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Sample Questions
Note - some of these are for adding new information to your list of things to
know for the exam.
• 1) Jerry Goldsmith composed music for:
• a) Robin Hood
• b) Psycho
• c) Chinatown
• d) Star Wars
• 2) Streamers
• a) music that hits a certain spot
• b) first fully electronic score
• c) first score by Bernard Herrmann
• d) vertical moving lines for music cues
• 3) Which of Hitchcock's films is in black and white:
• a) Vertigo
• b) North by Northwest
• c) Rear Window
• d) Psycho
• 4. Herrmann's music:
• a) always for piano
• b) repeats small motives
• c) always loud
• d) never repeats small motives
• 5) Little John's theme appears in:
• a) Psycho
• b) Robin Hood
• c) Vertigo
• d) Marnie
• 6) a compiled score consists of
• a) original music
• b) parts of existing works
• c) temp tracks
• d) always in major keys
• 7) film composers always compose music
• a) after the film is locked
• b) before the temp track is known
• c) for points
• d) along with the director
• 8) the best known composer/director team:
• a) Prokofiev/Eisenstein
• b) Hermann/Hitchcock
• c) Williams/Lucas
• d) Goldsmith/Spielberg
• 9) Hitchcock's films are typically
• a) film driven
• b) plot driven
• c) character driven
• d) iconic
• 10) music of NxNW is by
• a) Raksin
• b) Goldsmith
• c) Korngold
• d) Herrmann
• 11) Icon music is typically composed by
• a) the film's composer
• b) the orchestrator
• c) the director
• d) varies
• 12) Not a film composer:
• a) Herrmann
• b) Goldsmith
• c) Elfman
• d) Eisenstein
• 13) Which does not have a theme in Robin Hood:
• a) England
• b) Robin Hood
• c) France
• d) Little John
• 14) Which film has character driven music
• a) Vertigo
• b) NxNW
• c) Psycho
• d) Robin Hood
• 15) 2001 music:
• a) temp track music
• b) by Alex North;
• c) by Jerrry Goldsmith;
• d) none of the above.
• 16) The Newman system uses:
• a) streamers;
• b) punches every other frame for 20 frames;
• c) 3-5 ft lines left to right for sync;
• d) SMPTE.
• 17) the conductor often:
• a) hears dialog in headphones;
• b) operates the machines;
• c) books musicians with agents;
• d) runs the clock, takes notes, etc.
• 18) the music for Citizen Kane was composed by:
• a) Erich Wolfgang Korngold;• b) Leonard Bernstein;• c) Bernard Herrmann;• d) Dimitri Tiomkin.
• 19) which scene in Psycho is known as the best for music:
• a) credits as in Vertigo;• b) ending revelation;• c) shower scene;• d) car chase scene.
• 20) dubbing means to:
• a) add after the fact;
• b) the same as Foley;
• c) the same as Mousing;
• e) create new sounds.
• 21) common time means:
• a) 24 hours per day;
• b) 24 frames per second;
• c) 3/4 meter;
• d) 4/4 meter.
• 22) composers are responsible for:
• a) all of the below;
• b) only spotting the film;
• c) orchestration only;
• d) composing the score only.
• 23) Sergei Prokofiev composed the music for:
• a) High Noon;
• b) Maltese Falcon;
• c) Laura;
• d) Alexander Nevsky.
• 24) Erich Korngold composed the music for:
• a) North by Northwest;
• b) Dark Victory;
• c) Wuthering Heights;
• d) The Adventures of Robin Hood.
• 25) David Raksin composed the music for:
• a) High Noon;
• b) Vertigo;
• c) Spellbound;
• d) Laura.
• 26) Miklós Rózsa composed the music for:
• a) On the Waterfront;
• b) La Dolce Vita;
• c) High Noon;
• d) Spellbound.
• 27) Music in a film that the actors hear is called:
• a) foley;• b) screen;• c) diegetic;• d) non-diegetic.
• 28) music hung on in silents because:
• a) the audience requested it;• b) covered noise from the projectors;• c) films needed it;• d) directors requested it.
• 29) first time a pianist provided musical accompaniment to film was:
• a) 1892;
• b) 1913;
• c) 1895;
• d) 1897.
• 30) Lights of New York was the first:
• a) film produced in America;
• b) first "soundie"
• c) film in English;
• d) first silent film.
• 31) a locked film is:
• a) shelved;
• b) finally roughcut;
• c) presented in fine cut;
• d) set in stone.
• 32) December 28, 1895 was:
• a) first time music played with film;• b) first soundie;• c) first talkie;• d) first film.
• 33) flutes, oboes, clarinets and bassoons are:
• a) woodwinds;• b) brass;• c) strings;• d) percussion.
