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AcDec Music Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

David Bowman, Frank Poole, and the HAL 9000 are all characters in

a)

2001: A Space Odyssey

b)

A Trip to the Moon

c)

E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial

d)

Metropolis

e)

Dune

2.

__________ composed the piece that accompanies the title sequence of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

a)

Gyorgy Ligeti

b)

Richard Strauss

c)

Gottfried Huppertz

d)

John Williams

e)

Toto

3.

Max Steiner composed the influential score to _____, an important early film in demonstrating the value of custom scores.

a)

Metropolis

b)

Citizen Kane

c)

King Kong

d)

White Christmas

e)

The Jazz Singer

4.

__________ cards are shots of text that are inserted into films, such as to convey dialogue during the silent film era.

a)

Subtitle

b)

Caption

c)

Superscript

d)

Closed caption

e)

Intertitle

5.

Which of the following films includes a quote from the Dies irae, an ancient Catholic funeral chant?

a)

2001: A Space Odyssey

b)

A Trip to the Moon

c)

E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial

d)

Metropolis

e)

Dune

6.

__________ composed the soundtrack to Metropolis.

a)

Gyorgy Ligeti

b)

Richard Strauss

c)

Gottfried Huppertz

d)

John Williams

e)

Toto

7.

The _____ era of music is associated with the nineteenth century.

a)

Renaissance

b)

Romantic

c)

Modernist

d)

Classical

e)

Baroque

8.

__________ was used to synchronize the sound in The Jazz Singer.

a)

Dolby Vision

b)

THX

c)

Phonocast

d)

Vitaphone

e)

Technicolor

9.

__________ composed the soundtrack to E. T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.

a)

Gyorgy Ligeti

b)

Richard Strauss

c)

Gottfried Huppertz

d)

John Williams

e)

Toto

10.

The __________ brothers were early pioneers of films as well as film technology.

a)

Huppertz

b)

Welles

c)

Kane

d)

Olivier

e)

Lumiere

11.

The London Philharmonic contributed to the soundtrack for

a)

The Day the Earth Stood Still

b)

Forbidden Planet

c)

Blade Runner

d)

TRON

e)

Alien

12.

__________ composed the soundtrack to TRON.

a)

Bernard Hermann

b)

Bebe and Louis Barron

c)

Vangelis

d)

Wendy Carlos

e)

Jerry Goldsmith

13.

In the filmmaking process, SMPTE timecodes are shown on

a)

clocks

b)

clapperboards

c)

scores

d)

the main titles

e)

the closing titles

14.

__________ composed the soundtrack to The Day the Earth Stood Still.

a)

Bernard Hermann

b)

Bebe and Louis Barron

c)

Vangelis

d)

Wendy Carlos

e)

Jerry Goldsmith

15.

__________ composed the soundtrack to Blade Runner.

a)

Bernard Hermann

b)

Bebe and Louis Barron

c)

Vangelis

d)

Wendy Carlos

e)

Jerry Goldsmith

16.

The soundtrack to _____ never existed as a written/notated score.

a)

The Day the Earth Stood Still

b)

Forbidden Planet

c)

Blade Runner

d)

TRON

e)

Alien

17.

__________ was the pioneering electronic compose who scored 1981's Chariots of Fire.

a)

Bernard Hermann

b)

Bebe and Louis Barron

c)

Vangelis

d)

Wendy Carlos

e)

Jerry Goldsmith

18.

Klaatu and Gort come to earth to deliver a warning in

a)

The Day the Earth Stood Still

b)

Forbidden Planet

c)

Blade Runner

d)

TRON

e)

Alien

19.

There are seven versions of __________, some of which have a happier, less ambiguous ending than others.

a)

The Day the Earth Stood Still

b)

Forbidden Planet

c)

Blade Runner

d)

TRON

e)

Alien

20.

TRON's "Anthem" theme is in _____ meter.

a)

2/4

b)

3/4

c)

4/4

d)

6/8

e)

7/8

21.

__________ features a song recorded by country singer Slim Whitman.

a)

Mars Attacks!

b)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

c)

Back to the Future III

d)

WALL-E

e)

Inception

22.

__________ composed the score for Mars Attacks!

a)

John Williams

b)

Alan Silvestri

c)

Thomas Newman

d)

Hans Zimmer

e)

Danny Elfman

23.

_____ is a genre of music that features consistent syncopation against a steady accompaniment.

a)

Falsetto

b)

Ragtime

c)

Lieder

d)

Opera

e)

Oratorio

24.

The plot of __________ revolves around the main characters taking control of a locomotive.

a)

Star Wars

b)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

c)

Back to the Future III

d)

WALL-E

e)

Inception

25.

While __________ became the highest grossing film of all time, it made even more money in merchandizing than ticket sales.

a)

Star Wars

b)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

c)

Back to the Future III

d)

WALL-E

e)

Inception

26.

The soundtrack to __________ pays tribute to classic sci-fi films with its used of the theremin and an ondes martenot.

a)

Star Wars

b)

Mars Attacks!

c)

Back to the Future

d)

WALL-E

e)

Inception

27.

__________ composed the score for Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

a)

John Williams

b)

Alan Silvestri

c)

Thomas Newman

d)

Hans Zimmer

e)

Danny Elfman

28.

The plot of __________ involves moving through levels of dreams.

a)

Mars Attacks!

b)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

c)

Back to the Future III

d)

WALL-E

e)

Inception

29.

The "Main Title" theme from Star Wars is also known as "_____ Theme."

a)

Leia's

b)

Vader's

c)

Hans's

d)

Obi Wan's

e)

Luke's

30.

__________ features the use of music as a weapon, since sound is used to exterminate an invading force.

a)

Star Wars

b)

Mars Attacks!

c)

Back to the Future III

d)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

e)

Inception