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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. 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) Ernst Lubitsch.
(b) Max von Manderling.
(c) John Ford.
(d) Frank Capra.

2. Post-World War II, who was Italy's most prominent director?
(a) Lorenzo Trattoria.
(b) Federico Fellini.
(c) Vittorio Rossellini.
(d) Ingmar Bergman.

3. What was significant about the marketing tactics of the American film studios in the eighties?
(a) Stars were marketed aggressively.
(b) Youth was repeatedly pushed aside.
(c) Trailer editing rose as an art form.
(d) Patriotism was emphasized.

4. In what genre did Yugoslavia excel in the sixties?
(a) Action.
(b) Thrillers.
(c) Animation.
(d) Horror.

5. Which of the following was not one of the main focuses of American cinema in the 1980s?
(a) Money.
(b) Nationalism.
(c) Militarism.
(d) Government corruption.

Short Answer Questions

1. What became the focus of American cinema in the seventies?

2. What sort of films did Jean Cocteau create in France in the 1930s?

3. Filmmaker Jean Renoir was the son of what influential artist?

4. From what country did director Ingmar Bergman come?

5. What percentage of the American film industry's gross profits came from Great Britain in the early years of the industry?

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