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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Flashback: A Brief History of Film Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What became the new standard screen ratio for films in the 1950s?
(a) 1.85 to 1.
(b) 16 to 3.
(c) 21 to 5.
(d) 2.15 to 1.

2. What film helped open up the world to the power of British filmmaking in the 1930s?
(a) "The Once and Future King."
(b) "Rebecca."
(c) "Strangers on a Train."
(d) "The Private Life of Henry VIII."

3. Filmmaker Jean Renoir was the son of what influential artist?
(a) Marcel LeFever Renoir.
(b) Jean Renoir I.
(c) Pierre Auguste Renoir.
(d) Vincente Renoir.

4. In what era did early film begin to primarily grow?
(a) Moving Era.
(b) Golden Era.
(c) Silent Era.
(d) Nickelodean Era.

5. From what entertainment aspect did Orson Welles tap in order to innovate the ways films were made?
(a) Theater.
(b) Sound design.
(c) Dance companies.
(d) Music.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the War Department in America ban some of the political movies made during World War II?

2. After what major event did film gain popularity in the USSR?

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

4. During the early days of World War II, why did Britain have trouble maintaining their film industry?

5. How large was the tax on foreign film earning in Britain after World War II?

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