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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 wrote the novel, The Magic Mountain?
2. What does Tarkovsky write that all manufacture has to essentially be, in Chapter VI?
3. Who wrote the book Images?
4. What German philosopher, political economist, historian, political theorist, sociologist, and communist revolutionary does Tarkovsky cite in Chapter V?
5. What does Tarkovsky claim an artist never truly is, in Chapter VI?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Tarkovsky describe the use of symbolism in his films?
2. What does Tarkovsky claim the link is between the artist and audience in Chapter VI?
3. What makes the cinema different than other art forms, according to Tarkovsky?
4. What is Tarkovsky's response to "how can the artist even begin to make films to please others"?
5. Tarkovsky describes the filmmaker's responsibility to share his story in Chapter VII. What does he say?
6. What conclusion does Tarkovsky find at the end of Chapter IX regarding mankind's condition?
7. What does Tarkovsky mean by "immediate" art forms in Chapter VII?
8. What kept Tarkovsky from quitting the cinema after Mirror?
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 comparisons between Thomas Mann and Leo Tolstoy. What stylistic similarities and differences exist in each author's work?
Essay Topic 2
Describe Andrey Tarkovsky's career in film. What drew the director to cinema? Where did he study? How many films did he produce?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Sergei Eisenstein and his cinematic theories. How do Tarkovsky's theories on art and the cinema differ?
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