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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. Which director became renowned for his use of long takes to evoke a darker mood?
(a) Enst Lubitsch.
(b) Fritz Lang.
(c) F.W. Murnau.
(d) Lev Kuleshov.

2. Which company became renowned for their animation in the early years of World War II?
(a) Disney.
(b) RKO.
(c) Warner Bros.
(d) MGM.

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

4. Through what did Jean Louis Meissonier project Muybridge's work?
(a) Zoetrope.
(b) Rear projector.
(c) Glass lantern.
(d) Rotoscope.

5. What was one of the biggest threats to the film industry in the 1930s?
(a) Salaries.
(b) Censorship.
(c) The war.
(d) Filming on location.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From what year was a diary entry discovered as having discussed the beginnings of projections?

3. In what style did the French produce their films?

4. What influenced the audience's desire for music and voices to be added to films?

5. For what reason did many great artists leave Europe for America in the 1930s?

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