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  • 1. Who directed the film 'The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari'?
A) Fritz Lang
B) Alfred Hitchcock
C) Robert Wiene
D) F.W. Murnau
  • 2. In what year was 'The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari' released?
A) 1930
B) 1915
C) 1920
D) 1925
  • 3. Which artistic movement heavily influenced the film's visual style?
A) Surrealism
B) Cubism
C) Impressionism
D) German Expressionism
  • 4. Which character serves as the storyteller and narrator of 'The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari'?
A) Dr. Caligari
B) Alan
C) Francis
D) Cesare
  • 5. Who is credited with the film's screenplay?
A) Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer
B) Alfred Hitchcock
C) Robert Wiene
D) Fritz Lang
  • 6. What is the original German title of the film 'The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari'?
A) Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari
B) Die Schublade des Dr. Caligari
C) Der Schrank des Dr. Caligari
D) Der Schrankenschreck von Dr. Caligari
  • 7. Which color was commonly used to represent the titular character's powers in the film?
A) Red
B) Yellow
C) Blue
D) Green
  • 8. What is the name of the somnambulist in the film?
A) Cesare
B) Rudolf
C) Ludwig
D) Kurt
  • 9. Who plays the role of Cesare in 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'?
A) Carl Mayer
B) Hans Janowitz
C) Conrad Veidt
D) Werner Krauss
  • 10. What is the profession of the character Dr. Caligari in the film?
A) Hypnotist
B) Doctor
C) Police Officer
D) Criminal
  • 11. What style did the set designers of 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' recommend?
A) Naturalistic style
B) Fantastic, graphic style
C) Realistic style
D) Minimalist style
  • 12. What is Cesare symbolic of, according to some interpretations?
A) A symbol of freedom and independence
B) An embodiment of justice
C) A representation of artistic creativity
D) The common man conditioned to kill
  • 13. What prestigious list did 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' appear on at the 1958 World Expo?
A) Classic Cinema Awards
B) Top 10 Horror Films
C) Best Silent Films
D) Brussels 12 list
  • 14. Which critic called 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' arguably 'the first true horror film'?
A) Carl Mayer
B) Danny Peary
C) Hans Janowitz
D) Roger Ebert
  • 15. What narrative device is used in 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'?
A) An open-ended conclusion
B) A frame story with a twist ending
C) A linear, straightforward plot
D) A documentary-style narration
  • 16. What is the role of Jane in 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'?
A) An unrelated bystander
B) Dr. Caligari's assistant
C) Franzis's fiancée who suffers a great ordeal
D) A police officer investigating the murders
  • 17. What twist occurs at the end of 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'?
A) Dr. Caligari escapes from the asylum.
B) Jane marries Franzis and they leave the asylum.
C) Franzis is revealed to be an asylum inmate.
D) Cesare returns as a ghost.
  • 18. Who encouraged Janowitz and Mayer to write the script for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari?
A) Erich Pommer, head of Decla-Film studio.
B) Ernst Deutsch, their mutual friend.
C) Hermann Warm, set designer.
D) Gilda Langer
  • 19. What was the original title spelling for 'Cabinet' in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari?
A) English spelling 'Cabinet'
B) French spelling 'Cabinet'
C) Italian spelling 'Cassettino'
D) German spelling 'Kabinett'
  • 20. How many scenes were in the completed script of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari?
A) 50 scenes
B) 100 scenes
C) 141 scenes
D) 200 scenes
  • 21. Who was the head of production at Decla-Film studio who purchased the script?
A) Julius Sternheim
B) Hermann Warm
C) Erich Pommer
D) Fritz Lang
  • 22. What was the original name of Caligari in the surviving script?
A) Cagliostro
B) Calligaris
C) Caligaro
D) Callisto
  • 23. How much money did Janowitz and Mayer initially seek for their script?
A) 5,000 marks
B) 15,000 marks
C) 10,000 marks
D) 3,500 marks
  • 24. Who was the mutual friend that introduced Janowitz and Mayer?
A) Ernst Deutsch
B) Gilda Langer
C) Erich Pommer
D) Hermann Warm
  • 25. What was the occupation of Gilda Langer, who influenced Janowitz and Mayer?
