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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. In 1947, what did the House of Un-American Activities Committee began to investigate?
(a) Labor laws.
(b) The roles of minorities in film.
(c) Nazi spies.
(d) Communism.

2. During the Golden Age, what part of the film was frequently lost in favor of the star performer's special skills?
(a) Lighting.
(b) Cinematographer.
(c) Music.
(d) Story.

3. 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) Story.
(c) Studios
(d) Genres.

4. What comedy team became popular (and necessary) during the studio's push for pure entertainment in the earlier decades of the Golden Age?
(a) Wilber and Woolsley.
(b) Marx Brothers.
(c) Abbott and Costello.
(d) Laurel and Hardy.

5. Filmmaker Jean Renoir was the son of what influential artist?
(a) Pierre Auguste Renoir.
(b) Jean Renoir I.
(c) Vincente Renoir.
(d) Marcel LeFever Renoir.

Short Answer Questions

1. What visual effect did Abel Gance develop?

2. What film helped open up the world to the power of British filmmaking in the 1930s?

3. By what year did "talkies" take over Hollywood?

4. From what year was a diary entry discovered as having discussed the beginnings of projections?

5. Upon whose model of mass production did the Hollywood studio system manufacture films in the Golden Age?

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