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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. Which decade is considered the beginning of Japan's Golden Age in cinema?
2. Which of of the following was not one of the associate companies of the commercial conglomerates that helped keep the American film industry from floundering in the sixties?
3. Which Eastern European country became a strong force in the international film community in the sixties?
4. What region became renowned for their film adaptations of literary classics?
5. When Britain began to focus on literary and theatrical stage adaptations for their film industry in the years surrounding World War II, what renowned actor became particularly lauded for his work in this area?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did television damage the film industry?
2. What was the New Wave movement in France?
3. How did Germany's film industry attempt to recover from World War II?
4. How did the Vietnam War change the culture of America in regards to Hollywood?
5. Describe Britain's Golden Age.
6. How did the New Wave movement from France affect American movie trends in the 1970s?
7. Why was the French film industry nearly destroyed because of World War II?
8. What regulations changed in 1960s Hollywood, as well as technical advances?
9. How and why did the quality of mass-produced films diminish in the 1980s?
10. Describe Italian cinema during the 1940s.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the evolution of acting, from the silent film star to the Method actor and even to the modern megastar.
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 role of censorship in the film industry.
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