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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 were the primary goal's of German films after World War II?
(a) Asking other countries for help.
(b) Entertainment for the masses.
(c) Correcting Nazi propaganda.
(d) Promoting the country's worth.

3. Which European country's film industry was the most devastated after World War II?
(a) Germany.
(b) Spain.
(c) Greece.
(d) Italy.

4. In France's New Wave, filmmakers experimented with mixing _____.
(a) Scripts.
(b) Languages.
(c) Genres.
(d) Location shoots.

5. Which of the following was not one of the main focuses of American cinema in the 1980s?
(a) Government corruption.
(b) Money.
(c) Nationalism.
(d) Militarism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which continent dominated the international film market in the sixties?

2. How did the end of the Vietnam War affect the content of American films?

3. At the end of the 1950s, how many homes in America had a television set?

4. Which of the following men was not one of the major producers in the 1950s American film industry?

5. Due to the cinema's reflection of the American public's distrust of the government, what began to happen to the movie theater?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Japan's golden age in film able to thrive throughout the World War II and beyond, despite the political turmoil?

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

4. Discuss Method acting.

5. How did the Vietnam War change the culture of America in regards to Hollywood?

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

7. What regulations changed in 1960s Hollywood, as well as technical advances?

8. In what ways did Japanese cinema flourish in the fifties?

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

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

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