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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 did Meissonier's conversion of Muybridge's photographs create?
(a) A live-action special effects device.
(b) A projector.
(c) A sound machine.
(d) An illusion of movement.

2. In what decade were silent films perfected?
(a) 1930s.
(b) 1920s.
(c) 1910s.
(d) 1890s.

3. What sort of performers were ideal candidates for comedy shorts in the 1920s?
(a) Dancers.
(b) Singers.
(c) Vaudeville.
(d) Shakespearean.

4. After what major event did film gain popularity in the USSR?
(a) Death of Rasputin.
(b) World War II.
(c) Russian Revolution.
(d) World War I.

5. What visual effect did Abel Gance develop?
(a) Polyvision.
(b) Framing.
(c) Explosions.
(d) Staged combat.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the early days of World War II, why did Britain have trouble maintaining their film industry?

2. Which director from Germany became known for his films about history with injections of off-handed comedy?

3. What was Harry Langdon's film persona?

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

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

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