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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. What was one reason comedy shorts became so popular in the 1920s?
(a) The actors all had scandalous lives.
(b) The tabloid era had begun.
(c) The stories were presented in serial format.
(d) The audiences did not need to follow a plot.

2. In America during the late 1960s, what was the general mood of the youth?
(a) Anti-establishment.
(b) Conscientious objectors.
(c) Severe ennui.
(d) Pro-government.

3. What sort of music became popular for movie soundtracks in the sixties?
(a) Classical music.
(b) Rock music.
(c) Ragtime music.
(d) Jazz music.

4. What group was formed in 1908 with the intention to further develop the Kinetoscope technology?
(a) Actor's Equity.
(b) Screen Actors Guild.
(c) The Film D'Art.
(d) American Federation of Television and Radio Actors.

5. As studios struggled to find the balance between pragmatism and idealism in the early decades of the Golden Age, which of the following people was not one of the great directors to innovate filmmaking in this period?
(a) Frank Capra.
(b) Ernst Lubitsch.
(c) Max von Manderling.
(d) John Ford.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what era did early film begin to primarily grow?

3. For what reasons did Japanese films escape censorship from their government in their Golden Age?

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

5. What style of acting became popular in films in the 1950s?

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