A) Writer
B) Director
C) Actress
D) Fortune teller
  • 26. What inspired the physical appearance of Dr. Caligari?
A) A military psychiatrist.
B) A circus sideshow performer.
C) Portraits of Arthur Schopenhauer.
D) Stendhal's letters.
  • 27. How did Mayer avoid military service during World War I?
A) By joining the film industry
B) By fleeing to another country
C) By feigning madness
D) By serving as a pacifist officer
  • 28. What was the name of the circus sideshow that inspired part of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari?
A) 'The Great Illusion'
B) 'Man or Machine?'
C) 'The Enigma Show'
D) 'The Hypnotist's Dream'
  • 29. Who directed 'The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez', an experimental film loosely based on 'Caligari'?
A) Stephen Sayadian
B) Peter Sellars
C) Robert Lippert
D) Tom Palazzolo
  • 30. Which composer created a score for 'Caligari' that was broadcast on ZDF in May 1983?
A) Timothy Brock
B) Jeff Beal
C) Brian Satterwhite
D) Peter Michael Hamel
  • 31. Who provided photography for 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'?
A) Karl Freund
B) Fritz Arno Wagner
C) Willy Hameister
D) Gustav Ucicky
  • 32. Which composer's score premiered live-to-picture at Carnegie Hall in 2024?
A) Brian Satterwhite
B) Timothy Brock
C) Karl Bartos
D) Jeff Beal
  • 33. Which composer was commissioned by the Dallas Chamber Symphony to write an original score for 'Caligari' in 2013?
A) Timothy Brock
B) Peter Michael Hamel
C) Geoff Smith
D) Brian Satterwhite
  • 34. Where was 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' filmed?
A) Babelsberg Studios, Potsdam
B) Murnau Studios, Munich
C) Lixie-Film studio in Weißensee, Berlin
D) UFA Film Studio, Neubabelsberg
  • 35. Who composed a new score for 'Caligari' in 2003?
A) Geoff Smith
B) Timothy Brock
C) Brian Satterwhite
D) Peter Michael Hamel
  • 36. According to the text, what aspect of German society does Kracauer argue Caligari represents?
A) An endorsement of military service
B) Support for bureaucratic efficiency
C) A subconscious need for a tyrant
D) A call for democratic reform
  • 37. Which composer released a new soundtrack for 'Caligari' in 2024?
A) Jeff Beal
B) Timothy Brock
C) Karl Bartos
D) Brian Satterwhite
  • 38. Which composer wrote a score for 'Caligari' that premiered in Brussels on 15 September 2014?
A) Brian Satterwhite
B) Peter Michael Hamel
C) Jeff Beal
D) Timothy Brock
  • 39. How long did 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' play in one Paris theatre?
A) Three months
B) Seven consecutive years
C) Two weeks
D) One month
  • 40. Which actor suggested changes to his own make-up and costumes for the character of Caligari?
A) Lil Dagover
B) Friedrich Feger
C) Werner Krauss
D) Conrad Veidt
  • 41. Who was responsible for acquiring 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' for American distribution?
A) Paramount Pictures
B) Universal Studios
C) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
D) Goldwyn Distributing Company
  • 42. Who suggested adding an opening scene with a 'normal' style to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari?
A) Hans Janowitz
B) Fritz Lang
C) Carl Mayer
D) Robert Wiene
  • 43. How long did it take to prepare the set design, costumes, and props for Caligari?
A) About two weeks
B) One month
C) Three months
D) A few days
  • 44. In what year did the filming of 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' begin?
A) 1921
B) 1919
C) 1920
D) 1918
  • 45. Who organized a single screening of 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' in Paris?
A) Samuel Roxy Rothafel
B) Erich Pommer
C) Louis Delluc
D) Ernö Rapée
  • 46. Which actor played Cesare in the 2005 independent film remake of 'Caligari'?
A) Luke Treadaway
B) Rob Zombie
C) Doug Jones
D) John de Lancie
  • 47. Which orchestra premiered a score for 'Caligari' in 1987?
A) Dallas Chamber Symphony
B) The Club Foot Orchestra
C) Scottish Opera
D) Brussels Philharmonic
  • 48. Which band released a soundtrack for 'Caligari' in 2020, exactly 100 years after the film's original premiere?
