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Documentary Types

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who proposed the six different modes of documentary in 1991?

a)

Michael Moore

b)

Morgan Spurlock

c)

Bill Nichols

d)

Ken Burns

2.

Which documentary mode focuses on mood, tone, or the juxtaposition of imagery?

a)

Expository mode

b)

Participatory mode

c)

Observational mode

d)

Poetic mode

3.

Which documentary genre often features 'voice of God' style voice-over?

a)

Poetic mode

b)

Reflexive mode

c)

Performative mode

d)

Expository mode

4.

Which documentary mode involves direct engagement with subjects and capturing real emotional responses?

a)

Reflexive mode

b)

Participatory mode

c)

Performative mode

d)

Observational mode

5.

Which documentary mode acts as a fly-on-the-wall and observes the subject's real-life without interrupting?

a)

Reflexive mode

b)

Observational mode

c)

Expository mode

d)

Poetic mode

6.

Which documentary mode focuses on the relationship between the filmmaker and the audience?

a)

Observational mode

b)

Performative mode

c)

Reflexive mode

d)

Participatory mode

7.

Which documentary mode uses the filmmaker's personal experience or relationship with the subject to explore larger truths?

a)

Poetic mode

b)

Expository mode

c)

Performative mode

d)

Observational mode

8.

Which documentary genre focuses on visuals and artistic style to reveal an inner truth?

a)

Observational mode

b)

Poetic mode

c)

Participatory mode

d)

Expository mode

9.

Which documentary genre presents the filmmaker's version of the truth as 'the' truth?

a)

Poetic mode

b)

Expository mode

c)

Observational mode

d)

Participatory mode

10.

Which documentary genre captures the documentary production process and the relationship between filmmaker and subject?

a)

Reflexive mode

b)

Performative mode

c)

Observational mode

d)

Participatory mode

11.

Which documentary genre focuses on the filmmaker's involvement with the subject?

a)

Expository mode

b)

Performative mode

c)

Poetic mode

d)

Participatory mode

12.

Which documentary genre uses highly composed, visually striking images to tell a story?

a)

Observational mode

b)

Poetic mode

c)

Participatory mode

d)

Expository mode

13.

Which documentary genre captures the interviewer as much as the interviewee?

a)

Observational mode

b)

Participatory mode

c)

Reflexive mode

d)

Performative mode

14.

Which documentary genre focuses on the process of documentary filmmaking itself?

a)

Expository mode

b)

Performative mode

c)

Poetic mode

d)

Reflexive mode

15.

Which documentary genre uses the filmmaker's personal experience as a jumping-off point for exploring larger truths?

a)

Poetic mode

b)

Expository mode

c)

Participatory mode

d)

Performative mode