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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: "Keep awake, keep awake, artist, / Do not give in to sleep . . . / You are eternity's hostage / And prisoner of time"?
2. Who wrote the poem quoted in Chapter IX, which begins, "Weary from hunger of spirit / Through grim wasteland I dragged my way"?
3. What Latin term does Tarkovsky use to refer to the role of the director as a representative of the masses?
4. What filming technique did Tarkovsky implement more in The Sacrifice than in any of his other films?
5. What director's cinematic version of Macbeth is discussed in Chapter V?
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 regrets and successes did Tarkovsky have for the film, Mirrror?
3. What does Tarkovsky mean by "immediate" art forms in Chapter VII?
4. What kept Tarkovsky from quitting the cinema after Mirror?
5. What is the journey of the protagonist in Nostalgia? How is it tragic?
6. What does Tarkovsky write of the director's "vision" in Chapter V?
7. What does Tarkovsky write of "heroes" in Chapter VIII?
8. Tarkovsky describes the filmmaker's responsibility to share his story in Chapter VII. What does he say?
9. How is the artist "at odds with society," as Tarkovsky states in Chapter VII?
10. What does Tarkovsky claim the link is between the artist and audience in Chapter VI?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the career and film contributions of Ingmar Bergman. What is Tarkovsky's view of this artist? Why?
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