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

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

3. Why did the independent filmmakers head for California while the Patent Company existed?
(a) They were not legally allowed to make films without the Patent Company.
(b) Griffith held a grudge against Laemmle.
(c) California promised the filmmakers they could work without taxes.
(d) A wealth of talent was discovered in California.

4. From what year was a diary entry discovered as having discussed the beginnings of projections?
(a) 1532.
(b) 1811.
(c) 1666.
(d) 1718.

5. The two main regions involved in film production before the move to California were New York and _________.
(a) Vermont.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Maine.
(d) New Jersey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Harry Langdon's film persona?

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

3. Through what did Jean Louis Meissonier project Muybridge's work?

4. What did Meissonier's conversion of Muybridge's photographs create?

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

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