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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Flashback: A Brief History of Film Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who replaced Czechoslovakia's government, obliterating their film industry?
(a) Northern Africa.
(b) United States.
(c) Germany.
(d) Soviet Union.

2. By what year did "talkies" take over Hollywood?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1927.

3. In the first several decades of the film industry, European films focused on the artists, while American films focused on the _______.
(a) Political statements.
(b) Story.
(c) Sociological value.
(d) Entertainment.

4. What was significant about cinema in education in the 1970s?
(a) Films were used as a teaching aid.
(b) Universities were mined for potential talent.
(c) Universities began offering film courses.
(d) Universities opened up their own production companies for the students.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which director became renowned for his use of long takes to evoke a darker mood?

2. What declined per America's changing tastes and desire for more sophisticated films in the 1950s?

3. Which Eastern European country became a strong force in the international film community in the sixties?

4. Which of of the following was not one of the associate companies of the commercial conglomerates that helped keep the American film industry from floundering in the sixties?

5. Who was the top female filmmaker in Italy from the seventies?

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