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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. During the early days of World War II, why did Britain have trouble maintaining their film industry?
2. In England in the 1930s, what sociologist announced that films could be a powerful tool for social reform?
3. Why did the War Department in America ban some of the political movies made during World War II?
4. In what decade were silent films perfected?
5. Why did the independent filmmakers head for California while the Patent Company existed?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who were some of the popular stars from the 1920s and of what did their acts consist?
2. How did Hollywood join the war effort in the forties?
3. What led to the mass migration of film production from New York and New Jersey to California?
4. Discuss the innovative techniques developed by Alfred Hitchcock, Jean Cocteau, and Jean Renoir.
5. Who were some of the great directors and their innovative storytelling techniques from Hollywood in the 1940s?
6. Why did so many artists leave Europe in the thirties and how did this effect the film industry?
7. Who was David Wark Griffith?
8. What were some of the themes explored in both French and Spanish films?
9. What were the differences between early films from the United States and Europe?
10. How did the Production Code come into existence and what were some of the effects it had on films?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What were some of the obstacles and dangers faced by filmmakers who haled from the film industries of the Third World and in Islamic cinema?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the effects of television on the film industry.
Essay Topic 3
In what ways did Hollywood establish itself as a vital aspect of the American people during times of great turmoil? What does this suggest about the audience's need for escapism and reassurance? How did Hollywood help the country psychologically heal itself during the Great Depression?
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