50 Years Of Motion Pictures: Early Motion Pictures

50 Years Of Motion Pictures: Early Motion Pictures

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History, Arts

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

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The video explores early cinema, highlighting Edison comedy and The Barbershop. It discusses the roles of William McKinley and Teddy Roosevelt, and the influence of French film pioneer George Bailey S, whose trick camera techniques amazed American filmmakers.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the setting introduced in the Edison comedy?

A restaurant

A theater

A barbershop

A school

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the vice president under William McKinley?

Abraham Lincoln

Teddy Roosevelt

Thomas Edison

George Bailey S

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which country was George Bailey S from?

United States

France

Germany

Italy

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was George Bailey S known for in the film industry?

Directing plays

Acting in comedies

Writing scripts

Using a trick camera

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the reaction of American filmmakers to George Bailey S's work?

They criticized it

They were amazed and baffled

They ignored it

They immediately copied it