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

2. What did Griffith as a director discover that elevated films from being more than technical achievements?
(a) Special effects and lighting.
(b) Prohibition forced people into the theaters.
(c) Cinematography.
(d) Talented actors.

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

4. In what decade were silent films perfected?
(a) 1910s.
(b) 1920s.
(c) 1930s.
(d) 1890s.

5. In what style did the French produce their films?
(a) Horror.
(b) Historical.
(c) Tragedy.
(d) Absurd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What editor displayed the emotional impact of crowd scenes on film?

2. What did the formation of the Patent Company force theaters showing their films to do?

3. By what year did "talkies" take over Hollywood?

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

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

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