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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 director, during America in the 1940s, became renowned for film adaptations of literature?
(a) Preston Sturges.
(b) John Huston.
(c) Billy Wilder.
(d) Orson Welles.

2. What percentage of the American film industry's gross profits came from Great Britain in the early years of the industry?
(a) 35.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) 40.

3. Which of the following was not one of the main focuses of the film-making committees in the Golden Age of the Studio?
(a) Story.
(b) Stars.
(c) Genres.
(d) Studios

4. What sort of documentaries dominated the filmmaking business in America in the 1940s?
(a) Actor's biographies.
(b) Travel.
(c) War.
(d) Religious.

5. What style of art influenced Alfred Hitchcock the most, particularly in his early work?
(a) Expressionism.
(b) Theater of Cruelty.
(c) Brechtian.
(d) Theater of the Absurd.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What animal did Eadward Muybridge photograph?

3. In what genre did RKO specialize during the Golden Age?

4. With what film technique did European filmmakers begin experimenting?

5. What early realization helped films develop both special effects and story lines?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Who was David Wark Griffith?

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

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

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

6. How did studios cater to the audience's wishes in the Golden Age of the Studio.

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

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

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

10. How did the advent of "talkies" change both technical and acting aspects of film?

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