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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 the standard amount of time devoted to creating a picture during David Wark Griffith's development of film?
(a) One month.
(b) One year.
(c) One week.
(d) One day.

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

3. In what era did early film begin to primarily grow?
(a) Nickelodean Era.
(b) Moving Era.
(c) Golden Era.
(d) Silent Era.

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

5. Who helped Edison open a Kinetoscope parlor?
(a) William Dickson.
(b) Eadward Muybridge.
(c) Norman Raff.
(d) Jean Louis Meissonier.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what decade were silent films perfected?

3. What film helped open up the world to the power of British filmmaking in the 1930s?

4. The two main regions involved in film production before the move to California were New York and _________.

5. During the Golden Age, what part of the film was frequently lost in favor of the star performer's special skills?

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