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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) Framing.
(b) Explosions.
(c) Polyvision.
(d) Staged combat.
2. Why did the independent filmmakers head for California while the Patent Company existed?
(a) A wealth of talent was discovered in California.
(b) Griffith held a grudge against Laemmle.
(c) They were not legally allowed to make films without the Patent Company.
(d) California promised the filmmakers they could work without taxes.
3. What was one reason comedy shorts became so popular in the 1920s?
(a) The stories were presented in serial format.
(b) The actors all had scandalous lives.
(c) The tabloid era had begun.
(d) The audiences did not need to follow a plot.
4. Through what did Jean Louis Meissonier project Muybridge's work?
(a) Rotoscope.
(b) Glass lantern.
(c) Rear projector.
(d) Zoetrope.
5. From what year was a diary entry discovered as having discussed the beginnings of projections?
(a) 1811.
(b) 1718.
(c) 1532.
(d) 1666.
Short Answer Questions
1. What sort of performers were ideal candidates for comedy shorts in the 1920s?
2. In what style did the French produce their films?
3. In what decade were silent films perfected?
4. Who helped Edison open a Kinetoscope parlor?
5. Which director became renowned for his use of long takes to evoke a darker mood?
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