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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. In 1947, what did the House of Un-American Activities Committee began to investigate?
(a) The roles of minorities in film.
(b) Labor laws.
(c) Communism.
(d) Nazi spies.

2. Which director, during America in the 1940s, became renowned for film adaptations of literature?
(a) Preston Sturges.
(b) Orson Welles.
(c) Billy Wilder.
(d) John Huston.

3. What was the name of France's sudden revitalization in their film industry in the 1950s?
(a) New Wave.
(b) Cinema Noir.
(c) Golden Era.
(d) Film du Prince.

4. Which of the following was not one of the most respected Japanese directors from the post-World War II era?
(a) Kenji Mizoguchi.
(b) Toshiro Mifune.
(c) Akira Kurosawa.
(d) Yasujiro Ozu.

5. As studios struggled to find the balance between pragmatism and idealism in the early decades of the Golden Age, which of the following people was not one of the great directors to innovate filmmaking in this period?
(a) John Ford.
(b) Ernst Lubitsch.
(c) Max von Manderling.
(d) Frank Capra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which decade is considered the beginning of Japan's Golden Age in cinema?

2. What declined per America's changing tastes and desire for more sophisticated films in the 1950s?

3. During World War II, which director became known for his films that examined sex, greed, and the inherent sadism of humans?

4. During the social revolution of the sixties in America, how did Hollywood compensate for their budget cuts?

5. In what style did the French produce their films?

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