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A Survey of Documentary Film Facts

This quiz presents six objective, defensible questions about documentary films, probing knowledge of directors, subjects, historical context, and cinematic techniques. Each question is accompanied by a concise explanation.

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Quiz Questions

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Often cited as the first feature-length documentary, which 1922 film portrays the life of an Inuk man and his family in the Canadian Arctic?
Question 1
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Which acclaimed director created the experimental documentary Sans Soleil, a meditation on memory and time that includes a recurring sequence shot in Iceland?
Question 2
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Which groundbreaking documentary from 2012 asks former Indonesian death squad leaders to reenact their real-life mass killings in the style of various film genres?
Question 3
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Which Errol Morris film, winner of the 2004 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, is structured around eleven lessons from the life of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara?
Question 4
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What is the name of the documentary filmmaking style, originating largely in France, that emphasizes capturing reality with naturalistic techniques like handheld cameras and synchronous sound, aiming for a 'truthful cinema'?
Question 5
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Which 1975 direct cinema classic by the Maysles brothers focuses on the eccentric lives of Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edie, relatives of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, in their decaying East Hampton mansion?
Question 6

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A Survey of Documentary Film Facts

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Quiz Questions

Often cited as the first feature-length documentary, which 1922 film portrays the life of an Inuk man and his family in the Canadian Arctic?

Which acclaimed director created the experimental documentary Sans Soleil, a meditation on memory and time that includes a recurring sequence shot in Iceland?

Which groundbreaking documentary from 2012 asks former Indonesian death squad leaders to reenact their real-life mass killings in the style of various film genres?

Which Errol Morris film, winner of the 2004 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, is structured around eleven lessons from the life of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara?

What is the name of the documentary filmmaking style, originating largely in France, that emphasizes capturing reality with naturalistic techniques like handheld cameras and synchronous sound, aiming for a 'truthful cinema'?

Which 1975 direct cinema classic by the Maysles brothers focuses on the eccentric lives of Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edie, relatives of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, in their decaying East Hampton mansion?