--is called...
- AIntermediality
- BInterdisciplinarity
- CIntertexuality
- DInternationality
69PLEASE COMPLETE:
extradiegetic / intradiegetic / metadiegetic / .[blank_start]......[blank_end] / heterodiegetic- Ahomodiegetic
70Nostalgia for East Germany is called .[blank_start]...[blank_end]
- Aostalgia
71Another word for chronological inconsistency is [blank_start]...[blank_end] ?
- Aanachronism
72The assembly of a series of historical events into narrative with a plot similar to a literary narrative is also called[blank_start]...[blank_end].?
- Aemplotment
73Another term for "vertical' intertextuality we used is .[blank_start]...[blank_end]?
- Aintermediality
74Whose hand is this?
- AThe murderer's
- BThe victim's
- CThe detective's
- DNone of the above
75Whose hand is this?
- AThe detective's
- BThe director's
- CThe safecracker's
- DNone of the above
76Karl Lohmann, the detective, is constantly seen doing what?
- ADrinking whiskey
- BSmoking cigars
- CChewing gum
- DBiting his nails
77What gives the identity of the murderer away in 'M'?
- AHis face
- BHis hands
- CHis smell
- DHis whistling
78What happens to the murderer (murder suspect) in Lang's film?
- AHe is lynched
- BHe receives a life-sentence
- CHe doesn't get caught
- DWe cannot know
79Who invented the advertisement column, on which the shadow of the murderer appears in Lang's film? (Last name only) [blank_start]....[blank_end]
- ALitfass
80According to Kaes ("Before the Law"), which historical references play into the depiction of the murderer (murder suspect) in Lang's film?
- A1930s anti-Semitism
- BWW I experiences
- CJudicial system of the Weimar republic
- DAll of the above
81What do the "Blue Angel" and "M" have in common?
- ABoth use musical leitmotifs
- BBoth showcase the dangers of urban life
- CBoth as sound films
- DAll of the above
82These men and women are Fritz Lang, Irmgard Keun, Siegfried Kracauer, and Leni Riefenstahl (NOT in this order).
Order them chronologically, beginning with the OLDEST.
- A2, 1, 3, 4
- B1, 4 , 3, 2
- C3, 1, 4, 2
- D4, 3, 1, 2
83Which nation won the Marathon competition in Riefenstahl's film?
- AGermany
- BJapan
- CArgentina
- DFinland
84Which nation do we NOT see parading in the opening ceremony?
- AUSA
- BJapan
- CCanada
- DGermany
85According to Kracauer's article, who is the bearer of the ornament?
- AFuhrer
- BPeople
- CNation
- DMass
86"The current site of capitalist thinking is marked by abstractness." In which chapter of Kracauer's article is the quote to be found?
- A2
- B4
- C6
- DNone of the above
87Who are these ladies? (Two words) [blank_start]----[blank_end]
- ATiller girls
88According to its director Wim Wenders, what part of Berlin's history is "Wings of Desire" about?
- ABetween WW I and WW II
- BSince Cold War
- CFall of the Wall to present
- DBefore WW II to end of Cold War
89What does Berlin's history represent to Wenders?
- AHistory of a City
- BHistory of Germany
- CHistory of Wender's family
- DHistory of the 20th century
90Which visual artist's work does Wenders claim to have influenced him for his film?
- APicasso's
- BDix's
- CDuchamp's
- DKlee's
91In his essay, what English translation of the German title of his film does Wenders give? (Exact words) [blank_start]....[blank_end]
- AThe sky over berlin
92What does the Angel look at?
- APast
- BPresent
- CFuture
- DHimself
93Which of the following Berlin landmarks is NOT in "Wings of Desire"?
- APotsdamer Platz (Square)
- BReichstag (Parliament)
- CVictory Column
- DAnhalter Bahnhof
94What happens when an angel ceases to be an angel?
- AIts armor comes off
- BIts wings come off
- CColor comes off
- DAll of these
95These are images of 2 actors, the director, and the screen writer of "Wings of Desire".
Please order chronologically, beginning with the YOUNGEST.
- AA, B, D, C
- BB, A, C, D
- CA, B, C, D
- DD, C, B, A
96When did this happen?
- A1806
- B1706
- C1906
- D1606
97What architectural style characterizes this housing development?
- AExpressionism
- BNew Objectivity
- CFuturism
- DCubism
98What's UFA?
- ABerlin Museum
- BPotsdam Film Studio
- CElectric Company
- D1920s Art Movement
99What's Berlin's mascot?
- AEagle
- BBear
- CAnteater
- DDolphin
100In 1871, Bismarck founded the German Reich, and made Berlin its capital. Which German Reich (Empire) was that?
- AFirst
- BSecond
- CThird
- DFourth
101When was the Berlin Wall built (b) and when was it taken down (td)?
- AAfter WWI (b) - before WW II (td)
- BBefore WW II - after WWII
- CAfter WW II - after Cold War (td)
- DAfter Cold War - before WW I
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