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

2. What sort of documentaries dominated the filmmaking business in America in the 1940s?
(a) Travel.
(b) War.
(c) Actor's biographies.
(d) Religious.

3. Which director from Germany became known for his films about history with injections of off-handed comedy?
(a) Fritz Lang.
(b) Sergei Einstein.
(c) Ernst Lubitsch.
(d) F.W. Murnau.

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

5. In the first several decades of the film industry, European films focused on the artists, while American films focused on the _______.
(a) Entertainment.
(b) Sociological value.
(c) Story.
(d) Political statements.

Short Answer Questions

1. Through what did Jean Louis Meissonier project Muybridge's work?

2. After what major event did film gain popularity in the USSR?

3. The Kinetoscope was developed by Thomas Edison and _______ _______.

4. What did the formation of the Patent Company force theaters showing their films to do?

5. Which of the following was not one of the most respected Japanese directors from the post-World War II era?

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