• 34) horns, trombones, trumpets are:
• a) woodwinds;
• b) brass;
• c) strings;
• d) percussion.
• 35) who does spotting:
• a) conductor and director;
• b) recording engineer;
• c) librarian and conductor;
• d) composer and director.
• 36) music is often used during:
• a) travel and fades;
• b) under credits;
• c) under icons;
• d) all of the above.
• 37) violins, cellos, violas are:
• a) woodwinds;
• b) brass;
• c) strings;
• d) percussion.
• 38) the Hitchcock Trilogy consists of:
• a) High Noon, Spellbound, Vertigo;
• b) North by Northwest, Psycho, Vertigo;
• c) Psycho, Spellbound, Vertigo;
• d) High Noon, North by Northwest, Vertigo.
• 39) a click track is:
• a) another word for frames;
• b) a clicking like a metronome for the conductor;
• c) sprocket holes in film;
• d) a streamer.
• 40) consonance is generally:
• a) ugly;
• b) pleasing;
• c) fast;
• d) slow.
• 41) which is not a film composer we should know:
• a) Erich Wolfgang Korngold;
• b) Max Steiner;
• c) Claude Rains;
• d) Dimitri Tiomkin.
• 42) the most popular instrument for silents was the:
• a) violin;• b) piano;• c) harpsichord;• d) clavichord.
• 43) sounding like it looks:
• a) Mickey Mousing it;
• b) cartoons;
• c) documentaries;
• d) newsreels.
• 44) arranging means to:
• a) orchestrate piano music;
• b) taking dictation from piano playing;
• c) fitting music to film;
• d) change ensembles.
• 45) a shot taken from below is a:
• a) pan;
• b) Dutch angle;
• c) fade;
• d) dissolve.
• 46) Which film made the greatest impact on film music:
• a) The Adventures of Robin Hood
• b) Wuthering Heights;
• c) On the Waterfront;
• d) Maltese Falcon.
• 47) Hitchcock's main composer was:
• a) Erich Wolfgang Korngold;
• b) Leonard Bernstein;
• c) Bernard Herrmann;
• d) Dimitri Tiomkin.
• 48) Film recording sessions have performers face:
• a) the conductor;
• b) outside;
• c) the screen;
• d) the audience.
• 49) A sudden accent to identify an important aspect of the film is a:
• a) spot;
• b) streamer;
• c) stinger;
• d) dissolve.
• 50) Which film has a long famous scene without music:
• a) On the Waterfront;• b) North by Northwest;• c) Vertigo;• d) High Noon.
• 51. Name a forerunner of modern-day film
a) zoetrope
b) flip book
c) cinemascope
d) all of the above*****
• 52. Eisenstein used what composer for his film Alexander Nevsky
a) Jerry Goldsmith
b) John Williams
c) Sergei Prokofiev*****
d) Danny Elfman
• 53. In silent films music primarily
a) covered sound of projector
b) made people feel safer
c) didn’t relate to action
d) all of the above*****
• 54. Mood books allowed performers to
a) fit music to action*****
b) fit music to projector
c) fit music to audience
d) all of the above
• 55. Mechanical instruments were X used for films
a) never
b) always
c) sometimes*****
d) only in big cities
• 56. First time music used in film was
a) 1902
b) 1918
c) 1898
d) 1895*****
• 57. First films shown in
a) Moscow
b) Paris*****
c) NYC
d) London
• 58. First film of real length shown in class made by
a) Eisenstein*****
b) Prokofiev
c) Lumiere Brothers
d) Coen Brothers
• 59. A compiled score is an example of a
a) modern day score
b) music for a flip book
c) original music for silent film
d) collection of previously-
composed music*****
• 60. Mickey Mousing is a term that
means
a) cartoon music
b) imitating action in film*****
c) funny music
d) mouse-like music
• 61) most recording sessions have a:
•
• a) streamer;
• b) conductor;
• c) film editor;
• d) director.
