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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 early realization helped films develop both special effects and story lines?
(a) Cameras could be operated by one man.
(b) The films should be longer.
(c) Filming the weather was not intriguing enough for audiences.
(d) Reels could be cut together.

2. During the early days of World War II, why did Britain have trouble maintaining their film industry?
(a) Funding.
(b) Immigration.
(c) Denouncement of British films from Hitler.
(d) Bomb threats.

3. Which Eastern European country became a strong force in the international film community in the sixties?
(a) Russia.
(b) Czechoslavakia.
(c) Siberia.
(d) Yugoslavia.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of the American film industry's gross profits came from Great Britain in the early years of the industry?

2. What did the formation of the Patent Company force theaters showing their films to do?

3. From what country did director Ingmar Bergman come?

4. What visual effect did Abel Gance develop?

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

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