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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. Which of the following was not one of the Little Three in the Golden Age of the Studio?
(a) United Artists.
(b) RKO.
(c) Universal.
(d) Columbia.

2. In what era did early film begin to primarily grow?
(a) Golden Era.
(b) Silent Era.
(c) Nickelodean Era.
(d) Moving Era.

3. Which of the following countries was not one of the forerunners of Islamic cinema from the nineties?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Iran.

4. Filmmaker Jean Renoir was the son of what influential artist?
(a) Vincente Renoir.
(b) Pierre Auguste Renoir.
(c) Jean Renoir I.
(d) Marcel LeFever Renoir.

5. In what genre did Yugoslavia excel in the sixties?
(a) Thrillers.
(b) Horror.
(c) Animation.
(d) Action.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reasons did Japanese films escape censorship from their government in their Golden Age?

2. Which of of the following was not one of the associate companies of the commercial conglomerates that helped keep the American film industry from floundering in the sixties?

3. What sort of documentaries dominated the filmmaking business in America in the 1940s?

4. By what year did "talkies" take over Hollywood?

5. With what film technique did European filmmakers begin experimenting?

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