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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Flashback: A Brief History of Film Chapters 17-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the main focus in French cinema in the seventies?
(a) Dialogue.
(b) Plot.
(c) Characters.
(d) Mood.

3. For what reasons did the Latin American film industry thrive around the new millennium?
(a) Tourist trade.
(b) American and European filmmakers' promotion.
(c) Democratically-elected governments.
(d) The rise of South America in international politics.

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

5. What editor displayed the emotional impact of crowd scenes on film?
(a) Sergei Einstein.
(b) F.W. Murnau.
(c) Lev Kulshov.
(d) Fritz Lang.

Short Answer Questions

1. What genre of film became particularly popular in the early seventies?

2. What fear arose about an audience's viewing experience as films grew longer?

3. What sort of schools began to flourish in America in the 1990s in regards to the entertainment industry?

4. How did films from the Third World go about crossing the language barrier for international audiences?

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

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