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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. For what company did Griffith work?
(a) Biograph.
(b) Lamont.
(c) Paramount.
(d) Fields Inc.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the standard amount of time devoted to creating a picture during David Wark Griffith's development of film?

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

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

5. What was Harold Lloyd's trademark?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the Production Code come into existence and what were some of the effects it had on films?

3. How did the film industry begin to suffer after the advent of talkies?

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

5. Describe the film industry in the USSR after the first World War.

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

7. Who was David Wark Griffith?

8. How did the governor of California's commission for horse photography develop into Meissonier's project in creating the illusion of moving pictures?

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

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

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