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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. How did the end of the Vietnam War affect the content of American films?
(a) Audiences demanded less censorship.
(b) Audiences began to look more for "traditional values" again.
(c) Audiences demanded more widespread diversity within the industry.
(d) Audience attendance in movie theaters declined, allowing the industry to experiment more.

2. What percentage of the American film industry's gross profits came from Great Britain in the early years of the industry?
(a) 15.
(b) 40.
(c) 20.
(d) 35.

3. What was Harold Lloyd's trademark?
(a) Hat.
(b) Glasses.
(c) Dance.
(d) Laugh.

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

5. Filmmaker Jean Renoir was the son of what influential artist?
(a) Jean Renoir I.
(b) Vincente Renoir.
(c) Marcel LeFever Renoir.
(d) Pierre Auguste Renoir.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was not one of the main focuses of American cinema in the 1980s?

2. With what film technique did European filmmakers begin experimenting?

3. What was the name of France's sudden revitalization in their film industry in the 1950s?

4. What fear arose about an audience's viewing experience as films grew longer?

5. After what major event did film gain popularity in the USSR?

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