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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What group was formed in 1908 with the intention to further develop the Kinetoscope technology?
(a) American Federation of Television and Radio Actors.
(b) Screen Actors Guild.
(c) The Film D'Art.
(d) Actor's Equity.

2. The two main regions involved in film production before the move to California were New York and _________.
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Maine.
(d) Vermont.

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

4. What was Charlie Chaplin's film persona?
(a) The baby.
(b) The swashbuckler.
(c) The tramp.
(d) The ladies' man.

5. What did Griffith as a director discover that elevated films from being more than technical achievements?
(a) Talented actors.
(b) Special effects and lighting.
(c) Cinematography.
(d) Prohibition forced people into the theaters.

6. When American films began to include sound (particularly dialogue), what sound effect uncomfortably highlighted the violence in most movies?
(a) Cannons.
(b) Stabs.
(c) Machine guns.
(d) Screams.

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

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

9. Which artist pushed the boundaries on sex and violence on film?
(a) Frida Kahlo.
(b) Fritz Lang.
(c) F.W. Murnau.
(d) Salvador Dali.

10. What was created in order to satisfy the demands of the Catholic Church (among others) in the 1930s?
(a) Decency Council.
(b) MPAA.
(c) Hayes Code.
(d) Production Code.

11. Which of the following words can be used to describe the films that were produced during the early years of the Golden Age?
(a) Expressive.
(b) Formulaic.
(c) Experimental.
(d) Socially aware.

12. What was one reason comedy shorts became so popular in the 1920s?
(a) The audiences did not need to follow a plot.
(b) The tabloid era had begun.
(c) The stories were presented in serial format.
(d) The actors all had scandalous lives.

13. What influenced the audience's desire for music and voices to be added to films?
(a) The terrible quality of the live music provided for the film.
(b) Radio.
(c) Charlie Chaplin's singing voice.
(d) Stage.

14. From what year was a diary entry discovered as having discussed the beginnings of projections?
(a) 1532.
(b) 1718.
(c) 1666.
(d) 1811.

15. In 1947, what did the House of Un-American Activities Committee began to investigate?
(a) Labor laws.
(b) The roles of minorities in film.
(c) Nazi spies.
(d) Communism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of films did Jean Cocteau create in France in the 1930s?

2. What sort of performers were ideal candidates for comedy shorts in the 1920s?

3. What studio did William Fox and Carl Laemmle eventually form?

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

5. Which world-class, renowned filmmaker stayed made propaganda films for Hitler?

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