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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who penned the novel, Joseph and His Brothers?
2. Tarkovsky claims in Chapter VI that the yardsticks by which art is distinguished from non-art are what?
3. Who wrote the book Images?
4. What artist claimed "no acclaim could please me more than to have ordinary working people wanting to hang my lithographs in their rooms or their workshops"?
5. Who played the role of Adelaide in The Sacrifice?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the journey of the protagonist in The Sacrifice? How is Tarkovsky's life reflected in the film?
2. How is success measured, according to Tarkovsky?
3. Tarkovsky describes the filmmaker's responsibility to share his story in Chapter VII. What does he say?
4. What makes the cinema different than other art forms, according to Tarkovsky?
5. How is the artist "at odds with society," as Tarkovsky states in Chapter VII?
6. What does Tarkovsky write of "heroes" in Chapter VIII?
7. What kept Tarkovsky from quitting the cinema after Mirror?
8. What conclusion does Tarkovsky find at the end of Chapter IX regarding mankind's condition?
9. What is the all-powerful factor of film to Tarkovsky? Why?
10. Due to the state that cinema is in, what struggles does the artist face as filmmaker? What does Tarkovsky suggest he focus on?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Sergei Eisenstein and his cinematic theories. How do Tarkovsky's theories on art and the cinema differ?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the film, Ivan's Childhood. When was it produced? How long did the film take to shoot? What is the subject, plot and theme?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the reasons that cinema has evolved as it has though time, examining Tarkovsky's point of view. Why and how does Tarkovsky believe cinema arose when it did? What changes was he unable to witness?
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