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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what artist does Tarkovsky write when, "he was dying of hunger went off into the mountains with a home-made bow and arrow to shoot some sort of game" in Chapter I?
(a) Michail Carwovsky.
(b) Alexander Grin.
(c) Leo Tolstoy.
(d) Alexander Kruschev.

2. Tarkovsky writes in the Introduction, "I realized that I generally came to recognize my own working principles through questioning" what?
(a) Everything.
(b) Government.
(c) Established theory.
(d) What the cinema was capable of.

3. The setting of Ivan's Childhood is during what war?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Cold War.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Russian-Siberian War.

4. What is the title of the first of Tarkovsky's student films?
(a) Stalker.
(b) The Sacrifice.
(c) Nostalgia.
(d) The Killers.

5. What was the name of Andrey Tarkovsky's father?
(a) Ignat Tarkovsky.
(b) Innokenity Tarkovsky.
(c) Alexander Tarkovsky.
(d) Arseniy Tarkovsky.

Short Answer Questions

1. The woman's letter discussing words and language in the Introduction cites which Shakespearean play?

2. In what year was Tarkovsky's film Mirror released?

3. Where did Tarkovsky study film-making?

4. What French novelist, critic, and essayist best known for his monumental In Search of Lost Time is discussed by Tarkovsky in Chapter III?

5. How long is the film, Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station?

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