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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Flashback: A Brief History of Film Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which company became renowned for their animation in the early years of World War II?
(a) RKO.
(b) MGM.
(c) Warner Bros.
(d) Disney.

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

3. For what reasons did Japanese films escape censorship from their government in their Golden Age?
(a) Japanese films dealt strictly in historical events.
(b) Japanese directors managed to film exclusively outside of their country.
(c) Japanese films were naturally conservative.
(d) Japanese films were veiled propaganda for the government.

4. Through what did Jean Louis Meissonier project Muybridge's work?
(a) Zoetrope.
(b) Rear projector.
(c) Glass lantern.
(d) Rotoscope.

5. What was significant about the economy in American films during the early to mid-eighties?
(a) Heavy financial losses.
(b) Foreign investors took an interest and guaranteed massive kick-backs.
(c) Several loans were received from the government.
(d) Massive financial gains.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was created in order to satisfy the demands of the Catholic Church (among others) in the 1930s?

2. What movement is credited with the influx of women in positions of power in the film industry?

3. What visual effect did Abel Gance develop?

4. What was significant about cinema in education in the 1970s?

5. What sort of music became popular for movie soundtracks in the sixties?

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