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

2. For what reason did many great artists leave Europe for America in the 1930s?
(a) Low production values.
(b) Nazi persecution.
(c) Political exiling.
(d) The studios lured them to America.

3. What animal did Eadward Muybridge photograph?
(a) Wolf.
(b) Horse.
(c) Dog.
(d) Cat.

4. The two main regions involved in film production before the move to California were New York and _________.
(a) Vermont.
(b) Maine.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Pennsylvania.

5. From what country did director Ingmar Bergman come?
(a) Germany.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Italy.
(d) Norway.

Short Answer Questions

1. Post-World War II, who was Italy's most prominent director?

2. In what year was the Production Code revised in the decade following World War II?

3. When Hitler came to power, what did Europe lose in their film industry?

4. In England in the 1930s, what sociologist announced that films could be a powerful tool for social reform?

5. Which of the following was not one of the main focuses of the film-making committees in the Golden Age of the Studio?

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