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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Flashback: A Brief History of Film Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Filmmaker Jean Renoir was the son of what influential artist?
(a) Pierre Auguste Renoir.
(b) Marcel LeFever Renoir.
(c) Jean Renoir I.
(d) Vincente Renoir.

2. What style of acting became popular in films in the 1950s?
(a) Chekhovian.
(b) Brechtian.
(c) Method.
(d) Meisner.

3. At the end of the 1950s, how many homes in America had a television set?
(a) 55%.
(b) 85%.
(c) 95%.
(d) 75%.

4. Which artist pushed the boundaries on sex and violence on film?
(a) F.W. Murnau.
(b) Frida Kahlo.
(c) Salvador Dali.
(d) Fritz Lang.

5. For what reasons did Japanese films escape censorship from their government in their Golden Age?
(a) Japanese films were naturally conservative.
(b) Japanese films dealt strictly in historical events.
(c) Japanese films were veiled propaganda for the government.
(d) Japanese directors managed to film exclusively outside of their country.

Short Answer Questions

1. The two main regions involved in film production before the move to California were New York and _________.

2. Which world-class, renowned filmmaker stayed made propaganda films for Hitler?

3. In England in the 1930s, what sociologist announced that films could be a powerful tool for social reform?

4. Why did the independent filmmakers head for California while the Patent Company existed?

5. Which director, during America in the 1940s, became renowned for film adaptations of literature?

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