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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 popular American film from the eighties was one of the most successful mixes of both animation and live action?
(a) "Ghostbusters."
(b) "Cool World."
(c) "Fritz the Cat."
(d) "Who Framed Roger Rabbit."

2. Which of the following was not one of the experiments conducted by film studios in the 1950s in order to change the size of their screens?
(a) 3D.
(b) CinemaScope.
(c) Cinerama.
(d) Rotoscope.

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

4. What was Italian director Luchino Visconti's title in his home country?
(a) The Baron of Venice.
(b) The Baron of Sicily.
(c) The Duke of Modrone.
(d) The Duke of Conti.

5. During Japan's Golden Age in cinema, what country, previously considered a strong force in cinema, began to decline?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Britain.
(c) France.
(d) United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. What became the focus of American cinema in the seventies?

2. What was significant about the marketing tactics of the American film studios in the eighties?

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

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

5. Which European country's film industry was the most devastated after World War II?

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