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

2. What became the focus of American cinema in the seventies?

3. During the 1960s in Hollywood, what was the main focus in the industry's mainstream films?

4. What country nearly wiped out the French film industry after World War II?

5. As the studio system rose again in the 1980s, what area suffered?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Britain's Golden Age.

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

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

4. What was the Third Cinema theater realism?

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

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

7. Why was the French film industry nearly destroyed because of World War II?

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

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

10. Discuss Method acting.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the first several decades of film took place in the midst of several wars, what responsibility did the filmmakers have to their audiences? How did the roles of these directors change from the United States to Europe? How did filmmakers handle the world wars when faced with Nazi persecution?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the different European film movements and effects on the industries of different countries.

Essay Topic 3

How did Europe's film industries recover from World War II? How were their recoveries helped or hampered by the Soviet Union? In what ways were these recoveries indicative of the culture of that country?

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