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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. What was Italian director Luchino Visconti's title in his home country?
(a) The Duke of Conti.
(b) The Baron of Venice.
(c) The Duke of Modrone.
(d) The Baron of Sicily.

2. Which of the following directors was not one the greats in 1940s Italy?
(a) Vittorio de Sica.
(b) Cesare Zavattini.
(c) Roberto Rossellini.
(d) Vincent Minnelli.

3. What is the other term for the Angry Young Man movement?
(a) Pinter Pause realism.
(b) Kitchen Sink realism.
(c) Chekhovian absurdity.
(d) Uprising Cockney.

4. Which country was the dominating figure in the international film market in the 1990s?
(a) Germany.
(b) Japan.
(c) United States.
(d) Britain.

5. What took the place of the 35mm camera in the 2000s?
(a) Digital photography.
(b) 25mm camera.
(c) Handheld camera techniques seen from the independent film circles.
(d) Computer graphics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the comedic French director that rose to prominence in the 1950s?

2. Who was the top female filmmaker in Italy from the seventies?

3. What percentage of the American film industry's gross profits came from Great Britain in the early years of the industry?

4. By what year did "talkies" take over Hollywood?

5. What influenced the audience's desire for music and voices to be added to films?

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