1. Final Practice

2. 1) A stinger is a sound which: a) represents an emotion or discovery; b) resembles a dissolve; c) resembles a fade; d) resembles a wipe;

3. 2) in a recording session the conductor often listens to: a) dialog; b) the director; c) recording engineer; d) music contractor.

4. 3) how many themes in Robin Hood: a) 1; b) 2. c) 3; d) more than 3.

5. 4) Amadeus included music by: a) The Beatles; b) Franz Waxman; c) W. A. Mozart; d) Leonard Bernstein.

6. 5) The word to describe musical timing is: a) MIDI; b) dynamics; c) SMPTE; d) rhythm.

7. 6) David Bell composed music for: a) The Practice; b) Voyager; c) Once Upon a Time in Mexico; d) The English Patient.

8. 7) Mickey Mousing is: a) a term for cartoons; b) a term for sound matching action; c) an affectionate term for films about animals; d) actions which represent animals.

9. 8) dynamics relate to: a) rhythm; b) timbre; c) chords; d) loudness.

10. 9) melodies containing small intervals are called: a) leaps; b) leitmotives; c) scalar; d) triadic.

11. 10) composer best deal is the: a) package deal; b) points deal; c) composer fee deal; d) none of the above.

12. 11) orchestras have instruments which make sound by: a) bowing; b) blowing; c) striking; d) all of the above.

13. 12) Film recording sessions take place: a) in a studio; b) outside; c) on a set; d) in a theater.

14. 13) Dimitri Tiomkin composed the music for: a) High Noon; b) Vertigo; c) Spellbound; d) Laura.

15. 14) Bernard Herrmann composed the music for: a) Maltese Falcon; b) Spellbound; c) Psycho; d) Bambi.

16. 15) Which film has music relating to acrophobia: a) Vertigo; b) Psycho; c) North by Northwest; d) Laura.

17. 16) first time a pianist provided musical accompaniment to film, the film was by: a) D.W. Griffiths; b) the Lumière Brothers; c) Ernö Rapée; d) Carl Briel.

18. 17) music helps to cover the suddenness of: a) credits; b) cuts; c) dissolves; d) establishing shots.

19. 18) a locked film is: a) shelved; b) finally roughcut; c) presented in fine cut; d) set in stone.

20. 19) The Birds had a: a) electronic score; b) Foley score; c) sound designer score; d) rock score.

21. 20) Foley artists create: a) stingers; b) sound effects; c) screamers; d) streamers.

22. 21) Ghost composers: a) never get credit; b) compose soft music; c) compose for ghost films; d) compose for Harvey.

23. 22) foreshadow means to: a) create a mood; b) another word for stinger; c) create a transition; d) portend a mood to come next.

24. 23) Composing music for TV requires: a) great speed; b) lots of quotes; c) more diegetic music; d) Mickey Mousing.

25. 24) Music for E. Sissorhands was composed by: a) Vangelis; b) Danny Elfman; c) Bernard Herrmann; d) Leonard Rosenman.

26. 25) black and white film emphasizes: a) faces; b) character; c) shadows; d) the sky.

27. 26) spotting requires that a film be: a) rough cut; b) locked; c) temp tracked; d) with dialog.

28. 27) Cartoons contain many: a) quotes; b) Mickey Mouses; c) stingers; d) all of the above.

29. 28) Who composed music for Contact: a) Alan Silvestri; b) James Horner; c) Ennio Moricone; d) Vangelis.

30. 29) Using an oboe instead of violin is a choice of: a) orchestration; b) dynamics; c) rhythm; d) character.

31. 30) Most films have more: a) dissolves; b) fades; c) cuts; d) wipes.

32. 31) to remember themes it's best to: a) visualize them; b) give them words; c) memorize them; d) conduct and sing them.

33. 32) streamers are: a) when conductor hears dialog in headphones; b) holes in 2-3 frames for spots; c) 3-5 ft lines left to right for sync; d) punches every other frame for 20 frames.

34. 33) a sound designer is a: a) music contractor; b) dialog consultant; c) type of composer; d) orchestrator.

35. 34) one image pushing another off screen is called a: a) wipe; b) dissolve; c) fade; d) transition.

