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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, The Silent Era.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is described as a "legendary animator and entrepreneur" in the beginning of animation?
(a) Disney.
(b) McCay.
(c) Lantz.
(d) Bray.

2. Which of the following did McCay specifically say he did not want to be a part of?
(a) Production.
(b) Distribution.
(c) Animation.
(d) Film industry.

3. What is described as a series of cartoons put in order to trick the viewer that movement is occurring?
(a) Storyline.
(b) Rotascope.
(c) Flip book.
(d) Bray's invention.

4. In which century was animation invented?
(a) 21st.
(b) 19th.
(c) 20th.
(d) 18th.

5. What was Bray's occupation?
(a) Film producer.
(b) Novelist.
(c) Comic book artist.
(d) Newspaper cartoonist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is often considered to be the first true animated cartoon?

2. When did Bray apply for a patent?

3. Where was Winsor McCay from?

4. What was McCay's first feature?

5. When was Gertie the Dinosaur released?

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