1. Which theme in The Empire Strikes Back was inspired by Gustav Holst and his 1916 orchestral work, The Planets?
A) The Darth Vader theme
B) The Force/Yoda theme
C) The Princess Leia/Han Solo Love theme
D) The Star Wars theme
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2. Using the notation we learned in the course, what do we call the following form? A B A
A) Song form
B) Sonata form
C) Ternary form
D) Twelve-bar form
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3. Which label best describes the style of film music popularized by John Williams?
A) Classic
B) Neo-Romantic
C) Romantic
D) Postmodern
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4. In The Empire Strikes Back, Luke is hanging upside down in the Wampa's cave, about to become a meal for the Wampa. After two failed attempts to reach his light saber, Luke succeeds on his third attempt. What theme do we hear as he successfully retrieves his saber?
A) Darth Vader theme
B) Princess Leia and Han Solo Love theme
C) Star Wars/Luke Skywalker theme D) The Force theme
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5. In the scene in which Luke frees himself from captivity in the Wampa's cave, several aspects work together masterfully to create a highly believable scene. Which aspect, though, is particularly effective here?
A) The strength of the underscore in conveying themes
B) The creative use of sound effects to mickey-mouse actions and represent diegetic sounds
C) The strength of the underscore in mickey-mousing important actions
D) The brilliant use of the continuity editing system
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6. These two themes underwent a progression from Star Wars to the Empire Strikes Back, taking clearer shape and becoming better defined as leitmotifs:
A) The Darth Vader theme and The Princess Leia/Han Solo Love theme
B) The Force/Yoda theme and The Darth Vader theme
C) The Force/Yoda theme and The Princess Leia/Han Solo Love theme
D) The Star Wars theme and The Darth Vader theme
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7. The montage sequence in the setup of the film, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, spans approximately how many years?
A) 100 years
B) 500 years
C) 1,000 years
D) 2,500 years
E) 3,000 years
Points Earned: 1.0 8. In the first twelve minutes of the film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, which theme/motive is most consistently associated with the owls?
A) Harry Potter A theme
B) Harry Potter B theme
C) Ring theme
D) Shire theme
E) Stone motive
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9. The three-volume novel, The Lord of the Rings, was written by whom?
A) Peter Jackson
B) George Lucas
C) J. K. Rowling
D) Howard Shore
E) J. R. R. Tolkien
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10. In the film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the diegetic music of what instrument is heard in the room guarded by Fluffy?
A) Flute
B) Harp
C) Harpsichord
D) Lute
E) Recorder
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11. The composer of the original score for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy was: A) Peter Jackson
B) George Lucas
C) J. K. Rowling
D) Howard Shore
E) J. R. R. Tolkien
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12. Nondiegetic sound effects function most similarly to:
A) Diegetic music
B) Nondiegetic music
C) Diegetic sound effects
D) None of the above
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13. In Edward Scissorhands, as the grandmother begins to relate Edward's story to her granddaughter, she states "His name was Edward" and the shot dissolves to a new perspective. What theme do we hear?
A) Fairy Tale theme
B) Heart theme
C) Suburbia theme
D) Wonderment theme
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14. In the scene in Peg's living room, we hear both the Wonderment theme and the Heart theme. The emotional power of this music derives principally from which musical element?
A) Chord progressions
B) Intricate counterpoint
C) Lush Romantic melodies
D) Rhythmic vitality Points Earned: 1.0
15. The opening music from the film The Polar Express sounds much like which theme from Edward Scissorhands ?
A) Fairy tale theme
B) Heart theme
C) Suburbia theme
D) Wonderment theme
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16. Throughout the opening of Edward Scissorhands, this theme sounds like an eerie waltz, suggesting darkness and mystery:
A) Fairy tale theme
B) Heart theme
C) Suburbia theme
D) Wonderment theme
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17. Which description accurately characterizes the filmmakers' view of an essential meaning of Edward Scissorhands ?
A) Within each of us is the capacity to cut other people.
B) Suburbia is the world we live in today.
C) It is about feeling like you don’t belong, like you’re trying to belong, and you can’t belong.
D) There is no reality; all the world is an absurdist illusion.
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18. The term autuer was coined by French critics in the 1950s. What does autuer mean?