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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. From what year was a diary entry discovered as having discussed the beginnings of projections?
(a) 1718.
(b) 1811.
(c) 1532.
(d) 1666.

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

3. With what film technique did European filmmakers begin experimenting?
(a) Special effects.
(b) Sound.
(c) Editing.
(d) Cinematography.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what decade were silent films perfected?

2. What was Harry Langdon's film persona?

3. For what company did Griffith work?

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

5. What animal did Eadward Muybridge photograph?

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