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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. By what year did "talkies" take over Hollywood?

2. What editor displayed the emotional impact of crowd scenes on film?

3. Who helped Edison open a Kinetoscope parlor?

4. Which director from Germany became known for his films about history with injections of off-handed comedy?

5. Filmmaker Jean Renoir was the son of what influential artist?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were the differences between early films from the United States and Europe?

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

4. Describe the film industry in the USSR after the first World War.

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

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

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

8. In the early days of the film industry, how did Griffith and others begin making their films more appealing to widespread audiences?

9. 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?

10. 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.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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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