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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Flashback: A Brief History of Film Chapters 17-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was not one of the dominating, mainstream directors in American cinema in the 1990s?
(a) Woody Allen.
(b) Steven Spielberg.
(c) Michael Bay.
(d) Martin Scorsese.

2. Which of the following was not one of the main focuses of American cinema in the 1980s?
(a) Government corruption.
(b) Money.
(c) Militarism.
(d) Nationalism.

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

4. What country nearly wiped out the French film industry after World War II?
(a) America.
(b) Italy.
(c) Britain.
(d) Germany.

5. Which European country's film industry was the most devastated after World War II?
(a) Italy.
(b) Spain.
(c) Germany.
(d) Greece.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political event helped shape American cinema in the 1970s?

2. Which of the following words can be used to describe the films that were produced during the early years of the Golden Age?

3. Post-World War II, who was Italy's most prominent director?

4. What event in the sixties shifted the American film industry's focus?

5. What event in America caused studios to realize that the movie-going public needed entertainment over grim realism?

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