36. 35) SMPTE stands for: a) Society of Motion Picture Timing Engineers; b) Society of Motion Picture Timing Editors; c) Society of Motion Picture and Television Editors; d) Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.

37. 36) a temp track is: a) a temporary track of dialog; b) a temporary track of sound; c) a temporary track of music; d) a temporary track of film.

38. 37) An icon is: a) under the credits; b) an overarching theme; c) lion's roar or NBC motto; d) during travel and fades.

39. 38) David Raksin composed the music for: a) High Noon; b) Maltese Falcon; c) Laura; d) Alexander Nevsky.

40. 39) Goddard's films often use music: a) rarely; b) simply; c) ironically; d) off-handedly.

41. 40) Seven Samurai was directed by: a) Spike Lee; b) Winton Marsalis; c) Akira Kurusawa; d) Jean-Luc Godard.

42. 41) The opening theme of Star Wars had: a) many takes; b) few takes; c) one take; d) no takes.

43. 42) John Williams often: a) conducts only other people's music; b) never conducts; c) recomposes his scores while recording; d) records his music only once.

44. 43) La Dolce Vita occurs in: a) Brazil; b) Japan; c) Italy; d) Viet Nam.

45. 44) The Color Purple had X composers originally: a) 12; b) 9; c) 19; d) 1.

46. 45) Television cutting is: a) highly irregular; b) fast paced; c) slow paced; d) undefinable.

47. 46) Music videos: a) use mostly wipes instead of cuts; b) sell well in video stores; c) were started by the Beatles; d) sometimes have commercials.

48. 47) Composer of A Beautiful Mind: a) EnnioMoricone; b) James Horner; c) Alan Silvestri; d) Quincy Jones.

49. 48) Music for Blade Runner was composed by: a) David Cope; b) Philip Glass; c) Vangelis; d) William Bendix.

50. 49) rushes are: a) dailies; b) roughcut films; c) films of the filming of a movie; d) fraternity pranks.

51. 50) Original music was composed for 2001 by: a) Elmer Bernstein; b) Alex North; c) Jerry Goldsmith; d) Bernard Herrmann.

52. 51) Outside of the composer, the most important creative force for sound in a film is the: a) orchestrator; b) contractor; c) conductor; d) recording engineer.

53. 52) The most memorable scene for music in Psycho is: a) the wedding scene; b) the shower scene; c) the car chase; d) the bath scene.

54. 53) Air Force One is another film in which: a) Herrmann and Hitchcock didn't get along; b) the original music was discarded; c) used serial music; d) borrowed from West Side Story.

55. 54) how many themes in Robin Hood: a) 1; b) 2. c) 3; d) more than 3.

56. 55) Amadeus included music by: a) The Beatles; b) Franz Waxman; c) W. A. Mozart; d) Leonard Bernstein.

57. 56) An establishing shot is a: a) a film title; b) under the credits; c) a wide angle shot before closeups; d) another term for dissolve.

58. 57) Film music orchestras have: a) some of the world's best musicians; b) fewer musicians than regular orchestras; c) no conductor; d) musicians who can play in the dark.

59. 58) Hard Day's Night continued a trend begun by: a) High Noon; b) Spellbound; c) Dark Victory; d) 2001.

60. 59) Philip Glass' most important film was: a) Koyaaniskatsi; b) Koyaanisqatsi; c) Koyanisqatsi; d) Koyaanesqatsi.

61. 60) East of Eden's music was composed by: a) Scott Bradley; b) Elmer Bernstein; c) Leonard Rosenman; d) Franz Waxman.

62. 61) Important software for film composers: a) ProTools; b) Wordsoft; b) Musicon; d) SMPTEset.

63. 62) Points involve: a) syndication rights; b) percentage of sales; c) percentage of salary; d) percentage of profit.

64. 63) Which film made the greatest impact on film music: a) Wuthering Heights; b) Dark Victory; c) Spellbound; d) Alexander Nevsky.

65. 64) Music in a film that the actors hear is called: a) diegetic; b) ontogenic; c) score; d) non-diegetic.

66. 65) The best known cartoon music composer is: a) Alex North; b) Jerry Goldsmith; c) David Raksin; d) Carl Stalling.

