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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. 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) Marx Brothers.
(c) Abbott and Costello.
(d) Wilber and Woolsley.

2. How large was the tax on foreign film earning in Britain after World War II?
(a) 65%.
(b) 55%.
(c) 45%.
(d) 75%.

3. In England in the 1930s, what sociologist announced that films could be a powerful tool for social reform?
(a) Orson Welles.
(b) Alexander Korda.
(c) John Grierson.
(d) Alfred Hitchcock.

4. Which of the following was not one of the experiments conducted by film studios in the 1950s in order to change the size of their screens?
(a) Rotoscope.
(b) 3D.
(c) Cinerama.
(d) CinemaScope.

5. For what company did Griffith work?
(a) Lamont.
(b) Fields Inc.
(c) Biograph.
(d) Paramount.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which decade is considered the beginning of Japan's Golden Age in cinema?

2. The Kinetoscope was developed by Thomas Edison and _______ _______.

3. What event in the sixties shifted the American film industry's focus?

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

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

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