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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. During the early days of World War II, why did Britain have trouble maintaining their film industry?
(a) Funding.
(b) Denouncement of British films from Hitler.
(c) Bomb threats.
(d) Immigration.

2. From what entertainment aspect did Orson Welles tap in order to innovate the ways films were made?
(a) Theater.
(b) Dance companies.
(c) Music.
(d) Sound design.

3. Why did the independent filmmakers head for California while the Patent Company existed?
(a) Griffith held a grudge against Laemmle.
(b) They were not legally allowed to make films without the Patent Company.
(c) California promised the filmmakers they could work without taxes.
(d) A wealth of talent was discovered in California.

4. What declined per America's changing tastes and desire for more sophisticated films in the 1950s?
(a) Studios.
(b) Star power.
(c) Independent films.
(d) Story lines.

5. From what year was a diary entry discovered as having discussed the beginnings of projections?
(a) 1718.
(b) 1666.
(c) 1532.
(d) 1811.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Meissonier's conversion of Muybridge's photographs create?

4. In France's New Wave, filmmakers experimented with mixing _____.

5. What was Charlie Chaplin's film persona?

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