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