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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What technological breakthrough hurt the film industry in America?
(a) Television.
(b) Telegraph.
(c) Radio.
(d) Telephone.

4. In what era did early film begin to primarily grow?
(a) Nickelodean Era.
(b) Moving Era.
(c) Silent Era.
(d) Golden Era.

5. What was Harry Langdon's film persona?
(a) The swashbuckler.
(b) The ladies' man.
(c) The baby.
(d) The tramp.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What aspect of the newly-heard dialogue in the Golden Age made audiences uneasy?

3. Upon whose model of mass production did the Hollywood studio system manufacture films in the Golden Age?

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

5. The Kinetoscope was developed by Thomas Edison and _______ _______.

Short Essay Questions

1. In the early days of the film industry, how did Griffith and others begin making their films more appealing to widespread audiences?

2. What were the differences between early films from the United States and Europe?

3. Who were some of the popular stars from the 1920s and of what did their acts consist?

4. How did Hollywood join the war effort in the forties?

5. How did the position of film producer become part of the filmmaking process?

6. Who were some of the great entertainers that emerged from the talkies in the early years of the film industry that helped revitalize the audience's flagging interest and why?

7. What were some of the themes explored in both French and Spanish films?

8. Who were some of the great directors and their innovative storytelling techniques from Hollywood in the 1940s?

9. How did the House of Un-American Activities Committee bring Hollywood's booming economy and artistic success to a screeching halt in the late forties?

10. How did the differing situations in both Europe and America in the thirties ultimately influence the film industry?

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