67. 66) Aside from Goldsmith and Williams X is the best known Hollywood composer: a) Miklós Rózsa; b) James Horner; c) Carl Stalling; d) Mark Isham.

68. 67) The Adventures of Robin Hood was completed in: a) 1938; b) 1918; c) 1932; d) 1948.

69. 68) Miklós Rózsa composed the music for: a) On the Waterfront; b) Bladerunner; c) High Noon; d) Spellbound.

70. 69) Timbre refers to: a) rhythm; b) a triad; c) sound color; d) dynamics.

71. 70) place where first musical accompaniment to film was in: a) Paris; b) London; c) Moscow; d) New York City.

72. 71) Talkies first appeared in the: a) 1890s; b) 1930s; c) 1910s; d) 1920s.

73. 72) MIDI stands for: a) Musical Internet Digital Interface; b) Musical Interface Digital Instrument; c) Musical Instrument Digital Interface; d) Music Instrument Digital Internet.

74. 73) Some of the best music for cartoons can be found in: a) Donald Duck; b) Mickey Mouse; c) Bugs Bunny; d) Tom and Jerry.

75. 74) What film uses music by Richard Strauss: a) High Noon; b) 2001; c) Vertigo; d) Psycho.

76. 75) stock music is used in: a) soaps; b) commercials; c) MTV; d) documentaries.

77. 76) Bambi has a good deal of: a) foreshadowing; b) overarching themes; c) onomatopoeia; d) leitmotives.

78. 77) trailers are: a) previews; b) end credits; c) for actors; d) not musical.

79. 78) triads consist of: a) scales; b) three pitches; c) minor keys; d) three rhythms.

80. 79) recording sessions often require about: a) 110 people; b) 40 people; c) 60 people; d) 20 people.

81. 80) Diabolicus in Musicum appears in: a) Close Encounters; b) Blade Runner; c) Black Orpheus; d) Apcalypse Now.

82. 81) the ET theme from Close Encounters has: a) 4 notes; b) 5 notes; c) 6 notes; d) 7 notes.

83. 82) François Truffaut is most noted for his: a) starring in Close Encounters; b) composing film music; c) directing; d) conducting.

84. 83) La Dolce Vita occurs in: a) Brazil; b) Japan; c) Italy; d) Viet Nam.

85. 84) Close Encounters has a quote from: a) Bambi; b) 2001; c) Bugs Bunny; d) Pinocchio.

86. 85) A film famous for having two distinct versions: a) Never Cry Wolf; b) Vertigo; c) Blade Runner; d) The Spirit of Saint Louis.

87. 86) music getting slowly louder of softer is termed: a) timbre; b) dynamics; c) hairpins; d) cuts.

88. 87) Williams composed music in which the: a) music was highly integrated; b) music could be played independently; c) music was primary; d) all of the above.

89. 88) Close Encounters 3rd Kind appeared in the: a) 1950s; b) 1960s; c) 1970s; d) 1980s.

90. 89) The beginning of the Golden Age of film musicals: a) 1950s; b) 1960s; c) 1940s; d) 1930s.

91. 90) Term that means dark cinema: a) film verite; b) documentary; c) black and white serial; d) film noir.

92. 91) High Noon was the first film to have a: a) soundtrack with music; b) popular tune in its title; c) folk tune under its credits; d) lyrics in its music.

93. 92) Copyright usually occurs in the name of: a) the composer; b) the studio; c) the director; d) the conductor.

94. 93) Performing rights agencies collect money for: a) royalties on record sales; b) performances; c) music sales; d) syndicated television rights.

95. 94) Performing rights agencies collect money for: a) royalties on record sales; b) performances; c) music sales; d) syndicated television rights.

96. 95) Minimalism: a) involves very few instruments; b) has minimal length; c) repeats small amounts of material maximally; d) has minimal repeats.

97. 96) More than one melody at the same time is called: a) harmony; b) counterpoint; c) rhythm; d) scales.

98. 97) when a composer borrows a whole work from another composer: a) dissolve; b) allusion; c) stepping on; d) appropriation.

99. 98) Bugs Bunny’s music was composed by: a) Scott Bradley; b) Elmer Bernstein; c) Leonard Rosenman; d) Carl Stahling.

