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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Flashback: A Brief History of Film Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What visual effect did Abel Gance develop?
(a) Polyvision.
(b) Framing.
(c) Explosions.
(d) Staged combat.

2. From what year was a diary entry discovered as having discussed the beginnings of projections?
(a) 1532.
(b) 1718.
(c) 1666.
(d) 1811.

3. By what year did "talkies" take over Hollywood?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1929.

4. What were the only restrictions placed on directors in the 1920s?
(a) They were not allowed to take a bigger cut of the movie's profits than the actors.
(b) They had to work subliminal advertising into their films.
(c) They could only use one "star" at a time.
(d) They had to stay within their budget.

5. Who helped Edison open a Kinetoscope parlor?
(a) Jean Louis Meissonier.
(b) William Dickson.
(c) Eadward Muybridge.
(d) Norman Raff.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which director from Germany became known for his films about history with injections of off-handed comedy?

2. Which artist pushed the boundaries on sex and violence on film?

3. What was Harold Lloyd's trademark?

4. What did Griffith as a director discover that elevated films from being more than technical achievements?

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

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