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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Flashback: A Brief History of Film Chapters 17-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Asian city produced martial arts films that became incredibly popular with the international, mainstream audience?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) Saigon.
(d) Burma.

2. Who was the comedic French director that rose to prominence in the 1950s?
(a) Vincente Augois.
(b) Jacques Tati.
(c) Robert Bresson.
(d) Luc Besson.

3. How did the end of the Vietnam War affect the content of American films?
(a) Audiences demanded less censorship.
(b) Audience attendance in movie theaters declined, allowing the industry to experiment more.
(c) Audiences began to look more for "traditional values" again.
(d) Audiences demanded more widespread diversity within the industry.

4. What was the main difficulty encountered by films from the Third World?
(a) Rising tourism and technological advances.
(b) Government approval.
(c) Shooting on-location.
(d) Language barriers.

5. What was the name of the freedom in cinema enjoyed by Eastern European filmmakers after 1985?
(a) New Tactic.
(b) New Life.
(c) New Deal.
(d) New Model.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the focus of Russian documentaries after World War II, as ordered by Stalin?

2. Which of the following countries was not one of the forerunners of Islamic cinema from the nineties?

3. In the first several decades of the film industry, European films focused on the artists, while American films focused on the _______.

4. What region became renowned for their film adaptations of literary classics?

5. During the early seventies in America cinema, which of the following was not one of the main themes explored?

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