A) Club Foot Orchestra
B) Edison Studio
C) Monomyth
D) Toundra
  • 49. What did the original screenplay reveal about the frame story's conclusion?
A) It included a detailed epilogue.
B) It confirmed Kracauer's theory.
C) It ended with Caligari becoming institutionalised.
D) It was missing from the script.
  • 50. What historical period does 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' reflect upon?
A) World War II era
B) Pre-World War I Europe
C) Post-World War I Germany
D) Cold War tensions
  • 51. Which company bought the distribution rights for 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' in France?
A) Paramount Pictures
B) Universal Studios
C) Goldwyn Distributing Company
D) Cosmograph company
  • 52. What was the primary reason for using painted canvases as scenery in Caligari?
A) It was a significant financial saving.
B) To follow Alfred Kubin's style.
C) To achieve a realistic look.
D) Due to lack of skilled set builders.
  • 53. Which character's performance in 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' is described as having a 'strange, tormented face'?
A) Jane
B) Franzis
C) Cesare
D) Alan
  • 54. Who directed the avant-garde film 'Caligari's Cure' in 1983?
A) Tom Palazzolo
B) Robert Lippert
C) Fritz Lang
D) Stephen Sayadian
  • 55. Which actor's performance is described as having 'large angular movements'?
A) Conrad Veidt
B) Friedrich Feger
C) Lil Dagover
D) Werner Krauss
  • 56. What did Lotte H. Eisner claim about the importance of set design in German films?
A) Sets held more importance than anything else.
B) Acting was considered the key factor.
C) Costumes were the most important element.
D) Scripts were prioritized over visual style.
  • 57. Who was intended to be cast as Cesare in Robert Wiene's planned remake?
A) Jean Cocteau
B) Tom Palazzolo
C) Rob Zombie
D) Fritz Lang
  • 58. What time does Cesare attack Alan, symbolizing a common wartime occurrence?
A) Dawn
B) : Midnight
C) : Afternoon
D) : Noon
  • 59. What was the profession of Hermann Warm in relation to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari?
A) Producer
B) Screenwriter
C) Director
D) Set designer
  • 60. Which composer wrote an opera adaptation of 'Caligari' that premiered in 1997?
A) Peter Michael Hamel
B) Jeff Beal
C) Timothy Brock
D) John Moran
  • 61. What did Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer reportedly want for the film?
A) Artistic experimentation
B) A realistic portrayal of events
C) An adherence to traditional storytelling
D) A focus on commercial success
  • 62. Who adapted 'Caligari' into a mixed-media piece with Ambedkar University Delhi students in 2015?
A) Deepan Sivaraman
B) Timothy Brock
C) Peter Michael Hamel
D) Jeff Beal
  • 63. Who introduced the film with a live theatrical prologue during its American premiere?
A) Louis Delluc
B) Samuel Roxy Rothafel
C) Erich Pommer
D) A character called 'Cranford'
  • 64. Which actress ultimately played the role of Jane in 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'?
A) Lil Dagover
B) Gilda Langer
C) Hans-Heinz von Twardowski
D) Friedrich Feger
  • 65. Franzis's despair after Alan's murder can be compared to the feelings of which group post-World War I?
A) Surviving soldiers
B) : Political leaders
C) : Artists
D) : Economists
  • 66. What style did Walter Reimann suggest for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari?
A) Expressionist
B) Romantic
C) Cubist
D) Realistic
  • 67. Which composer's music was NOT included in the musical accompaniment for 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'?
A) Johann Strauss III
B) Claude Debussy
C) Arnold Schoenberg
D) Sergei Rachmaninoff
  • 68. Which Japanese visual kei rock band derived their name from 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'?
A) German Expressionists.
B) Cali Gari.
C) Weimar Republic.
D) Silent Horror.
  • 69. What was a common characteristic in Expressionist theatre noted by Mike Budd?
A) Historical accuracy
B) Minimalist stage design
C) Realist characters in stylised settings
D) Naturalistic dialogue and settings
  • 70. Which city did 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' NOT premiere in according to the text?
A) Los Angeles
B) New York City
C) London
D) Paris
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