History of Film and Television in the USA

Thomas Edison invented the phonograph and the _________

• light bulb

• telephone

• television

• radio

Another inventor of the television set was the Russian Vladimir Zworykin. He worked for ________ . At the time, it was the biggest producer of radios in America.

• RCA

• Sony

• Philips

• General Electric

What is a magic lantern?

• A machine for moving pictures

• A kind of weapon

• A machine for listening to music

• A musical instrument

What did you put inside a magic lantern to show a picture?

• A glass of water

• A camera

• Plates of colored glass

• A film

What did the lens do?

• It colored the picture.

• It made the picture disappear.

• It broke the picture.

• It made the picture larger.

Who created the Phantasmagoria show?

• Lebanon

• Étienne Gaspard Robertson

• Georges Méliès

• Thomas Alva Edison

Why did Robertson put his magic lanterns on wheels?

• To play music

• To create colorful effects

• To store them easily

• To move them closer to the screen and make pictures bigger

What was the name of Edison's camera for recording moving pictures?

• The cinématographe

• The kinetograph

• The phonograph

• The telegraph

How much did it cost to watch a film in the first 'kinetoscope parlor' in New York?

• 25 cents

• 25 dollars

• 2,500 dollars

• 25,000 dollars

Why was the first cinema called 'The Nickelodeon'?

• Because it was a small room.

• Because the owner's name was Nick.

• Because it was located on Nickelodeon street.

• Because a ticket cost one nickel (5 cents).