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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tarkovsky writes in Chapter II, "Art does not think logically, or formulate a logic of behaviour; it expresses its own postulate of ____."
(a) God.
(b) Faith.
(c) Truth.
(d) Beauty.

2. The woman's letter discussing words and language in the Introduction cites which Shakespearean play?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Julius Caesar.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

3. Where did Tarkovsky study film-making?
(a) Moscow Institute of Film Studies.
(b) Ukrainian Institute of Cinematography.
(c) State Institute of Cinematography.
(d) Paris Institute of Cinema Studies.

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

5. What word refers to the falling action of a narrative in film?
(a) Denouement.
(b) Falling placement.
(c) Finale.
(d) Ending.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tarkovsky concludes the Introduction by stating, "The corpus of theory relating to cinema is still" what?

2. Who wrote the short story upon which Ivan's Childhood was based?

3. What hero dies in the end of Ivan's Childhood?

4. Who does Tarkovsky quote in having said that, "the poet creates harmony out of chaos"?

5. Tarkovsky writes in the Introduction, "My most fervent wish has always been to be able to speak out in my films, to say everything with total sincerity and without imposing my own ____ on others."

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