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The Director Quiz

Daniel Kehlmann

This Study Guide consists of approximately 47 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Director.

The Director by Daniel Kehlmann

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Pages 184–242

Pages 243–295

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The Director Quiz

Daniel Kehlmann

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What disturbs Pabst about working on Riefenstahl’s film set? (from Pages 125-183)

He is forced to direct only comedy scenes against his will.

He realizes that the extras being used are prisoners under coercion.

He discovers the film has already been secretly completed without him.

He is blamed for a fire that destroys the main set.

2.

What does Wilzek say is essential for making a cut in film editing? (from Pages 1-65)

A cut should be based on a movement.

A cut should be hidden by dissolves and fades.

A cut should always match the musical score.

A cut should occur only at the end of a scene.

3.

What project does Pabst begin after the Salzburg premiere sequence? (from Pages 184–242)

He writes a memoir and withdraws from filmmaking.

He adapts The Star Violin into a film he calls The Molander Case.

He returns to Hollywood to remake A Modern Hero.

He starts filming a documentary about train stations.

4.

What frustrates Pabst about his work situation in Hollywood? (from Pages 1-65)

He is forced to live on a studio lot under constant guard.

He is required to shoot only silent films with intertitles.

He lacks real creative control over the films he is asked to direct.

He is forbidden from working with any European actors.

5.

What is the main purpose of Helmut Käutner’s advice to Pabst in Berlin? (from Pages 125-183)

To convince him to quit filmmaking and join the army.

To help him escape secretly across the border that night.

To train him to become a radio announcer for the government.

To teach him how to speak and behave so he can survive the ministry meeting.

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