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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Flashback: A Brief History of Film Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What comedy team became popular (and necessary) during the studio's push for pure entertainment in the earlier decades of the Golden Age?
(a) Marx Brothers.
(b) Abbott and Costello.
(c) Laurel and Hardy.
(d) Wilber and Woolsley.

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

3. How large was the tax on foreign film earning in Britain after World War II?
(a) 45%.
(b) 65%.
(c) 75%.
(d) 55%.

4. What style of art influenced Alfred Hitchcock the most, particularly in his early work?
(a) Brechtian.
(b) Theater of Cruelty.
(c) Theater of the Absurd.
(d) Expressionism.

5. What was created in order to satisfy the demands of the Catholic Church (among others) in the 1930s?
(a) Decency Council.
(b) Hayes Code.
(c) Production Code.
(d) MPAA.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Hitler came to power, what did Europe lose in their film industry?

2. Through what did Jean Louis Meissonier project Muybridge's work?

3. For what reason did many great artists leave Europe for America in the 1930s?

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

5. Filmmaker Jean Renoir was the son of what influential artist?

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