100. 99) spotting indicates the location of: a) silence; b) dialog; c) music; d) music and dialog.

101. 100) Hugo Friedhofer was an important: a) contractor; b) director; c) orchestrator; d) sound editor.

102. 101) Directed Psycho: a) Alfred Hitchcock; b) Elia Kazan; c) Adolf Deutsch; d) Sergei Eisenstein.

103. 102) triads consist of: a) scales; b) three pitches; c) minor keys; d) three rhythms.

104. 103) Film recording sessions take place: a) in a studio; b) outside; c) on a set; d) in a theater.

105. 104) Max Steiner composed the music for: a) High Noon; b) La Dolce Vita; c) Vertigo; d) Dark Victory.

106. 105) minor keys are: a) happy; b) sad; c) foreshadowing; d) used under icons.

107. 106) High Noon was the first film to have a: a) soundtrack with music; b) folk tune in its title; c) popular tune as an overarching theme; d) lyrics in its music.

108. 107) Film recording sessions take place: a) in a studio; b) outside; c) on a set; d) in a theater.

109. 108) Dark Victory: a) was the first color film; b) was the first film with orchestral music; c) was the first film using theremin; d) uses leitmotives.

110. 109) Animation has lots of: a) foreshadowing; b) overarching themes; c) onomatopoeia; d) all of the above.

111. 110) Alfred Newman composed the music for: a) Maltese Falcon; b) Bambi; c) On the Waterfront; d) Wuthering Heights.

112. 111) Laura had X themes: a) 5; b) 4; c) 1; d) 2.

113. 112) Erich Korngold composed the music for: a) North by Northwest; b) Dark Victory; c) Wuthering Heights; d) The Adventures of Robin Hood.

114. 113) Dimitri Tiomkin composed the music for: a) High Noon; b) Vertigo; c) Spellbound; d) Laura.

115. 114) Bernard Herrmann composed the music for: a) Maltese Falcon; b) Spellbound; c) Psycho; d) Bambi.

116. 115) Max Steiner composed the music for: a) High Noon; b) La Dolce Vita; c) Vertigo; d) Dark Victory

117. 116) Vangelis composed the music for: a) Bambi; b) Maltese Falcon; c) On the Waterfront; d) Bladerunner.

118. 117) Nino Rota composed the music for: a) Psycho; b) Maltese Falcon; c) High Noon; d) La Dolce Vita.

119. 118) a locked film is: a) shelved; b) finally roughcut; c) presented in fine cut; d) set in stone.

120. 119) stock music is used in: a) soaps; b) commercials; c) MTV; d) documentaries.

121. 120) music hung on in silents because: a) the audience requested it; b) covered noise from the projectors; c) films needed it; d) directors requested it.

122. 121) Which film has music relating to acrophobia: a) Vertigo; b) Psycho; c) North by Northwest; d) Laura.

123. 122) an early form of film was called: a) film noir; b) icons; c) credits; d) magic lantern.

124. 123) first time a pianist provided musical accompaniment to film, the film was by: a) D.W. Griffiths; b) the Lumière Brothers; c) Ernö Rapée d) Carl Briel.

125. 124) which did not have a theme in Robin Hood: a) King Richard; b) France; c) Little John; d) England.

126. 125) how many themes in Robin Hood: a) 4; b) 6. c) 5; d) more than 6.

127. 126) Using an oboe instead of violin is a choice of: a) orchestration; b) dynamics; c) rhythm; d) character.

128. 127) Which film made the greatest impact on film music: a) Wuthering Heights; b) Dark Victory; c) Spellbound; d) Star Wars.

129. 128) Cartoons contain many: a) quotes; b) Mickey Mouses; c) stingers; d) all of the above.

130. 129) Residuals come from: a) orchestration; b) payment up front; c) conducting; d) repeated showings.

131. 130) Hitchcock wanted Herrmann to: a) compose less music; b) compose pop tunes for his films; c) not argue so much; d) all of the above.

132. 131) transitions are used during: a) travel and fades; b) under credits; c) under icons; d) with the main themes.

133. 132) foreshadow means to: a) create a mood; b) another word for stinger; c) create a transition; d) portend a mood to come next.

