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

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

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

4. What animal did Eadward Muybridge photograph?
(a) Wolf.
(b) Horse.
(c) Cat.
(d) Dog.

5. What sort of performers were ideal candidates for comedy shorts in the 1920s?
(a) Singers.
(b) Vaudeville.
(c) Shakespearean.
(d) Dancers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which artist pushed the boundaries on sex and violence on film?

3. What was Charlie Chaplin's film persona?

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

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

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