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

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

3. What was Harry Langdon's film persona?
(a) The swashbuckler.
(b) The tramp.
(c) The baby.
(d) The ladies' man.

4. What was the standard amount of time devoted to creating a picture during David Wark Griffith's development of film?
(a) One day.
(b) One week.
(c) One year.
(d) One month.

5. What visual effect did Abel Gance develop?
(a) Framing.
(b) Polyvision.
(c) Explosions.
(d) Staged combat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What editor displayed the emotional impact of crowd scenes on film?

2. For what company did Griffith work?

3. In what decade were silent films perfected?

4. In what style did the French produce their films?

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

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