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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. The Kinetoscope was developed by Thomas Edison and _______ _______.
(a) William Dickson.
(b) Eadward Muybridge.
(c) Norman Raff.
(d) Jean Louis Meissonier.

2. What early realization helped films develop both special effects and story lines?
(a) Cameras could be operated by one man.
(b) Reels could be cut together.
(c) Filming the weather was not intriguing enough for audiences.
(d) The films should be longer.

3. What studio did William Fox and Carl Laemmle eventually form?
(a) Paramount.
(b) Fox.
(c) Universal.
(d) MGM.

4. What did Meissonier's conversion of Muybridge's photographs create?
(a) A projector.
(b) A live-action special effects device.
(c) An illusion of movement.
(d) A sound machine.

5. The two main regions involved in film production before the move to California were New York and _________.
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Maine.
(c) Vermont.
(d) New Jersey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal did Eadward Muybridge photograph?

2. What visual effect did Abel Gance develop?

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

4. What sort of performers were ideal candidates for comedy shorts in the 1920s?

5. Why did the independent filmmakers head for California while the Patent Company existed?

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