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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. Why did the independent filmmakers head for California while the Patent Company existed?
(a) A wealth of talent was discovered in California.
(b) They were not legally allowed to make films without the Patent Company.
(c) Griffith held a grudge against Laemmle.
(d) California promised the filmmakers they could work without taxes.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Through what did Jean Louis Meissonier project Muybridge's work?

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

4. What style of art influenced Alfred Hitchcock the most, particularly in his early work?

5. What was Harold Lloyd's trademark?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What led to the mass migration of film production from New York and New Jersey to California?

4. 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?

5. How did the Film D'Art come to be?

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

7. What were popular themes in early German films?

8. Discuss the innovative techniques developed by Alfred Hitchcock, Jean Cocteau, and Jean Renoir.

9. Who was David Wark Griffith?

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

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