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Question 1 of 5 Which of these films is not an example of cinéma vérité?

The Maysles Brothers' Salesman
Jean Rouch's, Chronique d'un été
Kim Longinotto's Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go
Joris Ivens' Rain

Question 2 of 5 Which of the following documentary films uses no fictional elements?

Andy Warhol's Sleep
Errol Morris' Thin Blue Line
Robert Flaherty's Nanook of the North
Dziga Vertov's Man with a Movie Camera

Question 3 of 5 What do filmmakers think is acceptable ethical practice?

Promising a subject privacy and then revealing a secret
Asking a subject to stage an activity that he or she usually performs
Editing a sequence to put a relevant event out of order
Paying a subject for an activity for which he or she is not normally paid

Question 4 of 5 Which of the following is not an example of successful fair use in documentary film?

Capturing copyrighted media content in the process of filming something else
Using copyrighted material to repeat the original purpose (e.g., using a popular song as soundtrack)
Using copyrighted material in a historical sequence
Employing copyrighted material as the object of social, political, or cultural critique

Question 5 of 5 What is the highest grossing documentary film of all time?

Enron: the Smartest Guys in the Room
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Fahrenheit 9/11
An Inconvenient Truth

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