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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 hysterical fear threatened artists in the film industry?
(a) Women's liberation.
(b) Homosexuality.
(c) Communists.
(d) Nazis.

2. As the studio system rose again in the 1980s, what area suffered?
(a) Theatre.
(b) Foreign films.
(c) Independent films.
(d) Musicals.

3. When Britain began to focus on literary and theatrical stage adaptations for their film industry in the years surrounding World War II, what renowned actor became particularly lauded for his work in this area?
(a) Alfred Hitchcock.
(b) Orson Welles.
(c) Peter Sellers.
(d) Laurence Olivier.

4. For what did the American film-going public demand in regards to the subjects of films in the 1980s?
(a) The lives of the very poor.
(b) The lives of the rich.
(c) The lives of foreign nationals.
(d) The lives of the young.

5. What country nearly wiped out the French film industry after World War II?
(a) Britain.
(b) Italy.
(c) Germany.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

1. Post-World War II, who was Italy's most prominent director?

2. What British comedy troupe had a cinematic bright spot for their country's struggling film industry?

3. What became the focus of American cinema in the seventies?

4. Which of the following directors was not one the greats in 1940s Italy?

5. In America during the late 1960s, what was the general mood of the youth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the New Wave movement in France?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe Britain's Golden Age.

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

9. What was the Third Cinema theater realism?

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

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