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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. Why did the independent filmmakers head for California while the Patent Company existed?
(a) A wealth of talent was discovered in California.
(b) They were not legally allowed to make films without the Patent Company.
(c) California promised the filmmakers they could work without taxes.
(d) Griffith held a grudge against Laemmle.

2. In what year did Edison help to open a Kinetoscope parlor?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1911.

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

4. Which artist pushed the boundaries on sex and violence on film?
(a) Salvador Dali.
(b) Frida Kahlo.
(c) Fritz Lang.
(d) F.W. Murnau.

5. What was Harry Langdon's film persona?
(a) The tramp.
(b) The ladies' man.
(c) The baby.
(d) The swashbuckler.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What early realization helped films develop both special effects and story lines?

3. In what style did the French produce their films?

4. What did Meissonier's conversion of Muybridge's photographs create?

5. Through what did Jean Louis Meissonier project Muybridge's work?

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