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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) Historical.
(b) Tragedy.
(c) Absurd.
(d) Horror.

2. Why did the independent filmmakers head for California while the Patent Company existed?
(a) California promised the filmmakers they could work without taxes.
(b) They were not legally allowed to make films without the Patent Company.
(c) A wealth of talent was discovered in California.
(d) Griffith held a grudge against Laemmle.

3. What was Harold Lloyd's trademark?
(a) Glasses.
(b) Hat.
(c) Dance.
(d) Laugh.

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

5. What comedy team became popular (and necessary) during the studio's push for pure entertainment in the earlier decades of the Golden Age?
(a) Abbott and Costello.
(b) Laurel and Hardy.
(c) Wilber and Woolsley.
(d) Marx Brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. When American films began to include sound (particularly dialogue), what sound effect uncomfortably highlighted the violence in most movies?

2. Who helped Edison open a Kinetoscope parlor?

3. What was one reason comedy shorts became so popular in the 1920s?

4. Which company became renowned for their animation in the early years of World War II?

5. What studio did William Fox and Carl Laemmle eventually form?

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