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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. In 1947, what did the House of Un-American Activities Committee began to investigate?
2. During the Golden Age, what now-famous aspects of films came from artists such as Busby Berkeley and Fred Astaire?
3. What was created in order to satisfy the demands of the Catholic Church (among others) in the 1930s?
4. During World War II, which director became known for his films that examined sex, greed, and the inherent sadism of humans?
5. What style of art influenced Alfred Hitchcock the most, particularly in his early work?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Discuss the financial status of American films and how this led to the rise of the studios during the early years of Hollywood's Golden Age of the Studio.
3. How did Hollywood join the war effort in the forties?
4. How did the Film D'Art come to be?
5. What led to the mass migration of film production from New York and New Jersey to California?
6. What were some of the themes explored in both French and Spanish films?
7. 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?
8. What were popular themes in early German films?
9. How did the governor of California's commission for horse photography develop into Meissonier's project in creating the illusion of moving pictures?
10. Who were some of the popular stars from the 1920s and of what did their acts consist?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How did the inclusion of violence and sexual content change over the years of the film industry's existence? How did the allowance vary from country to country? In what ways did these restrictions (or lack thereof) reveal the cultural divide between different countries?
Essay Topic 2
Consider the first several decades of film took place in the midst of several wars, what responsibility did the filmmakers have to their audiences? How did the roles of these directors change from the United States to Europe? How did filmmakers handle the world wars when faced with Nazi persecution?
Essay Topic 3
How did greed help shape Hollywood? In what ways did Eli Whitney and the Patent Company set the standard business model in Hollywood with the strict purpose of making more money?
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