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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, The Silent Era.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who suspected that McCay was playing a trick on them?
(a) Critics.
(b) Theater patrons.
(c) Directors.
(d) Producers.

2. When was Gertie the Dinosaur released?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1914.

3. What did Bray's invention do?
(a) Made diagrams.
(b) Made copies of backgrounds.
(c) Made copies of characters in different positions.
(d) Made large flip books.

4. What is considered the first animated cartoon?
(a) Looney Tunes.
(b) Humorous Phases of Funny Faces.
(c) Gertie the Dinosaur.
(d) Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.

5. When did Bray apply for a patent?
(a) 1923.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1914.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a nickname for celluloid?

2. What was Bray fascinated by?

3. Where was Emile Cohl from?

4. Which of the following was McCay inspired by?

5. Which of the following is often considered to be the first true animated cartoon?

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