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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. In what year was the Production Code revised in the decade following World War II?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1958.

2. Which of the following was not one of the the Big Five studios in the Golden Age of the Studio?
(a) Paramount.
(b) Universal.
(c) Warner Bros.
(d) RKO.

3. Upon whose model of mass production did the Hollywood studio system manufacture films in the Golden Age?
(a) F.W. Murnau.
(b) Eli Whitney.
(c) Thomas Edison.
(d) Orson Welles.

4. In what year did the Production Code become obsolete?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1968.

5. Post-World War II, who was Italy's most prominent director?
(a) Lorenzo Trattoria.
(b) Ingmar Bergman.
(c) Federico Fellini.
(d) Vittorio Rossellini.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Edison help to open a Kinetoscope parlor?

2. Which director from Germany became known for his films about history with injections of off-handed comedy?

3. What was the focus of Italy's films in the years around World War II?

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

5. What technological breakthrough hurt the film industry in America?

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