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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 America during the late 1960s, what was the general mood of the youth?
(a) Anti-establishment.
(b) Conscientious objectors.
(c) Pro-government.
(d) Severe ennui.

2. Upon what were the greatest works of entertainment in Britain focused in the seventies?
(a) Cinema.
(b) Television.
(c) Art galleries.
(d) Theatre.

3. For what did the American film-going public demand in regards to the subjects of films in the 1980s?
(a) The lives of the young.
(b) The lives of the very poor.
(c) The lives of the rich.
(d) The lives of foreign nationals.

4. What British comedy troupe had a cinematic bright spot for their country's struggling film industry?
(a) Monty Python's Flying Circus.
(b) Absolutely Fabulous.
(c) Are You Being Served?
(d) Kids in the Hall.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Post-World War II, who was Italy's most prominent director?

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

3. Who replaced Czechoslovakia's government, obliterating their film industry?

4. What was the name of the cultural movement in Czechoslavakia during the sixties?

5. During the early seventies in America cinema, which of the following was not one of the main themes explored?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Italian cinema during the 1940s.

2. How did Great Britain's entertainment industry fare in the 1970s?

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

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

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

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

7. What was the New Wave movement in France?

8. How did the New Wave movement from France affect American movie trends in the 1970s?

9. Why did Hollywood studios flourish in the 1980s?

10. Why and how did commercial conglomerates help support the American film industry in the 1960s?

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