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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. What was the name of France's sudden revitalization in their film industry in the 1950s?
(a) New Wave.
(b) Film du Prince.
(c) Golden Era.
(d) Cinema Noir.

2. During the Golden Age, what part of the film was frequently lost in favor of the star performer's special skills?
(a) Cinematographer.
(b) Story.
(c) Lighting.
(d) Music.

3. What aspect of the newly-heard dialogue in the Golden Age made audiences uneasy?
(a) Sexual innuendo.
(b) The accents of foreign stars.
(c) The strange voices of previously-silent stars.
(d) The political aspects.

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

5. Who helped Edison open a Kinetoscope parlor?
(a) Norman Raff.
(b) William Dickson.
(c) Jean Louis Meissonier.
(d) Eadward Muybridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What editor displayed the emotional impact of crowd scenes on film?

2. What was Charlie Chaplin's film persona?

3. What was the standard amount of time devoted to creating a picture during David Wark Griffith's development of film?

4. Which of of the following was not one of the associate companies of the commercial conglomerates that helped keep the American film industry from floundering in the sixties?

5. What movement is credited with the influx of women in positions of power in the film industry?

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