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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Flashback: A Brief History of Film Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What group was formed in 1908 with the intention to further develop the Kinetoscope technology?
(a) Screen Actors Guild.
(b) Actor's Equity.
(c) American Federation of Television and Radio Actors.
(d) The Film D'Art.

3. In what decade were silent films perfected?
(a) 1920s.
(b) 1890s.
(c) 1910s.
(d) 1930s.

4. What did Griffith as a director discover that elevated films from being more than technical achievements?
(a) Special effects and lighting.
(b) Cinematography.
(c) Prohibition forced people into the theaters.
(d) Talented actors.

5. Which artist pushed the boundaries on sex and violence on film?
(a) F.W. Murnau.
(b) Salvador Dali.
(c) Frida Kahlo.
(d) Fritz Lang.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what company did Griffith work?

2. What was Harry Langdon's film persona?

3. What was Harold Lloyd's trademark?

4. Which of the following comedians was not one of the silent film stars from the 1920s?

5. What fear arose about an audience's viewing experience as films grew longer?

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