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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. With country did the poetic realistic cinema flourish?
(a) Korea.
(b) Iran.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Canada.

2. What filmmaker from Spain loved to shock the upper-middle classes in Western Europe?
(a) Diego Bernal.
(b) Pedro Almodovar.
(c) Guillermo Del Toro.
(d) Alfonso Cuaron.

3. How did films from the Third World go about crossing the language barrier for international audiences?
(a) Silent movie tactics were employed.
(b) Scripts were handed out at movie premieres.
(c) Subtitles.
(d) Dubbing.

4. Which company became renowned for their animation in the early years of World War II?
(a) Disney.
(b) MGM.
(c) RKO.
(d) Warner Bros.

5. What was particularly strong in regards to Irish cinema as it rose to prominence in the nineties?
(a) Directors.
(b) Actors.
(c) Cinematography.
(d) Screenplays.

Short Answer Questions

1. What comedy team became popular (and necessary) during the studio's push for pure entertainment in the earlier decades of the Golden Age?

2. What did country made a decent splash in the nineties for films, though ended up losing several of their most talented filmmakers and artists to Hollywood?

3. When American films began to include sound (particularly dialogue), what sound effect uncomfortably highlighted the violence in most movies?

4. During the early days of World War II, why did Britain have trouble maintaining their film industry?

5. At the end of the 1950s, how many homes in America had a television set?

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