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film history quiz 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In The Bicycle Thief, Ricci and Bruno shelter from the rain and are surrounded by a group of people who are significant to the historical period of the film. Who are they? | German priests |
| Ricci mocks his wife for visiting someone for help early in The Bicycle Thief, but he later goes there for himself. Who is this person? | Fortune teller |
| Ricci and Bruno halt the search momentarily in The Bicycle Thief to lose themselves in what enjoyable activity? | Restaurant meal |
| Why do the crowds turn on Ricci at the end of The Bicycle Thief? | He attempts to steal someone's bicycle |
| The final moments of The Bicycle Thief finalize a shift in the relationship between Bruno and his father. What does Bruno do? | He takes his father's hand |
| Which of the following best describes the way the Nazi officer is lit in the clip from Rome, Open City? | Circular spotlight (as if he is the accused) |
| What does the Nazi officer offer his captive that "won't make you talk" in the clip from Rome, Open City? | Cigarette |
| The depiction of the Nazi officers in Rome, Open City is an example of what aspect of Neorealism? | Authorial commentary |
| What is the name of Pina's fiance in Rome, Open City? | Francesco |
| Who is holding Pina at the end of the clip from Rome, Open City? | Priest |
| What do the kids steal in the clip from Paisan? | Shoes |
| Why does the American soldier attack the puppet show in the clip from Paisan? | It reminds him of the racism he encounters back home |
| Why do the families in the Naples episode of Paisan live in a cave? | Their homes have been destroyed by allied bombing raids |
| Paisan is a story of what? | Allied occupation |
| In the clip from Stromboli, Karen joins her husband in the island's traditional "gathering" of what? | Tuna |
| Why is Karen an outsider in Stromboli? | She is an Eastern European immigrant, who marries to gain a visa |
| Why do the inhabitants of Stromboli have to abandon the island for a while? | Because the volcano erupts |
| At the end of the Stromboli clip, Martin Scorsese summarizes to say the film is about what? | One woman's discovery of faith |
| In the clip from Death of a Cyclist, the piano player introduces a song to our main character called what? | Blackmail |
| Many critics have stated that Neorealism began at a specific filmic moment. What was that? | The death of Pina (as she chases the van holding her fiance) |
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