134. 133) film with important quotes: a) Never Cry Wolf; b) Last Wave; c) Indiana Jones; d) Close Encounters.

135. 134) Which film has a theme named the same as the film title: a) High Noon; b) Laura; c) Vertigo; d) Psycho.

136. 135) Which film has music relating to clocks: a) On the Waterfront; b) North by Northwest; c) Vertigo; d) High Noon.

137. 136) a clicktrack is: a) another word for frames; b) a clicking like a metronome for the conductor; c) sprocket holes in film; d) a streamer.

138. 137) Alexander Nevsky has music which a) continues through most of the film; b) occurs under dialog; c) appears only sparingly and without dialog; d) only under the credits.

139. 138) black and white film emphasizes: a) faces; b) character; c) shadows; d) the sky.

140. 139) spotting requires that a film be: a) rough cut; b) locked; c) temp tracked; d) with dialog.

141. 140) Spellbound was completed in: a) 1945; b) 1940; c) 1935; d) 1955.

142. 141) Dark Victory was completed in: a) 1929; b) 1949; c) 1939; d) 1919.

143. 142) The Adventures of Robin Hood was in: a) color; b) black and white; c) both color and black and white; d) neither color and black and white.

144. 143) which is not a film composer we should know: a) Erich Wolfgang Korngold; b) Leonard Bernstein; c) Claude Rains; d) Dimitri Tiomkin.

145. 144) one of the most popular instrument for silents was the: a) violin; b) piano; c) harpsichord; d) clavichord.

146. 145) which concert composer did not compose for films: a) Sergei Prokofiev; b) Leonard Bernstein; c) Bela Bartok; d) Erich Korngold.

147. 146) animation refers to: a) Mickey Mousing it; b) cartoons; c) documentaries; d) newsreels.

148. 147) A sudden accent to identify an important aspect of the film is a: a) spot; b) streamer; c) stinger; d) dissolve

149. 148) Theme from High Noon begins: a) Do not forsake me oh my darlin'; b) High Noon, the Noon is High; c) Do not forgive me oh my honey; d) do you hear the clock a tickin'.

150. 149) Which film had music by Nino Rota: a) East of Eden; b) Vertigo; c) La Dolce Vita; d) Bambi.

151. 150) Most films have more: a) dissolves; b) fades; c) cuts; d) wipes.

152. 151) a compiled score is a: a) original score for film; b) series of musical quotes for film; c) music for a documentary; d) music for a newsreel.

153. 152) video has two main forms: a) short/long forms; b) direct/indirect forms; c) narrative/non-narrative forms; d) MTV/non-MTV forms.

154. 153) Sound of Music was the: a) longest musical of all time; b) highest grossing musical of all time; c) first musical of all time; d) best musical of all time.

155. 154) to remember themes it's best to: a) visualize them; b) give them words; c) sing them; d) attach them to characters.

156. 155) Hitchcock's main composer was: a) Erich Wolfgang Korngold; b) Leonard Bernstein; c) Bernard Herrmann; d) Dimitri Tiomkin.

157. 156) Using an oboe instead of violin is a choice of: a) orchestration; b) dynamics; c) rhythm; d) character.

158. 157) trailers rarely have music by: a) another composer; b) the film composer; c) the director; d) temp track.

159. 158) Cartoons contain many: a) quotes; b) Mickey Mouses; c) stingers; d) all of the above.

160. 159) racism in music usually occurs: a) in the lyrics; b) by parody of a culture's music; c) by ignoring a culture's music; d) all of the above.

161. 160) Hitchcock wanted Herrmann to: a) compose less music; b) compose pop tunes for his films; c) not argue so much; d) all of the above.

162. 161) Music for E. Sissorhands was composed by: a) Vangelis; b) Danny Elfman; c) Bernard Herrmann; d) Leonard Rosenman.

163. 162) Hard Day's Night help create the: a) documentary film; b) music video; c) film noir; d) serial.

164. 163) Composing music for TV requires: a) great speed; b) lots of quotes; c) more diegetic music; d) Mickey Mousing.

165. 164) Ghost composers: a) never get credit; b) compose soft music; c) compose for ghost films; d) compose for Harvey.

