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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. As the studios bowed to pressure from outside groups during the Golden Age, what was one of the effects seen on the gangster movies?
(a) The films became morality tales.
(b) Women were not allowed behind the camera.
(c) Gangster films were banned.
(d) Violence was removed.

2. 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?
(a) Television.
(b) Theatrical.
(c) Publishing.
(d) Music.

3. What was encouraged by the New Wave filmmakers?
(a) Improvisation.
(b) Violence.
(c) Song and dance.
(d) Nudity.

4. Which continent dominated the international film market in the sixties?
(a) North America.
(b) Europe.
(c) Asia.
(d) South America.

5. After what major event did film gain popularity in the USSR?
(a) Russian Revolution.
(b) World War II.
(c) World War I.
(d) Death of Rasputin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was not one of the the Big Five studios in the Golden Age of the Studio?

2. At the end of the 1950s, how many homes in America had a television set?

3. What was Charlie Chaplin's film persona?

4. Which artist pushed the boundaries on sex and violence on film?

5. In Eastern Europe in the seventies, what topic was generally avoided in their cinema?

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