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

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

3. By what year did "talkies" take over Hollywood?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1929.

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

5. For what reason did many great artists leave Europe for America in the 1930s?
(a) Low production values.
(b) Nazi persecution.
(c) The studios lured them to America.
(d) Political exiling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What influenced the audience's desire for music and voices to be added to films?

2. In what genre did RKO specialize during the Golden Age?

3. What editor displayed the emotional impact of crowd scenes on film?

4. What was one of the biggest threats to the film industry in the 1930s?

5. What sort of performers were ideal candidates for comedy shorts in the 1920s?

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