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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. What technological advance helped revolutionize cinema and the film-going experience?
(a) IMax.
(b) 3D.
(c) Surround sound.
(d) Videocassettes.

2. During the social revolution of the sixties in America, how did Hollywood compensate for their budget cuts?
(a) Salaries of the technical designers were cut.
(b) They invested heavily in Wall Street.
(c) Lower budget movies were promoted in the biggest studios.
(d) They cut back on the amount of films made.

3. During the 1960s in Hollywood, what was the main focus in the industry's mainstream films?
(a) Political awareness.
(b) Glamour.
(c) International relations.
(d) Intrigue.

4. What became the new standard screen ratio for films in the 1950s?
(a) 2.15 to 1.
(b) 21 to 5.
(c) 1.85 to 1.
(d) 16 to 3.

5. In Eastern Europe in the seventies, what topic was generally avoided in their cinema?
(a) Historical accuracy.
(b) Sexuality.
(c) Politics.
(d) Violence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who replaced Czechoslovakia's government, obliterating their film industry?

2. What region became renowned for their film adaptations of literary classics?

3. For what did the American film-going public demand in regards to the subjects of films in the 1980s?

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

5. What was significant about the marketing tactics of the American film studios in the eighties?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the French film industry nearly destroyed because of World War II?

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

3. How did Germany's film industry attempt to recover from World War II?

4. In the 1970s, how did West Germany start to address their role in World War II?

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

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

7. What was the Third Cinema theater realism?

8. How did the invention of the videocassette simplify camerawork?

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

10. How did Great Britain's entertainment industry fare in the 1970s?

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