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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 editor displayed the emotional impact of crowd scenes on film?
(a) Fritz Lang.
(b) Sergei Einstein.
(c) F.W. Murnau.
(d) Lev Kulshov.

2. Why did the War Department in America ban some of the political movies made during World War II?
(a) The visuals were too realistic.
(b) Films from the War Department had been leaked to Hollywood.
(c) The government wanted to keep Americans ignorant of the war overseas.
(d) The filmmakers inadvertently gave away state secrets.

3. What did Griffith as a director discover that elevated films from being more than technical achievements?
(a) Special effects and lighting.
(b) Talented actors.
(c) Prohibition forced people into the theaters.
(d) Cinematography.

4. What was Harry Langdon's film persona?
(a) The swashbuckler.
(b) The tramp.
(c) The baby.
(d) The ladies' man.

5. What studio did William Fox and Carl Laemmle eventually form?
(a) Fox.
(b) MGM.
(c) Paramount.
(d) Universal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helped Edison open a Kinetoscope parlor?

2. Which director became renowned for his use of long takes to evoke a darker mood?

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

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

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

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