Film History Review

Which item did Thomas Edison invent in terms of making motion pictures?

• cinematographe

• daguerreotype

• nickelodeon

• kinetoscope

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Which item did the Lumiere brothers invent in regards to movie making?

• cinematographe

• daguerreotype

• nickelodeon

• kinetoscope

Which term means "a small, makeshift movie theater from the early 1900's"?

• cinematographe

• daguerreotype

• nickelodeon

• kinetoscope

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Which movie is considered to be the 1st action-adventure movie, directed by Edwin S. Porter?

• The Great Train Robbery

• Nanook of the North

• The Wizard of Oz

• Gone With the Wind

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Who was the first actress to be a known as a movie star and also known as the Biograph Girl?

• Hattie McDaniel

• Mary Pickford

• Clara Bow

• Florence Lawrence

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In 1927, at what event were the first Oscars given for excellence in the art of film?

• United Artists

• the Biograph Awards

• the Studio System

• the Academy Awards

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Which film in 1927 starred Al Jolson and was the first film to feature/include sound?

• Gone With the Wind

• Nanook of the North

• The Jazz Singer

• The Great Train Robbery

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What was the film genre that was born from sound being added to film? (In other words, the genre didn't exist until sound was added to film.)

• action-adventure films

• musicals

• comedies

• gangster films

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Why is December 28, 1895 such an important date in film history?

• It was the date of the 1st Academy Awards.

• It is considered the birth date of film/cinema.

• It the date when The Wizard of Oz was released.

• It is the date when Hattie McDaniel won her Oscar.

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The silent era ended, and in the 1930s, the ___ of movies began. So many new technologies involving sound and color were booming, and major stars were emerging.

• Golden Age

• Color Age

• Sound Age

• Silver Age

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