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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. Post-World War II, who was Italy's most prominent director?
(a) Vittorio Rossellini.
(b) Federico Fellini.
(c) Ingmar Bergman.
(d) Lorenzo Trattoria.

2. What movement is credited with the influx of women in positions of power in the film industry?
(a) Immigration rights.
(b) Civil rights.
(c) Feminism.
(d) Anti-censorship lobbying.

3. In the seventies, upon what did German cinema begin to reflect?
(a) Pop culture.
(b) Sexuality in youth.
(c) Nazi era.
(d) Brechtian principles.

4. In America during the late 1960s, what was the general mood of the youth?
(a) Conscientious objectors.
(b) Pro-government.
(c) Severe ennui.
(d) Anti-establishment.

5. What region became renowned for their film adaptations of literary classics?
(a) Scotland.
(b) USSR.
(c) Southern Japan.
(d) Eastern Europe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the focus of Italy's films in the years around World War II?

2. Which of the following was not one of the major national movements in America during the 1970s?

3. What was the main focus in French cinema in the seventies?

4. What was encouraged by the New Wave filmmakers?

5. Which of the following was not one of the main focuses of American cinema in the 1980s?

Short Essay Questions

1. As the studios declined with the invention of the television, how did Americans' tastes in film subject begin to change?

2. Why and how did commercial conglomerates help support the American film industry in the 1960s?

3. How did television damage the film industry?

4. Why did Hollywood studios flourish in the 1980s?

5. What were some of the trends in American films during the 1970s?

6. How and why did the quality of mass-produced films diminish in the 1980s?

7. How did the New Wave movement from France affect American movie trends in the 1970s?

8. What were some of the political issues that made their way into 1970s Hollywood?

9. What was the New Wave movement in France?

10. Describe Britain's Golden Age.

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