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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How large was the tax on foreign film earning in Britain after World War II?
(a) 45%.
(b) 65%.
(c) 75%.
(d) 55%.

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

3. Which director became renowned for his use of long takes to evoke a darker mood?
(a) Fritz Lang.
(b) Enst Lubitsch.
(c) Lev Kuleshov.
(d) F.W. Murnau.

4. After what major event did film gain popularity in the USSR?
(a) Russian Revolution.
(b) Death of Rasputin.
(c) World War II.
(d) World War I.

5. With what film technique did European filmmakers begin experimenting?
(a) Editing.
(b) Special effects.
(c) Cinematography.
(d) Sound.

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

7. Which director, during America in the 1940s, became renowned for film adaptations of literature?
(a) Orson Welles.
(b) Billy Wilder.
(c) Preston Sturges.
(d) John Huston.

8. As studios struggled to find the balance between pragmatism and idealism in the early decades of the Golden Age, which of the following people was not one of the great directors to innovate filmmaking in this period?
(a) Max von Manderling.
(b) Frank Capra.
(c) Ernst Lubitsch.
(d) John Ford.

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

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

11. What percentage of the American film industry's gross profits came from Great Britain in the early years of the industry?
(a) 40.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 35.

12. During the Golden Age, what now-famous aspects of films came from artists such as Busby Berkeley and Fred Astaire?
(a) Comedy duos.
(b) Advanced lighting techniques.
(c) Sexual innuendo.
(d) Dance numbers.

13. What were the only restrictions placed on directors in the 1920s?
(a) They could only use one "star" at a time.
(b) They were not allowed to take a bigger cut of the movie's profits than the actors.
(c) They had to work subliminal advertising into their films.
(d) They had to stay within their budget.

14. Which world-class, renowned filmmaker stayed made propaganda films for Hitler?
(a) Fritz Lang.
(b) F.W. Murnau.
(c) Max Ophuls.
(d) Leni Reifenstahl.

15. By what year did "talkies" take over Hollywood?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1927.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following was not one of the main focuses of the film-making committees in the Golden Age of the Studio?

4. Which artist pushed the boundaries on sex and violence on film?

5. During World War II, which director became known for his films that examined sex, greed, and the inherent sadism of humans?

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