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

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

3. Who revolutionized the way films were shot on-location through such "studios on wheels" such as the Cinemobile Mark IV?
(a) Alfred Hitchcock.
(b) Fouad Said.
(c) Ingmar Bergman.
(d) David Lynch.

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

5. From where did Hollywood most profit in the millennium?
(a) DVD sales.
(b) Netflix.
(c) Blockbuster films.
(d) Literary adaptations.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reasons did Japanese films escape censorship from their government in their Golden Age?

2. What was particularly strong in regards to Irish cinema as it rose to prominence in the nineties?

3. What was significant about the economy in American films during the early to mid-eighties?

4. What style of acting became popular in films in the 1950s?

5. What was the focus of Russian documentaries after World War II, as ordered by Stalin?

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