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

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

3. Due to the obliteration of the Production Code in the sixties, what type of films became popular in the seventies?

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

5. During the World War II, what types of films did the governments in Europe support?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the invention of the videocassette simplify camerawork?

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

4. Describe Italian cinema during the 1940s.

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

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

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

8. How did television damage the film industry?

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

10. What were some of the trends in American films during the 1970s?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways did the economy determine and depend upon the successes of the film industry in both war and peace time?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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