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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 did Griffith as a director discover that elevated films from being more than technical achievements?
(a) Special effects and lighting.
(b) Cinematography.
(c) Prohibition forced people into the theaters.
(d) Talented actors.
2. What was Harold Lloyd's trademark?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Glasses.
(c) Dance.
(d) Hat.
3. What group was formed in 1908 with the intention to further develop the Kinetoscope technology?
(a) American Federation of Television and Radio Actors.
(b) Actor's Equity.
(c) Screen Actors Guild.
(d) The Film D'Art.
4. What sort of documentaries dominated the filmmaking business in America in the 1940s?
(a) Actor's biographies.
(b) Religious.
(c) War.
(d) Travel.
5. What studio did William Fox and Carl Laemmle eventually form?
(a) Universal.
(b) MGM.
(c) Paramount.
(d) Fox.
Short Answer Questions
1. The Kinetoscope was developed by Thomas Edison and _______ _______.
2. For what company did Griffith work?
3. In England in the 1930s, what sociologist announced that films could be a powerful tool for social reform?
4. What early realization helped films develop both special effects and story lines?
5. Why did the War Department in America ban some of the political movies made during World War II?
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