The Midterm Exam

The Mechanics of the Exam:

• The Midterm Exam consists of 72 questions worth 200 points (plus two extra credit questions worth 4 points).  You take the exam on blackboard by clicking on the Assignments link, then clicking on  Midterm 2011.
  
• The Midterm is consists of True/False, Multiple Choice, Multiple Answer, Fill-in-the-blank(s), and Matching questions.
  
• You will have one hour to take the exam.  You should set your own timer, so that you do not exceed the time limit.  You will lose one point for each minute you go over the one hour limit.
  
• You will receive the questions one at a time.  Once you pass a question by, there is no going back to it.
  
• The Midterm is open book/open notes but given the time constraints you won't have much time to go searching for answers.  Thus, it's better to have your study notes to go through than searching through the text.
  
• You must close all other windows and browsers before and during the exam, as multiple windows or browsers will cause the exam to crash.
  
• If you have technological problems for reasons other than multiple windows or browsers when taking the exam, email me ASAP.

Tips for Studying:

• Review the reading assignments in the textbook and take notes for each chapter.  You should know the various film movements, their characteristics, and the influences upon the movement.
  
• You should know the major directors and the major films from each of the film movements we have studied to date and what those directors and films were known for, particularly those that were given a great of attention in the text.  And yes, the exam will cover some directors and films that we did not watch.
  
• Know the films we did watch, including the directors, the cinematic techniques, the key scenes, key dialogue, and what happens during the film.  Some questions merely test whether or not you really watched the films closely.
  
• Know the important firsts of film history.
  
• Know your early film history.  Review my posts on the subject.
  
• All of my posts and the assigned readings from the Syllabus are fair game for the exam.
  
• And finally, do study.  Those students who simply wing it, generally do poorly on the exam.

Good Luck!