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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. What genre of art does Tarkovsky claim is, The Sacrifice?

2. Who wrote the poems upon which the film, Mirror, was loosely based?

3. What is the title of Chapter VI?

4. What does Tarkovsky claim an artist never truly is, in Chapter VI?

5. The structure of which of Tarkovsky's films does he write, "strikes me today as disjointed and incoherent" in Chapter VIII?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conclusion does Tarkovsky find at the end of Chapter IX regarding mankind's condition?

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

3. How is success measured, according to Tarkovsky?

4. What does Tarkovsky define "commercializing" as in Chapter VII? What is the filmmaker's duty in this regard?

5. What does Tarkovsky write of the director's "vision" in Chapter V?

6. What does Tarkovsky mean by "immediate" art forms in Chapter VII?

7. What kept Tarkovsky from quitting the cinema after Mirror?

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

9. What makes the cinema different than other art forms, according to Tarkovsky?

10. What regrets and successes did Tarkovsky have for the film, Mirrror?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who observed, "Poets are philosophers. You might equally well compare the painter of sea-scapes to a ship's captain"? What does this phrase mean in the context of Tarkovsky's theories?

Essay Topic 2

Define the term "mise-en-scene" and discuss how it has been approached by different filmmakers. What is Tarkovsky's view on the cinematic mise-en-scene?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Andrey Tarkovsky's career in film. What drew the director to cinema? Where did he study? How many films did he produce?

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