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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. What studio did William Fox and Carl Laemmle eventually form?
(a) Universal.
(b) Paramount.
(c) Fox.
(d) MGM.

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

3. What style of art influenced Alfred Hitchcock the most, particularly in his early work?
(a) Brechtian.
(b) Expressionism.
(c) Theater of Cruelty.
(d) Theater of the Absurd.

4. What were the only restrictions placed on directors in the 1920s?
(a) They could only use one "star" at a time.
(b) They were not allowed to take a bigger cut of the movie's profits than the actors.
(c) They had to work subliminal advertising into their films.
(d) They had to stay within their budget.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During the Golden Age, what part of the film was frequently lost in favor of the star performer's special skills?

2. What sort of performers were ideal candidates for comedy shorts in the 1920s?

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

4. In England in the 1930s, what sociologist announced that films could be a powerful tool for social reform?

5. What animal did Eadward Muybridge photograph?

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