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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. By what year did "talkies" take over Hollywood?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1927.

2. What editor displayed the emotional impact of crowd scenes on film?
(a) F.W. Murnau.
(b) Lev Kulshov.
(c) Fritz Lang.
(d) Sergei Einstein.

3. What were the only restrictions placed on directors in the 1920s?
(a) They had to work subliminal advertising into their films.
(b) They could only use one "star" at a time.
(c) They were not allowed to take a bigger cut of the movie's profits than the actors.
(d) They had to stay within their budget.

4. What early realization helped films develop both special effects and story lines?
(a) Cameras could be operated by one man.
(b) The films should be longer.
(c) Filming the weather was not intriguing enough for audiences.
(d) Reels could be cut together.

5. What was Charlie Chaplin's film persona?
(a) The ladies' man.
(b) The swashbuckler.
(c) The baby.
(d) The tramp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which director became renowned for his use of long takes to evoke a darker mood?

2. What visual effect did Abel Gance develop?

3. What group was formed in 1908 with the intention to further develop the Kinetoscope technology?

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

5. What sort of performers were ideal candidates for comedy shorts in the 1920s?

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