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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. When Hitler came to power, what did Europe lose in their film industry?
(a) Freedom of movement to find new locations.
(b) Jewish artists.
(c) Freedom of speech.
(d) Funding.

2. What percentage of the American film industry's gross profits came from Great Britain in the early years of the industry?
(a) 40.
(b) 20.
(c) 35.
(d) 15.

3. What group was formed in 1908 with the intention to further develop the Kinetoscope technology?
(a) Screen Actors Guild.
(b) The Film D'Art.
(c) Actor's Equity.
(d) American Federation of Television and Radio Actors.

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

5. From what year was a diary entry discovered as having discussed the beginnings of projections?
(a) 1532.
(b) 1718.
(c) 1811.
(d) 1666.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What editor displayed the emotional impact of crowd scenes on film?

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

4. What was Charlie Chaplin's film persona?

5. Why did the War Department in America ban some of the political movies made during World War II?

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