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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. As the studios bowed to pressure from outside groups during the Golden Age, what was one of the effects seen on the gangster movies?
(a) Violence was removed.
(b) Women were not allowed behind the camera.
(c) The films became morality tales.
(d) Gangster films were banned.

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

3. What animal did Eadward Muybridge photograph?
(a) Cat.
(b) Wolf.
(c) Dog.
(d) Horse.

4. During the social revolution of the sixties in America, how did Hollywood compensate for their budget cuts?
(a) They invested heavily in Wall Street.
(b) Lower budget movies were promoted in the biggest studios.
(c) Salaries of the technical designers were cut.
(d) They cut back on the amount of films made.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was not one of the most respected Japanese directors from the post-World War II era?

2. Which artist pushed the boundaries on sex and violence on film?

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

4. What was Harold Lloyd's trademark?

5. Which of the following directors was not one the greats in 1940s Italy?

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