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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. Which director from Germany became known for his films about history with injections of off-handed comedy?
(a) Fritz Lang.
(b) Sergei Einstein.
(c) F.W. Murnau.
(d) Ernst Lubitsch.
2. In what style did the French produce their films?
(a) Horror.
(b) Tragedy.
(c) Historical.
(d) Absurd.
3. What visual effect did Abel Gance develop?
(a) Explosions.
(b) Framing.
(c) Staged combat.
(d) Polyvision.
4. What was the standard amount of time devoted to creating a picture during David Wark Griffith's development of film?
(a) One year.
(b) One day.
(c) One week.
(d) One month.
5. What were the only restrictions placed on directors in the 1920s?
(a) They had to work subliminal advertising into their films.
(b) They were not allowed to take a bigger cut of the movie's profits than the actors.
(c) They could only use one "star" at a time.
(d) They had to stay within their budget.
Short Answer Questions
1. Through what did Jean Louis Meissonier project Muybridge's work?
2. From what year was a diary entry discovered as having discussed the beginnings of projections?
3. With what film technique did European filmmakers begin experimenting?
4. Which of the following comedians was not one of the silent film stars from the 1920s?
5. What was Harold Lloyd's trademark?
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