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

2. What was Harold Lloyd's trademark?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Hat.
(c) Dance.
(d) Glasses.

3. What was Charlie Chaplin's film persona?
(a) The swashbuckler.
(b) The baby.
(c) The ladies' man.
(d) The tramp.

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

5. By what year did "talkies" take over Hollywood?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1927.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Kinetoscope was developed by Thomas Edison and _______ _______.

2. Which of the following comedians was not one of the silent film stars from the 1920s?

3. What did Griffith as a director discover that elevated films from being more than technical achievements?

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

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

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