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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Flashback: A Brief History of Film Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. When Hitler came to power, what did Europe lose in their film industry?
(a) Freedom of speech.
(b) Jewish artists.
(c) Freedom of movement to find new locations.
(d) Funding.

5. The Kinetoscope was developed by Thomas Edison and _______ _______.
(a) William Dickson.
(b) Eadward Muybridge.
(c) Jean Louis Meissonier.
(d) Norman Raff.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following was not one of the most respected Japanese directors from the post-World War II era?

3. In England in the 1930s, what sociologist announced that films could be a powerful tool for social reform?

4. In what year did Edison help to open a Kinetoscope parlor?

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

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