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Animation History_P2/PRAC

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What movies did Pixar release in the 1990s?

a)

The Incredibles

b)

Bugs Life

c)

Toy Story

d)

The Adventures of Andre & Wally B

2.

Who was not a member of the Pixar team?

a)

John Lasseter

b)

Steve Jobs

c)

Ed Catmull

d)

George Lucas

3.

What did John Lasseter do to finish Red’s Dream in Time?

a)

Rush the Animation

b)

Sleep at the Studio

c)

Restart the Animation

d)

Get More Employees for the Studio

4.

Which animation came right after Pixar was founded?

a)

Geri's Game

b)

Reds Dream

c)

Luxo Jr.

d)

All of the Above

5.

What is a big studio that focuses on stop motion films?

a)

Laika

b)

Pixar

c)

Disney

d)

Warner Brothers

6.

What is one movie created by the correct answer for question 5?

a)

Coraline

b)

Toy Story

c)

The Corpse Bride

d)

Merry Melodies

7.

How many frames are used when creating a Limited Animation?

a)

24fps

b)

4-12fps

c)

4-8fps

d)

30fps

8.

Why is Limited Animation more efficient than Traditional Animation?

a)

It's more cost effective

b)

Its faster

c)

It's the consumer's preference

d)

It's a higher quality

9.

What was the first movie ever made completely in CGI?

a)

The Incredibles

b)

Toy Story 2

c)

The Adventures of Andre & Wally B

d)

Geri's Game

10.

What was the first ever animation to add audio?

a)

Fiddle Sticks (Frog)

b)

Steam Boat Willie (Synced)

c)

The Adventures of Wally B

d)

Luxor Jr.

11.

What is the meaning of the Zoetrope and what language does it come from?

a)

Latin; Wheel of Life

b)

Egyptian; Illusion

c)

Greek; Movement

d)

German; Wheel of Movement

12.

How did the Vitruvian man impact the renaissance?

a)

Artists were able to see the human jumping jack in motion.

b)

Artists were able to better depict a man's body and compare it to shapes.

c)

Artists were able to create more realistic and accurate paintings and scale buildings proportionate to humans.

d)

Artists were confused by the V-Man.

13.

“The Vitruvian Man” by Leonardo da Vinci was inspired by which book?

a)

De Art De Sol

b)

De Architectura

c)

De Artist De Architectura

d)

The Hobbit

14.

How was Peter Roget’s theory on the “Persistence of Vision" used to make animation?

a)

Frames were created using a series of still objects/images and when those frames were seen in a rapid succession it created animated movement or persistence of vision.

b)

Frames were created using a series of still objects/images and when those frames were seen in a rapid succession it created stop motion.

c)

Frames were created using a series of still objects/images and when those frames were seen in a rapid succession it created still frames.

d)

Frames were created using a series of still objects/images and when those frames were seen in a rapid succession it created magic.

15.

What was Nickelodeon originally called?

a)

Nickel Cartoons

b)

Five Cent Animations

c)

Pinwheel

d)

Nickel Movies

16.

What was Nickelodeon's longest running cartoon?

a)

Cat Dog

b)

Spongebob Squarepants

c)

Rugrats

d)

Rocket Power

17.

The Magic Lantern was a further development of what optical discovery?

a)

The Upside Down

b)

The Camera Obscura

c)

Iris & Cones

d)

The Darkroom Illusion

18.

What did they use to view the images in rapid succession through the Magic Lantern?

a)

Magic

b)

Mechanical Slides

c)

Long Pieces of Glass

d)

Multiple Magic Lanterns

19.

What was the name of the first animation believed to be a 1917 Japanese creation?

a)

De Kukku

b)

Dekobo No Shinpai

c)

Dōtai

d)

Naruto

20.

What was the first Nicktoon?

a)

Ren & Stimpy

b)

Rugrats

c)

Spongebob Squarepants

d)

CatDog

21.

How does Cartoon Network differ from Nickelodeon and Disney?

a)

Programs only for adults

b)

Generally creates shorter episodes

c)

Edgier and takes more risks with diversity

d)

Typically reuses the same narratives for different shows.

22.

How does Cartoon Network take more risks and depict more diversity than other networks?

a)

First and typically only network to depict LGBT characters and relationships.

b)

First and typically only network to depict violence.

c)

First and typically only network to depict dark and disgusting humor.

d)

All of the above

23.

Which character does your teacher MAIN in APEX?

a)

Lifeline

b)

Wrath

c)

Mirage

d)

Pathfinder

24.

When was Bugs Bunny first shown to the public?

a)

July 27, 1946

b)

July 4, 1776

c)

September 11, 2001

d)

June 6, 1944

25.

Bugs Bunny was voiced by whom?

a)

Mel Blenc

b)

Ub iWork's

c)

John Lassiter

d)

Walt Disney

26.

Who created Bugs Bunny?

a)

Walt Disney

b)

Warner Brothers

c)

iWorks Production Studios

d)

Laika Studios

27.

What was the first fully-animated feature-length film?

a)

Toy Story

b)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

c)

The Adventures of Andre & Wally B

d)

Luxor Jr.

28.

Which stop-motion animation is believed to be the first stop-motion animation ever created?

a)

Wallace and Grommit

b)

Humpty Dumpty Circus

c)

The Corpse Bride

d)

Gertie The Dinosaur

29.

Why did the Animation Strike of 1941 occur?

a)

Employees were mistreated and devalued.

b)

Employees were demanding higher than the agreed upon payment.

c)

Walt Disney refused to keep his agreement with the over-worked animators.

d)

Employees were angry that Walt Disney took all the credit for the entire Snow White animated movie.

30.

What was the first animated movie to synchronize sound?

a)

The Adventures of Andre and Wally B

b)

Luxor Jr.

c)

Steamboat Willie

d)

Gertie the Dinosaur

31.

According to this theory, a series of still images in succession will appear as motion.

a)

Trichromatic Theory

b)

Persistence of Vision

c)

Rapid Repetition

d)

Frame Succession Theory

32.

A disk with a picture on each side that’s attached to two strings and when twirled, the two pictures look like one.

a)

A Rotoscope

b)

A Thaumatrope

c)

A Phenakistoscope

d)

A Kinetoscope

33.

A spinning cardboard disc with a series of pictures and slits evenly spaced around the disc. To use it, you look through the slits at the images reflected in a mirror while it is spinning.

a)

A Rotoscope

b)

A Phenakistoscope

c)

A Thaumatrope

d)

A Kinetoscope

34.

It was designed for films to be viewed by one person at a time through a peephole at the top.

a)

A Rotoscope

b)

A Thaumatrope

c)

A Phenakistoscope

d)

A Kinetoscope

35.

Who invented Mickey Mouse and who ACTUALLY physically created Mickey Mouse?

a)

Ub iWorks, Walt Disney

b)

Ub iWorks, John Lassiter

c)

Walt Disney, Ub iWorks

d)

John Lassiter, Ub iWorks