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

2. Which of the following comedians was not one of the silent film stars from the 1920s?
(a) Lou Costello.
(b) Harold Lloyd.
(c) Charlie Chaplin.
(d) Buster Keaton.

3. The Kinetoscope was developed by Thomas Edison and _______ _______.
(a) Eadward Muybridge.
(b) Jean Louis Meissonier.
(c) Norman Raff.
(d) William Dickson.

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

5. What did the formation of the Patent Company force theaters showing their films to do?
(a) Allow people to steal the original reels.
(b) Pay taxes to the company.
(c) Credit all films to the Patent Company.
(d) Force women to sit in the shadows.

Short Answer Questions

1. After what major event did film gain popularity in the USSR?

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

3. Why did the independent filmmakers head for California while the Patent Company existed?

4. Which director from Germany became known for his films about history with injections of off-handed comedy?

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

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