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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. Which of the following directors was not one the greats in 1940s Italy?
(a) Cesare Zavattini.
(b) Vincent Minnelli.
(c) Roberto Rossellini.
(d) Vittorio de Sica.

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

3. Which of the following words can be used to describe the films that were produced during the early years of the Golden Age?
(a) Expressive.
(b) Experimental.
(c) Socially aware.
(d) Formulaic.

4. What sort of films did Jean Cocteau create in France in the 1930s?
(a) Musicals.
(b) Period dramas.
(c) Surrealist.
(d) Suspense.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Harold Lloyd's trademark?

3. What group was formed in 1908 with the intention to further develop the Kinetoscope technology?

4. Which director became renowned for his use of long takes to evoke a darker mood?

5. At the end of the 1950s, how many homes in America had a television set?

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