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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the formation of the Patent Company force theaters showing their films to do?
(a) Allow people to steal the original reels.
(b) Credit all films to the Patent Company.
(c) Pay taxes to the company.
(d) Force women to sit in the shadows.

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

3. What was the standard amount of time devoted to creating a picture during David Wark Griffith's development of film?
(a) One year.
(b) One month.
(c) One day.
(d) One week.

4. The Kinetoscope was developed by Thomas Edison and _______ _______.
(a) Jean Louis Meissonier.
(b) William Dickson.
(c) Norman Raff.
(d) Eadward Muybridge.

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

6. What early realization helped films develop both special effects and story lines?
(a) Reels could be cut together.
(b) The films should be longer.
(c) Filming the weather was not intriguing enough for audiences.
(d) Cameras could be operated by one man.

7. What sort of performers were ideal candidates for comedy shorts in the 1920s?
(a) Dancers.
(b) Singers.
(c) Shakespearean.
(d) Vaudeville.

8. As the studios bowed to pressure from outside groups during the Golden Age, what was one of the effects seen on the gangster movies?
(a) Women were not allowed behind the camera.
(b) Gangster films were banned.
(c) The films became morality tales.
(d) Violence was removed.

9. During World War II, which director became known for his films that examined sex, greed, and the inherent sadism of humans?
(a) Alfred Hitchcock.
(b) Billy Wilder.
(c) John Huston.
(d) Orson Welles.

10. In what year did Edison help to open a Kinetoscope parlor?
(a) 1894.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1899.

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

12. During the Golden Age, what part of the film was frequently lost in favor of the star performer's special skills?
(a) Lighting.
(b) Music.
(c) Story.
(d) Cinematographer.

13. When Hitler came to power, what did Europe lose in their film industry?
(a) Freedom of speech.
(b) Funding.
(c) Freedom of movement to find new locations.
(d) Jewish artists.

14. Through what did Jean Louis Meissonier project Muybridge's work?
(a) Zoetrope.
(b) Rear projector.
(c) Glass lantern.
(d) Rotoscope.

15. What did Meissonier's conversion of Muybridge's photographs create?
(a) A projector.
(b) A live-action special effects device.
(c) A sound machine.
(d) An illusion of movement.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From what entertainment aspect did Orson Welles tap in order to innovate the ways films were made?

3. What technological breakthrough hurt the film industry in America?

4. What was one of the biggest threats to the film industry in the 1930s?

5. What sort of documentaries dominated the filmmaking business in America in the 1940s?

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