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

2. In what era did early film begin to primarily grow?
(a) Nickelodean Era.
(b) Silent Era.
(c) Moving Era.
(d) Golden Era.

3. In what year did Edison help to open a Kinetoscope parlor?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1894.

4. What comedy team became popular (and necessary) during the studio's push for pure entertainment in the earlier decades of the Golden Age?
(a) Abbott and Costello.
(b) Laurel and Hardy.
(c) Marx Brothers.
(d) Wilber and Woolsley.

5. What was created in order to satisfy the demands of the Catholic Church (among others) in the 1930s?
(a) Decency Council.
(b) Production Code.
(c) MPAA.
(d) Hayes Code.

Short Answer Questions

1. What declined per America's changing tastes and desire for more sophisticated films in the 1950s?

2. How large was the tax on foreign film earning in Britain after World War II?

3. What was the name of France's sudden revitalization in their film industry in the 1950s?

4. By what year did "talkies" take over Hollywood?

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

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