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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Flashback: A Brief History of Film Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What declined per America's changing tastes and desire for more sophisticated films in the 1950s?
(a) Story lines.
(b) Studios.
(c) Independent films.
(d) Star power.

2. Upon what were the greatest works of entertainment in Britain focused in the seventies?
(a) Television.
(b) Cinema.
(c) Art galleries.
(d) Theatre.

3. In the seventies, upon what did German cinema begin to reflect?
(a) Pop culture.
(b) Nazi era.
(c) Sexuality in youth.
(d) Brechtian principles.

4. Who replaced Czechoslovakia's government, obliterating their film industry?
(a) United States.
(b) Germany.
(c) Soviet Union.
(d) Northern Africa.

5. What political event helped shape American cinema in the 1970s?
(a) Watergate.
(b) The fall of the Berlin Wall.
(c) Ollie North's resignation.
(d) Kennedy assassination.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technological breakthrough hurt the film industry in America?

2. In what year was the Production Code revised in the decade following World War II?

3. During World War II, which director became known for his films that examined sex, greed, and the inherent sadism of humans?

4. In what genre did RKO specialize during the Golden Age?

5. Who revolutionized the way films were shot on-location through such "studios on wheels" such as the Cinemobile Mark IV?

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