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

2. What was one reason comedy shorts became so popular in the 1920s?
(a) The tabloid era had begun.
(b) The stories were presented in serial format.
(c) The audiences did not need to follow a plot.
(d) The actors all had scandalous lives.

3. Which director became renowned for his use of long takes to evoke a darker mood?
(a) F.W. Murnau.
(b) Enst Lubitsch.
(c) Fritz Lang.
(d) Lev Kuleshov.

4. What did Griffith as a director discover that elevated films from being more than technical achievements?
(a) Talented actors.
(b) Cinematography.
(c) Special effects and lighting.
(d) Prohibition forced people into the theaters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which company became renowned for their animation in the early years of World War II?

2. Who helped Edison open a Kinetoscope parlor?

3. After what major event did film gain popularity in the USSR?

4. What did the formation of the Patent Company force theaters showing their films to do?

5. During World War II, which director became known for his films that examined sex, greed, and the inherent sadism of humans?

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