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

2. Which director from Germany became known for his films about history with injections of off-handed comedy?
(a) F.W. Murnau.
(b) Sergei Einstein.
(c) Ernst Lubitsch.
(d) Fritz Lang.

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

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

5. Through what did Jean Louis Meissonier project Muybridge's work?
(a) Rotoscope.
(b) Rear projector.
(c) Zoetrope.
(d) Glass lantern.

Short Answer Questions

1. What visual effect did Abel Gance develop?

2. What was Harry Langdon's film persona?

3. In what era did early film begin to primarily grow?

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

5. What were the only restrictions placed on directors in the 1920s?

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