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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) William Dickson.
(b) Norman Raff.
(c) Eadward Muybridge.
(d) Jean Louis Meissonier.

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

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

4. For what company did Griffith work?
(a) Lamont.
(b) Paramount.
(c) Fields Inc.
(d) Biograph.

5. Who helped Edison open a Kinetoscope parlor?
(a) Eadward Muybridge.
(b) Jean Louis Meissonier.
(c) Norman Raff.
(d) William Dickson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Charlie Chaplin's film persona?

2. From what year was a diary entry discovered as having discussed the beginnings of projections?

3. What was Harold Lloyd's trademark?

4. What animal did Eadward Muybridge photograph?

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

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