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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Flashback: A Brief History of Film Chapters 17-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What studio did William Fox and Carl Laemmle eventually form?
(a) Fox.
(b) MGM.
(c) Paramount.
(d) Universal.

2. What French documentary from the 1980s dealt with the Holocaust?
(a) "Shoa."
(b) "Zappatos."
(c) "Au Revoir, Paris."
(d) "Les Monstrous."

3. Which decade is considered the beginning of Japan's Golden Age in cinema?
(a) The seventies.
(b) The forties.
(c) The fifties.
(d) The sixites.

4. The two main regions involved in film production before the move to California were New York and _________.
(a) Maine.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Vermont.
(d) New Jersey.

5. What was encouraged by the New Wave filmmakers?
(a) Improvisation.
(b) Song and dance.
(c) Nudity.
(d) Violence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What editor displayed the emotional impact of crowd scenes on film?

2. Who was the comic humorist from Japan who rose to prominence in the eighties?

3. In what decade were silent films perfected?

4. What hysterical fear threatened artists in the film industry?

5. During the Golden Age, what part of the film was frequently lost in favor of the star performer's special skills?

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