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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Flashback: A Brief History of Film Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon whose model of mass production did the Hollywood studio system manufacture films in the Golden Age?
(a) Orson Welles.
(b) Thomas Edison.
(c) F.W. Murnau.
(d) Eli Whitney.

2. During the Golden Age, what part of the film was frequently lost in favor of the star performer's special skills?
(a) Story.
(b) Lighting.
(c) Music.
(d) Cinematographer.

3. What aspect of the newly-heard dialogue in the Golden Age made audiences uneasy?
(a) The strange voices of previously-silent stars.
(b) The political aspects.
(c) The accents of foreign stars.
(d) Sexual innuendo.

4. Which of the following comedians was not one of the silent film stars from the 1920s?
(a) Buster Keaton.
(b) Charlie Chaplin.
(c) Harold Lloyd.
(d) Lou Costello.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How large was the tax on foreign film earning in Britain after World War II?

2. The two main regions involved in film production before the move to California were New York and _________.

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

4. What style of art influenced Alfred Hitchcock the most, particularly in his early work?

5. Which of the following was not one of the main focuses of the film-making committees in the Golden Age of the Studio?

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