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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What novel in verse written by Alexander Pushkin is described by Tarkovsky in Chapter V?
(a) Boris Godunov.
(b) Mozart and Salieri.
(c) The Covetous Knight.
(d) Eugene Onegin.

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

3. What is the name of the central character in Nostalgia?
(a) Vassily Zhukovsky.
(b) Andrei Gorchakov.
(c) Beryózovsky.
(d) Vyacheslav Ivanov.

4. What French novelist, critic, and essayist best known for his monumental In Search of Lost Time is discussed by Tarkovsky in Chapter III?
(a) Millardeaux.
(b) Proust.
(c) LaSalle.
(d) Bordeaux.

5. When was the film, Mirror, released?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1969.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tarkovsky asserts in Chapter I that the artist should be free to bring his own what to a film?

2. What is the title of Chapter VII?

3. In what film does the Editor's note that is added in the commentary in this edition, appear as it was Tarkovsky's final film?

4. Tarkovsky states that cinema's unique aspect is this capturing and shaping of what?

5. How many moras are contained in a haiku?

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