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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 was the focus of Russian documentaries after World War II, as ordered by Stalin?
2. Which Eastern European country became a strong force in the international film community in the sixties?
3. At the end of the 1950s, how many homes in America had a television set?
4. Which of the following men was not one of the major producers in the 1950s American film industry?
5. Which of the following was not one of the major national movements in America during the 1970s?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was Japan's golden age in film able to thrive throughout the World War II and beyond, despite the political turmoil?
2. How did Germany's film industry attempt to recover from World War II?
3. How did the invention of the videocassette simplify camerawork?
4. What was the New Wave movement in France?
5. What were some of the trends in American films during the 1970s?
6. How did Great Britain's entertainment industry fare in the 1970s?
7. Why and how did commercial conglomerates help support the American film industry in the 1960s?
8. How did the Vietnam War change the culture of America in regards to Hollywood?
9. As the studios declined with the invention of the television, how did Americans' tastes in film subject begin to change?
10. Why did Hollywood studios flourish in the 1980s?
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
How did films meld both science and creativity together? In what ways was this the overall goal of the Film D'Art? What does this suggest about the technological advances in Hollywood throughout film's history?
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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