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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. Which of the following was not one of the Little Three in the Golden Age of the Studio?
(a) United Artists.
(b) RKO.
(c) Universal.
(d) Columbia.

2. In what year did Edison help to open a Kinetoscope parlor?
(a) 1894.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1899.

3. Which world-class, renowned filmmaker stayed made propaganda films for Hitler?
(a) Max Ophuls.
(b) F.W. Murnau.
(c) Fritz Lang.
(d) Leni Reifenstahl.

4. In 1947, what did the House of Un-American Activities Committee began to investigate?
(a) Nazi spies.
(b) The roles of minorities in film.
(c) Communism.
(d) Labor laws.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Hitler came to power, what did Europe lose in their film industry?

3. What was the standard amount of time devoted to creating a picture during David Wark Griffith's development of film?

4. In what era did early film begin to primarily grow?

5. In what style did the French produce their films?

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