166. 165) Recording film music usually takes about: a) a day; b) 3 days; c) a week; d) a month.

167. 166) Probably the important film musically is: a) The Spirit of Saint Louis; b) Robin Hood; c) Blade Runner; d) Never Cry Wolf.

168. 167) the music of Alphaville was influenced by the music of: a) Never Cry Wolf; b) Sunset Boulevard; c) Kiss Me Deadly; d) Sound of Music.

169. 168) Cartoons use lots of: a) synthesized sounds; b) loud sounds; c) sampled sounds; d) Foley sounds.

170. 169) Probably the most known film theme: a) Gone with the Wind; b) Never Cry Wolf; c) Blade Runner; d) Maltese Falcon.

171. 170) composer of cartoon music: a) George Dunning; b) Aaron Copland; c) Scott Bradley; d) John Williams.

172. 171 Music used for 2001 was composed by: a) Gyõrgy Ligeti; b) Richard Strauss; c) Johann Strauss; d) all of the above.

173. 172) X borrowed Cope's theme: a) Blade Runner; b) Never Cry Wolf; c) Vertigo; d) In Time.

174. 173) French director: a) Hitchcock; b) Godard; c) Fellini; d) Kurusawa.

175. 174) Italian director: a) Hitchcock; b) Godard; c) Fellini; d) Kurusawa.

176. 175) Japanese director: a) Hitchcock; b) Kurusawa; c) Fellini; d) Godard.

177. 176) Indian director: a) Kurusawa; b) Fellini; c) Ray; d) Kursawa.

178. 177) George Dunning composed music for: a) Picnic; b) The Red Pony; c) 2001; d) Maltese Falcon.

179. 178) Aaron Copland composed music for: a) Picnic; b) The Red Pony; c) Bladerunner; d) Maltese Falcon.

180. 179) person who makes sounds to accompany action is: a) stingers; b) conductor; c) set designer; d) Foley artist.

181. 180) appropriation means to: a) promote; b) sound alike; c) imitate; d) take completely.

182. 181) Foley artists create: a) stingers; b) streamers; c) screamers; d) sound effects.

183. 182) conductors X the screen: a) face away from; b) face; c) avoid; d) can't see.

184. 183) first important musical: a) Cabaret; b) Oklahoma; c) Carousel; d) Showboat.

185. 184) Dies Irae is a good example of : a) a stinger; b) an allusion; c) end credit music; d) over arching theme.

186. 185) Nevsky and Prokofiev: a) worked well together; b) did not get along; c) rare saw each other; d) never actually met.

187. 186) Allusions refer to: a) borrowing; b) singing; c) bird songs; d) musicals.

188. 187) wipes are: a) frequent; b) rare; c) used with dialog; d) another form of credits.

189. 188) music helps to cover the suddenness of: a) establishing shots; b) cuts; c) dissolves; d) credits.

190. 189) icons occur at a film's: a) love scene; b) beginning; c) middle; d) climax.

191. 190) In Laura all of the diegetic music: a) comes from the radio; b) is the theme of Laura; c) is only heard by Laura; d) has different themes.

192. 191) film moves at X frames per second: a) 1; b) 12; c) 24; d) 52.

193. 192) Days of Wine and Roses music was composed by: a) Henry Mancini; b) John Barry; c) James Horner; d) Hans Zimmer.

194. 193) to remember music it is often good to: a) follow the score; b) think hard; c) play piano; d) sing along.

195. 194) dissolves: a) overlap images; b) cut from one image to the next; c) end films; d) begin films.

196. 195) composers usually spot with the: a) conductor; b) director; c) sound man; d) Foley artist.

197. 196) John Barry composed the music for: a) Laura; b) Bladerunner; c) Dances with Wolves; d) Titanic.

198. 197) Madonna helped establish: a) cinema; b) documentaries; c) cinema verite; d) music videos.

199. 198) Busby Berkely helped create: a) cinema; b) documentaries; c) cinema verite; d) music videos.

200. 199) TV show composers have X weeks to compose music for their shows: a) 4; b) 3; c) 2; d) 1.

201. 200) film music helps create: a) a mood; b) atmosphere; c) support for the plot; d) all of the above.