FTV 375 QUIZ 2
Question 1 (5 points)
Which of the following is NOT a method that Jack Webb used to stress authenticity in Dragnet?
Question 1 options:
He included the dull routine of police work in the narratives
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FTV 375 QUIZ 2
Question 1 (5 points)
Which of the following is NOT a method that Jack Webb used to stress authenticity in Dragnet?
Question 1 options:
He included the dull routine of police work in the narratives
He focused on sensational gunplay and violence
He adapated stories from the case files of the LAPD
He commonly shot the episodes on location
Question 2 (5 points)
The conventional hero in TV westerns primarily appealed to 1950s American culture through:
Question 2 options:
A depiction of ideal masculinity
A criticism of contemporary American culture
An explicit address to women
The use of violence and savagery
Question 3 (5 points)
The “Vast Wasteland” speech:
Question 3 options:
Called for an end to Senator McCarthy’s anti-communist hearings and the Hollywood blacklist
Was delivered by John F. Kennedy
Derided generic programming and called for television executives to improve TV content
Announced the end of the Least Objectionable Programming policy and a new focus on the youth audience
Question 4 (5 points)
The off-network syndication market was one of the primary factors in the rise of filmed episodic narrative programs.
Question 4 options:
True
False
Question 5 (5 points)
Which of the following statements does NOT describe a function of genre?
Question 5 options:
Genres are static with little apparent innovation, and tend to not articulate a culture’s ideology
A genre label can allow us to predict with reasonable certainty what kind of TV show to expect
A TV program's genre may be used to predict its financial success depending on the overall appeal of the genre in the TV market
Genres provide a blueprint for creators to assemble articulations of the genre through TV content
Question 6 (5 points)
What is the central thematic binary of the Western Genre that informs all of its generic visual and narrative conventions?
Question 6 options:
Civilization vs. wilderness
The hero vs. the villain
The frontier vs. the "Indians"
Iconography vs. narrative
Question 7 (5 points)
Which of the following is NOT true of Edward R. Murrow's critique of Senator Joseph McCarthy on See It Now?
Question 7 options:
It was edited in such a way to use McCarthy's own words against him
It was presented with a clear understanding of the strengths of the TV medium
It was fully supported by CBS
It went against Least Objectionable Programming
Question 8 (5 points)
Narrative TV shows in the 1950s directly and explicitly addressed Cold War issues.
Question 8 options:
True
False
Question 9 (5 points)
Dragnet 1967 proved to be not as popular with the American TV audience mostly because of its:
Question 9 options:
complex meditation on the role of law enforcement in American society
exploration of societal ills from both the points of view of the police and the criminals
reliance on action, car chases, and gunfights
inability to change its approach to the cop show formula in order to speak to the youth audience
Question 10 (5 points)
What was the main reason that the 'Adult' TV western became so popular with the networks in the late-50s and early-60s?
Question 10 options:
The desire to explore American masculinity and violence
The ability to comment on Cold War issues through allegory and metaphor
A response to Newton Minnow's "Vast Wasteland" speech
The expansion of merchandising opportunities and advertising revenue
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