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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Flashback: A Brief History of Film Chapters 5-8.

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) The films became morality tales.
(b) Violence was removed.
(c) Women were not allowed behind the camera.
(d) Gangster films were banned.

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

3. For what company did Griffith work?
(a) Paramount.
(b) Fields Inc.
(c) Lamont.
(d) Biograph.

4. Filmmaker Jean Renoir was the son of what influential artist?
(a) Jean Renoir I.
(b) Vincente Renoir.
(c) Pierre Auguste Renoir.
(d) Marcel LeFever Renoir.

5. What was Charlie Chaplin's film persona?
(a) The baby.
(b) The tramp.
(c) The swashbuckler.
(d) The ladies' man.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what film technique did European filmmakers begin experimenting?

2. What fear arose about an audience's viewing experience as films grew longer?

3. After what major event did film gain popularity in the USSR?

4. What were the only restrictions placed on directors in the 1920s?

5. When Hitler came to power, what did Europe lose in their film industry?

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