Author: Mauvin Sequeira

1. In which year was Alan J. Pakula born? a) 1925 b) 1928 c) 1930 d) 1932 Answer: b) 1928 2. Where was Alan J. Pakula born? a) Los Angeles, California b) The Bronx, New York c) Chicago, Illinois d) Boston, Massachusetts Answer: b) The Bronx, New York 3. What was Alan J. Pakula’s primary role in the film industry? a) Actor b) Cinematographer c) Director, screenwriter, and producer d) Film editor Answer: c) Director, screenwriter, and producer

1. In which year was Sydney Pollack born? a) 1924 b) 1934 c) 1944 d) 1954 Answer: b) 1934 2. What was Sydney Pollack’s primary profession? a) Screenwriter b) Film Editor c) Cinematographer d) Film Director Answer: d) Film Director 3. Which film directed by Sydney Pollack won the Academy Award for Best Picture? a) Tootsie b) Out of Africa c) The Firm d) Jeremiah Johnson Answer: b) Out of Africa

1. In which year was Sidney Lumet born? a) 1920 b) 1924 c) 1928 d) 1932 Answer: b) 1924 2. What was Sidney Lumet's profession before he became a film director? a) Screenwriter b) Actor c) Cinematographer d) Producer Answer: b) Actor 3. Which film marked Sidney Lumet's directorial debut? a) 12 Angry Men b) The Pawnbroker c) Fail-Safe d) The Fugitive Kind Answer: a) 12 Angry Men

1. In which year was Steven Spielberg born? A) 1942 B) 1946 C) 1950 D) 1954 Answer: B) 1946 2. What was Steven Spielberg’s first feature-length film as a director? A) Jaws B) The Sugarland Express C) Duel D) Close Encounters of the Third Kind Answer: B) The Sugarland Express 3. Which Spielberg film is based on a novel by Michael Crichton about a theme park with cloned dinosaurs? A) Jurassic Park B) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial C) The Lost World D) War of the Worlds Answer: A) Jurassic Park

1. In which year was Stanley Kubrick born? A) 1918 B) 1928 C) 1938 D) 1948 Answer: B) 1928 2. What was Stanley Kubrick’s first feature film? A) The Killing B) Fear and Desire C) Paths of Glory D) Killer’s Kiss Answer: B) Fear and Desire 3. Which Kubrick film is set during the Vietnam War? A) Full Metal Jacket B) Dr. Strangelove C) Barry Lyndon D) A Clockwork Orange Answer: A) Full Metal Jacket

1. What is Mel Brooks' birth name? a) Melvin Kaminsky b) Milton Berlinger c) Max Brooks d) Melvyn Douglas Answer: a) Melvin Kaminsky 2. In which year was Mel Brooks born? a) 1916 b) 1926 c) 1936 d) 1946 Answer: b) 1926 3. Which film marked Mel Brooks' directorial debut? a) The Producers b) Blazing Saddles c) Young Frankenstein d) The Twelve Chairs Answer: a) The Producers

1. In which year was John Cassavetes born? a) 1925 b) 1929 c) 1933 d) 1937 Answer: b) 1929 2. What was John Cassavetes' primary profession? a) Screenwriter b) Actor c) Director d) All of the above Answer: d) All of the above 3. Which film is considered Cassavetes' directorial debut? a) Shadows b) Faces c) A Woman Under the Influence d) The Killing of a Chinese Bookie Answer: a) Shadows

1. In which year was Francis Ford Coppola born? a) 1939 b) 1942 c) 1935 d) 1945 Answer: a) 1939 2. Which film directed by Coppola won the Palme d’Or at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival? a) The Godfather b) Apocalypse Now c) The Conversation d) Rumble Fish Answer: b) Apocalypse Now 3. Coppola’s film The Godfather is primarily set in which city? a) Chicago b) New York City c) Los Angeles d) Miami Answer: b) New York City

1. In which year was Hal Ashby born? A) 1925 B) 1929 C) 1933 D) 1937 Answer: B) 1929 2. Where was Hal Ashby born? A) Los Angeles, California B) Ogden, Utah C) Portland, Oregon D) Malibu, California Answer: B) Ogden, Utah 3. What was Hal Ashby’s primary profession before he became a director? A) Actor B) Screenwriter C) Film editor D) Cinematographer Answer: C) Film editor

1. In which year was William Friedkin born? A) 1930 B) 1935 C) 1940 D) 1945 Answer: B) 1935 2. What is the title of William Friedkin's most famous horror film? A) The Omen B) The Exorcist C) Rosemary's Baby D) Halloween Answer: B) The Exorcist 3. Which film earned William Friedkin an Academy Award for Best Director? A) The French Connection B) The Exorcist C) Sorcerer D) To Live and Die in L.A. Answer: A) The French Connection