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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Flashback: A Brief History of Film Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After what major event did film gain popularity in the USSR?
(a) World War I.
(b) Russian Revolution.
(c) World War II.
(d) Death of Rasputin.

2. What did the formation of the Patent Company force theaters showing their films to do?
(a) Credit all films to the Patent Company.
(b) Pay taxes to the company.
(c) Force women to sit in the shadows.
(d) Allow people to steal the original reels.

3. What did Meissonier's conversion of Muybridge's photographs create?
(a) A sound machine.
(b) A projector.
(c) A live-action special effects device.
(d) An illusion of movement.

4. From what year was a diary entry discovered as having discussed the beginnings of projections?
(a) 1666.
(b) 1811.
(c) 1718.
(d) 1532.

5. What influenced the audience's desire for music and voices to be added to films?
(a) Stage.
(b) The terrible quality of the live music provided for the film.
(c) Radio.
(d) Charlie Chaplin's singing voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following comedians was not one of the silent film stars from the 1920s?

2. What was Charlie Chaplin's film persona?

3. What group was formed in 1908 with the intention to further develop the Kinetoscope technology?

4. What early realization helped films develop both special effects and story lines?

5. With what film technique did European filmmakers begin experimenting?

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