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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After what major event did film gain popularity in the USSR?

2. What event in America caused studios to realize that the movie-going public needed entertainment over grim realism?

3. Upon whose model of mass production did the Hollywood studio system manufacture films in the Golden Age?

4. As the studios bowed to pressure from outside groups during the Golden Age, what was one of the effects seen on the gangster movies?

5. What sort of documentaries dominated the filmmaking business in America in the 1940s?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were some of the great directors and their innovative storytelling techniques from Hollywood in the 1940s?

2. How did the advent of "talkies" change both technical and acting aspects of film?

3. How did the Film D'Art come to be?

4. Describe the film industry in the USSR after the first World War.

5. Who were some of the great entertainers that emerged from the talkies in the early years of the film industry that helped revitalize the audience's flagging interest and why?

6. How did the film industry begin to suffer after the advent of talkies?

7. How did the differing situations in both Europe and America in the thirties ultimately influence the film industry?

8. How did Hollywood join the war effort in the forties?

9. How did the Production Code come into existence and what were some of the effects it had on films?

10. What were some of the themes explored in both French and Spanish films?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the effects of television on the film industry.

Essay Topic 2

What were David Wark Griffith's main contributions to the early cinema? In what ways are his contributions overshadowed by the content of his films? Should these be factors in considering the achievements wrought by his work?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the evolution of acting, from the silent film star to the Method actor and even to the modern megastar.

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