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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of films did Jean Cocteau create in France in the 1930s?

2. After what major event did film gain popularity in the USSR?

3. What did Griffith as a director discover that elevated films from being more than technical achievements?

4. Which world-class, renowned filmmaker stayed made propaganda films for Hitler?

5. In 1947, what did the House of Un-American Activities Committee began to investigate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did so many artists leave Europe in the thirties and how did this effect the film industry?

2. How did the position of film producer become part of the filmmaking process?

3. How did Hollywood join the war effort in the forties?

4. Who were some of the great entertainers that emerged from the talkies in the early years of the film industry that helped revitalize the audience's flagging interest and why?

5. Who were some of the popular stars from the 1920s and of what did their acts consist?

6. How did studios cater to the audience's wishes in the Golden Age of the Studio.

7. How did the Production Code come into existence and what were some of the effects it had on films?

8. How did the House of Un-American Activities Committee bring Hollywood's booming economy and artistic success to a screeching halt in the late forties?

9. How did the advent of "talkies" change both technical and acting aspects of film?

10. Discuss the innovative techniques developed by Alfred Hitchcock, Jean Cocteau, and Jean Renoir.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the evolution of acting, from the silent film star to the Method actor and even to the modern megastar.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the different European film movements and effects on the industries of different countries.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the effects of television on the film industry.

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