Which film genre flourished in America in the 1940s and 1950s and then seemed to die out, though it continues to have many resonances in movies of more recent decades?
A. Gangster
B. Western
C. Musical
D. Film noir
Answer: D
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Structuralists have pointed out how westerns are often vehicles for exploring clashes of value between East and West in American culture. Which pair of opposites would they most likely use to analyze a western?
A. immigrant & native B. feudal & democratic C. catholic & protestant D. wilderness & civilization
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An iconic image that documents the hardships of the Depression in the United States is __________.
a. Julia Margaret Cameron’s Paul and Virginia b. Jacob Riis’ Five Cents a Spot c. Margaret Bourke-White’s African American Flood Victims Lined Up d. Susan Derges’ Gibbous Moon Cloud
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