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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. In Eastern Europe in the seventies, what topic was generally avoided in their cinema?
(a) Politics.
(b) Sexuality.
(c) Historical accuracy.
(d) Violence.

2. Upon what were the greatest works of entertainment in Britain focused in the seventies?
(a) Theatre.
(b) Cinema.
(c) Television.
(d) Art galleries.

3. Which of the following was not one of the most popular genres to emerge from Japan's film industry?
(a) Science fiction.
(b) Samurai films.
(c) Historical romance.
(d) Animation.

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

5. What sort of films did Jean Cocteau create in France in the 1930s?
(a) Surrealist.
(b) Suspense.
(c) Musicals.
(d) Period dramas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the comedic French director that rose to prominence in the 1950s?

2. In what year did the stock market crash in America, causing film investors to pull out of Hollywood?

3. During the social revolution of the sixties in America, how did Hollywood compensate for their budget cuts?

4. What percentage of the American film industry's gross profits came from Great Britain in the early years of the industry?

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

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