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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. What was one reason comedy shorts became so popular in the 1920s?
(a) The tabloid era had begun.
(b) The stories were presented in serial format.
(c) The audiences did not need to follow a plot.
(d) The actors all had scandalous lives.

2. Which director from Germany became known for his films about history with injections of off-handed comedy?
(a) Ernst Lubitsch.
(b) Sergei Einstein.
(c) Fritz Lang.
(d) F.W. Murnau.

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

4. What influenced the audience's desire for music and voices to be added to films?
(a) Radio.
(b) The terrible quality of the live music provided for the film.
(c) Stage.
(d) Charlie Chaplin's singing voice.

5. As the studios bowed to pressure from outside groups during the Golden Age, what was one of the effects seen on the gangster movies?
(a) Women were not allowed behind the camera.
(b) Violence was removed.
(c) Gangster films were banned.
(d) The films became morality tales.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After what major event did film gain popularity in the USSR?

3. Filmmaker Jean Renoir was the son of what influential artist?

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

5. What animal did Eadward Muybridge photograph?

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