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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Flashback: A Brief History of Film Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason did many great artists leave Europe for America in the 1930s?
(a) Nazi persecution.
(b) Political exiling.
(c) Low production values.
(d) The studios lured them to America.

2. Which of the following was not one of the main focuses of the film-making committees in the Golden Age of the Studio?
(a) Stars.
(b) Genres.
(c) Studios
(d) Story.

3. Which director, during America in the 1940s, became renowned for film adaptations of literature?
(a) John Huston.
(b) Orson Welles.
(c) Billy Wilder.
(d) Preston Sturges.

4. During the Golden Age, what now-famous aspects of films came from artists such as Busby Berkeley and Fred Astaire?
(a) Dance numbers.
(b) Sexual innuendo.
(c) Comedy duos.
(d) Advanced lighting techniques.

5. During World War II, which director became known for his films that examined sex, greed, and the inherent sadism of humans?
(a) Alfred Hitchcock.
(b) Orson Welles.
(c) Billy Wilder.
(d) John Huston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Harold Lloyd's trademark?

2. From what entertainment aspect did Orson Welles tap in order to innovate the ways films were made?

3. In what genre did RKO specialize during the Golden Age?

4. In 1947, what did the House of Un-American Activities Committee began to investigate?

5. Who helped Edison open a Kinetoscope parlor?

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