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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) Jewish artists.
(b) Funding.
(c) Freedom of movement to find new locations.
(d) Freedom of speech.

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

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

4. What influenced the audience's desire for music and voices to be added to films?
(a) Stage.
(b) The terrible quality of the live music provided for the film.
(c) Charlie Chaplin's singing voice.
(d) Radio.

5. Which of the following words can be used to describe the films that were produced during the early years of the Golden Age?
(a) Socially aware.
(b) Formulaic.
(c) Experimental.
(d) Expressive.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the Golden Age, what now-famous aspects of films came from artists such as Busby Berkeley and Fred Astaire?

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

3. What was created in order to satisfy the demands of the Catholic Church (among others) in the 1930s?

4. The two main regions involved in film production before the move to California were New York and _________.

5. In what genre did RKO specialize during the Golden Age?

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