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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Flashback: A Brief History of Film Chapters 17-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helped Edison open a Kinetoscope parlor?
(a) Jean Louis Meissonier.
(b) William Dickson.
(c) Norman Raff.
(d) Eadward Muybridge.

2. In America during the late 1960s, what was the general mood of the youth?
(a) Severe ennui.
(b) Pro-government.
(c) Conscientious objectors.
(d) Anti-establishment.

3. What technological advance helped revolutionize cinema and the film-going experience?
(a) 3D.
(b) Videocassettes.
(c) Surround sound.
(d) IMax.

4. In Eastern Europe in the seventies, what topic was generally avoided in their cinema?
(a) Sexuality.
(b) Historical accuracy.
(c) Violence.
(d) Politics.

5. What was created in order to satisfy the demands of the Catholic Church (among others) in the 1930s?
(a) Decency Council.
(b) Hayes Code.
(c) Production Code.
(d) MPAA.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who revolutionized the way films were shot on-location through such "studios on wheels" such as the Cinemobile Mark IV?

2. For what company did Griffith work?

3. Which of the following men was not one of the major producers in the 1950s American film industry?

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

5. Which director, during America in the 1940s, became renowned for film adaptations of literature?

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