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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. In Chapter V, Tarkovsky writes, "I am always sickened when an artist underpins his system of images with deliberate tendentiousness or" what?

2. Who wrote the following haiku: "The old pond was still / A frog jumped in the water / And a splash was heard"?

3. What director's cinematic version of Macbeth is discussed in Chapter V?

4. What does Tarkovsky write that all manufacture has to essentially be, in Chapter VI?

5. What artist, born in the 1360s, is considered to be the greatest medieval Russian painter of Orthodox icons and frescoes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What painting of Leonardo Da Vinci's does Tarkovsky discuss in Chapter V? What remarks does he make on the painting?

2. What is Tarkovsky's response to "how can the artist even begin to make films to please others"?

3. Tarkovsky describes the filmmaker's responsibility to share his story in Chapter VII. What does he say?

4. How is success measured, according to Tarkovsky?

5. What does Tarkovsky claim the link is between the artist and audience in Chapter VI?

6. What is the all-powerful factor of film to Tarkovsky? Why?

7. How does Tarkovsky describe the difference between painting and cinema in Chapter VII?

8. What does Tarkovsky write of "heroes" in Chapter VIII?

9. What is the journey of the protagonist in The Sacrifice? How is Tarkovsky's life reflected in the film?

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 Tarkovsky's film, The Mirror. Who is the central character? What is the plot? What stylistic elements are notable in this film?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Tarkovsky's reasoning of time as the central element of film. What other art forms incorporate time and or memory? How?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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