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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Flashback: A Brief History of Film Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In America during the late 1960s, what was the general mood of the youth?
(a) Severe ennui.
(b) Anti-establishment.
(c) Pro-government.
(d) Conscientious objectors.

2. During the early days of World War II, why did Britain have trouble maintaining their film industry?
(a) Funding.
(b) Denouncement of British films from Hitler.
(c) Immigration.
(d) Bomb threats.

3. When Britain began to focus on literary and theatrical stage adaptations for their film industry in the years surrounding World War II, what renowned actor became particularly lauded for his work in this area?
(a) Peter Sellers.
(b) Laurence Olivier.
(c) Orson Welles.
(d) Alfred Hitchcock.

4. Who revolutionized the way films were shot on-location through such "studios on wheels" such as the Cinemobile Mark IV?
(a) Ingmar Bergman.
(b) David Lynch.
(c) Fouad Said.
(d) Alfred Hitchcock.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Edison help to open a Kinetoscope parlor?

2. What is the other term for the Angry Young Man movement?

3. What was the main focus in French cinema in the seventies?

4. Which of the following was not one of the main focuses of the film-making committees in the Golden Age of the Studio?

5. From what entertainment aspect did Orson Welles tap in order to innovate the ways films were made?

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