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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 was the focus of Italy's films in the years around World War II?
(a) Theatrical adaptations.
(b) Neo-realism.
(c) Expressionism.
(d) Epics.

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

3. Who was the comedic French director that rose to prominence in the 1950s?
(a) Vincente Augois.
(b) Luc Besson.
(c) Jacques Tati.
(d) Robert Bresson.

4. In what year was the Production Code revised in the decade following World War II?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1958.

5. What was the name of the period in England from 1963 to 1970?
(a) Swinging England.
(b) Sex Pistol's Penance.
(c) Angry Young Man movement.
(d) Overt Cockney.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political event helped shape American cinema in the 1970s?

2. In what genre did Yugoslavia excel in the sixties?

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

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

5. What was significant about the economy in American films during the early to mid-eighties?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What was the New Wave movement in France?

5. Discuss Method acting.

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

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

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

9. What was the Third Cinema theater realism?

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

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