• 62. B movies were
a) second features*****
b) low budget
c) sometimes poor
d) All of the above
• 63. Serials ran
a) once a week*****
b) one after another on same
day
c) forever
d) none of the above
• 64. Spotting refers to
a) where the music goes*****
b) where the dialog goes
c) chicken pox
d) none of the above
• 65. Robin Hood’s date
a) 1931
b) 1935
c) 1941
d) 1938*****
• 66. Composed the music for Contact
a) Danny Elfman
b) Ennio Morricone
c) Alan Silvestri*****
d) John Williams
• 67. Wipes mean
a) one scene pushes the other out
of the way*****
b) another word for dissolve
c) only for locked films
d) kerchefs for actors
• 68. Dailies are
a) newspapers delivered to set
b) lunch breaks
c) actor calls to the set
d) rushes seen at day’s end*****
• 69. A Leitmotive is a
a) theme connected with a
character*****
b) mickey mousing it
c) a stinger
d) another name for a locked film
• 70. Korngold wrote music for
a) All of the below*****
b) The Sea Wolf
c) Captain Blood
d) Robin Hood
• 71. A temp track is
a) film driven
b) selected music by the director***
c) played on the set
d) all of the above
• 72. A stinger is a
a) a bee on the set
b) a locked film
c) music to emphasize a plot part***
d) ‘nother word for mousing
• 73. A locked film
a) another word for spotting
b) concerns only the music
c) cannot be changed*****
d) good for security
74. Dissolves
a) fade out
b) fade out while fading in*****
c) cut from one scene to the next
d) fade in
• 75. Robin Hood’s date
a) 1931
b) 1935
c) 1941
d) 1938***
• 76) an interval is created by:
•
• a) a pitch;
• b) rhythm;
• c) dynamics;
• d) two pitches.
• 77) Silent films were almost never:
•
• a) violent;
• b) long;
• c) silent;
• d) credited.
• 78) to remember themes it's best to:
•
• a) visualize them;
• b) notate them;
• c) memorize them;
• d) conduct and sing with them.
• 79) Spotting usually takes about:
•
• a) a week;
• b) an hour;
• c) a month;
• d) a day or two.
• 80) Which film has a tune named the same as the film title:
•
• a) High Noon;
• b) Laura;
• c) Vertigo;
• d) Psycho.
• 81) An establishing shot is a:
•
• a) a film title;
• b) under the credits;
• c) a wide angle shot before closeups;
• d) another term for dissolve.
• 82) Orchestration is:
•
• a) the art of conducting an orchestra;
• b) deciding which parts of a film need orchestral music;
• c) deciding how big an orchestra should be;
• d) the art of setting music for orchestra
• 83) The term harmony means:
•
• a) melody;
• b) more than one note at once;
• c) notes played very fast;
• d) two melodies played at once.
• 84) Talkies first appeared in the:
•
• a) 1890s;
• b) 1920s;
• c) 1910s;
• d) 1930s.
•
• 85) A leitmotiv is:
•
• a) music which connects with characters;
• b) music which connects with themes;
• c) music which connects with ideas;
• d) music under the credits.
• 86) onomatopoeia is:
•
• a) music under/over dialog;
• b) particular point of arrival;
• c) balance of music to film as a whole;
• d) sounds like what it is.
• 87) In a recording session the musicians face the:
•
• a) conductor;
• b) screen;
• c) clock;
• d) recording engineer.
• 88) arpeggios:
•
• a) outline chords;
• b) outline melodies;
• c) provide counterpoint;
• d) have interesting rhythm.
• 89) the conductor often:
•
• a) hears dialog in headphones;
• b) operates the machines;
• c) books musicians with agents;
• d) runs the clock, takes notes, etc.
• 90) Which film made the greatest impact on film music:
•
• a) The Adventures of Robin Hood
• b) Wuthering Heights;
• c) On the Waterfront;
• d) Maltese Falcon.
• 91) work print is :
•
• a) what composers use;
• b) what directors use;
• c) what orchestrators use;
• d) what performers use.
• 92) a chord is an example of a:
•
• a) melody;
• b) harmony;
• c) rhythm;
• d) dynamic.
• 93) musical transitions are used during:
•
• a) travel and fades;
• b) under credits;
• c) under icons;
• d) with the main themes.
• 94) improvisation means:
•
• a) make up the music as we go along;
• b) music fits the action;
• c) diegetic music;
• d) a stinger.
• 95) Outside of the composer, the most important creative force for sound in film is the:
•
• a) orchestrator;
• b) contractor;
• c) conductor;
• d) recording engineer.
• 96) Max Steiner composed the music for:
•
• a) High Noon;
• b) La Dolce Vita;
• c) Vertigo;
• d) Dark Victory.
• 97) a soundtrack is:
•
• a) music on CD for a film;
• b) diegetic music;
• c) compiled music;
• d) counterpoint.
• 98) composed the music for Contact:
•
• a) Danny Elfman;
• b) Ennio Morricone;
• c) Alan Silvestri;
• d) John Williams.
• 99) the music for Citizen Kane was composed by:
•
• a) Erich Wolfgang Korngold;
• b) Leonard Bernstein;
• c) Bernard Herrmann;
• d) Dimitri Tiomkin.
• 100) triads have:
•
• a) 3 notes;
• b) 2 notes;
• c) 6 notes;
• d) 1 note.