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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. What sort of music became popular for movie soundtracks in the sixties?
(a) Ragtime music.
(b) Classical music.
(c) Rock music.
(d) Jazz music.

2. What was one of the biggest threats to the film industry in the 1930s?
(a) The war.
(b) Filming on location.
(c) Censorship.
(d) Salaries.

3. What were the primary goal's of German films after World War II?
(a) Correcting Nazi propaganda.
(b) Asking other countries for help.
(c) Entertainment for the masses.
(d) Promoting the country's worth.

4. What was France's main big screen hit in the 1970s?
(a) "Madame Bovary."
(b) "Les Liaisons Dangerouse."
(c) "La Cage aux Folles."
(d) "No Exit."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What style of acting became popular in films in the 1950s?

2. What British comedy troupe had a cinematic bright spot for their country's struggling film industry?

3. What genre of film became particularly popular in the early 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. In 1947, what did the House of Un-American Activities Committee began to investigate?

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