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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. What took the place of the 35mm camera in the 2000s?
(a) Computer graphics.
(b) Digital photography.
(c) Handheld camera techniques seen from the independent film circles.
(d) 25mm camera.

2. What was the focus of Russian documentaries after World War II, as ordered by Stalin?
(a) Sweeping epics.
(b) Entertainment.
(c) Historical dramas.
(d) Russian nationalism.

3. Who revolutionized the way films were shot on-location through such "studios on wheels" such as the Cinemobile Mark IV?
(a) Ingmar Bergman.
(b) Fouad Said.
(c) Alfred Hitchcock.
(d) David Lynch.

4. Which of the following was not one of the Little Three in the Golden Age of the Studio?
(a) United Artists.
(b) RKO.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Universal.

5. What was encouraged by the New Wave filmmakers?
(a) Song and dance.
(b) Improvisation.
(c) Nudity.
(d) Violence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What group was formed in 1908 with the intention to further develop the Kinetoscope technology?

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

4. Which of the following was not one of the the Big Five studios in the Golden Age of the Studio?

5. What was significant about the economy in American films during the early to mid-eighties?

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