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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who directed the film, Persona?
(a) Sergei Eisenstein.
(b) Igmar Berman.
(c) Robert Bresson.
(d) Donatas Banionis.

2. Who penned the novel, Joseph and His Brothers?
(a) Alexander Grin.
(b) Thomas Mann.
(c) Leo Tolstoy.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

3. For how long did Tarkovsky work on his first feature film?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 2 years.

4. The two supporting characters in Nostalgia are named Domenico and what?
(a) Eugenia.
(b) Maria.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Alexandra.

5. What is the title of Chapter VI?
(a) The Artist's Responsibility.
(b) The Author in Search of an Audience.
(c) After Nostalgia.
(d) The Stalker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Russian serf composer appears in Nostalgia?

2. In what year was Tarkovsky's film Mirror released?

3. Who directed and produced the film, Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station?

4. Tarkovsky writes in Chapter VII that he classifies music and cinema as what type of art form?

5. A member of what institute sent Tarkovsky a notice published in their wall newspaper stating that the appearance of Tarkovsky's film, Mirror, aroused wide interest in his institute as it did all over Moscow?

(see the answer key)

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