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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the seventies, upon what did German cinema begin to reflect?
(a) Nazi era.
(b) Pop culture.
(c) Brechtian principles.
(d) Sexuality in youth.

2. In France's New Wave, filmmakers experimented with mixing _____.
(a) Genres.
(b) Location shoots.
(c) Languages.
(d) Scripts.

3. For what reasons did Japanese films escape censorship from their government in their Golden Age?
(a) Japanese films were veiled propaganda for the government.
(b) Japanese films were naturally conservative.
(c) Japanese directors managed to film exclusively outside of their country.
(d) Japanese films dealt strictly in historical events.

4. During Japan's Golden Age in cinema, what country, previously considered a strong force in cinema, began to decline?
(a) France.
(b) Britain.
(c) United States.
(d) Sweden.

5. Why did 1950s allow independent filmmakers in America to practice their craft more openly?
(a) Many directors quit the industry after the war.
(b) The war forced studios to allow low-budget films to flourish.
(c) Film audiences went to television.
(d) Underground artists became mainstream.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which continent dominated the international film market in the sixties?

2. Low-budget films that had the look of home movies were not popular in which of the following countries?

3. What sort of music became popular for movie soundtracks in the sixties?

4. What was the focus of Italy's films in the years around World War II?

5. What hysterical fear threatened artists in the film industry?

Short Essay Questions

1. As the studios declined with the invention of the television, how did Americans' tastes in film subject begin to change?

2. What were some of the prominent trends in European cinema in the 1950s?

3. Describe Britain's Golden Age.

4. How did Germany's film industry attempt to recover from World War II?

5. How and why did the quality of mass-produced films diminish in the 1980s?

6. How did the Soviet Union change Czechoslovakia's film industry in the 1960s?

7. What were some of the political issues that made their way into 1970s Hollywood?

8. How did the Vietnam War change the culture of America in regards to Hollywood?

9. Why was Japan's golden age in film able to thrive throughout the World War II and beyond, despite the political turmoil?

10. What regulations changed in 1960s Hollywood, as well as technical advances?

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