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

2. As studios struggled to find the balance between pragmatism and idealism in the early decades of the Golden Age, which of the following people was not one of the great directors to innovate filmmaking in this period?
(a) Max von Manderling.
(b) Ernst Lubitsch.
(c) John Ford.
(d) Frank Capra.

3. What was Italian director Luchino Visconti's title in his home country?
(a) The Baron of Venice.
(b) The Baron of Sicily.
(c) The Duke of Conti.
(d) The Duke of Modrone.

4. What was the focus of Russian documentaries after World War II, as ordered by Stalin?
(a) Russian nationalism.
(b) Historical dramas.
(c) Sweeping epics.
(d) Entertainment.

5. What were the only restrictions placed on directors in the 1920s?
(a) They were not allowed to take a bigger cut of the movie's profits than the actors.
(b) They could only use one "star" at a time.
(c) They had to work subliminal advertising into their films.
(d) They had to stay within their budget.

Short Answer Questions

1. Filmmaker Jean Renoir was the son of what influential artist?

2. Through what did Jean Louis Meissonier project Muybridge's work?

3. What visual effect did Abel Gance develop?

4. In what year did the Production Code become obsolete?

5. For what company did Griffith work?

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