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

2. During the early days of World War II, why did Britain have trouble maintaining their film industry?
(a) Immigration.
(b) Bomb threats.
(c) Funding.
(d) Denouncement of British films from Hitler.

3. In the first several decades of the film industry, European films focused on the artists, while American films focused on the _______.
(a) Entertainment.
(b) Political statements.
(c) Sociological value.
(d) Story.

4. What film helped open up the world to the power of British filmmaking in the 1930s?
(a) "Rebecca."
(b) "The Private Life of Henry VIII."
(c) "Strangers on a Train."
(d) "The Once and Future King."

5. Which of the following words can be used to describe the films that were produced during the early years of the Golden Age?
(a) Expressive.
(b) Experimental.
(c) Formulaic.
(d) Socially aware.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What fear arose about an audience's viewing experience as films grew longer?

3. In what year did Edison help to open a Kinetoscope parlor?

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

5. What early realization helped films develop both special effects and story lines?

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