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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. Low-budget films that had the look of home movies were not popular in which of the following countries?
(a) United States.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Britain.

2. Which of the following directors was not one the greats in 1940s Italy?
(a) Vittorio de Sica.
(b) Roberto Rossellini.
(c) Cesare Zavattini.
(d) Vincent Minnelli.

3. Which of the following was not one of the most respected Japanese directors from the post-World War II era?
(a) Yasujiro Ozu.
(b) Kenji Mizoguchi.
(c) Toshiro Mifune.
(d) Akira Kurosawa.

4. In France's New Wave, filmmakers experimented with mixing _____.
(a) Location shoots.
(b) Genres.
(c) Scripts.
(d) Languages.

5. Why did 1950s allow independent filmmakers in America to practice their craft more openly?
(a) The war forced studios to allow low-budget films to flourish.
(b) Film audiences went to television.
(c) Underground artists became mainstream.
(d) Many directors quit the industry after the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Japan's Golden Age in cinema, what country, previously considered a strong force in cinema, began to decline?

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

3. Which world-class, renowned filmmaker stayed made propaganda films for Hitler?

4. What influenced the audience's desire for music and voices to be added to films?

5. For what reasons did filmmakers simplify camera work in the 1980s?

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