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1			For the first 20 years of sound pictures, what portion of Americans attended weekly?
			A)	Most Americans only attended once in a while.
			B)	About half of all Americans attended weekly.
			C)	Virtually all Americans attended weekly.
2			Treating stars and genres as commodities is an example of cinema as a(n)
			A)	economic institution.
			B)	social institution.
			C)	technological institution.
			D)	psychological institution.
3			The mass culture theory results from viewing cinema as a(n)
			A)	economic institution.
			B)	social institution.
			C)	technological institution.
			D)	psychological institution.
4			Viewing a comedy to lighten your mood would be using cinema as a(n)
			A)	economic institution.
			B)	social institution.
			C)	technological institution.
			D)	psychological institution.
5			Which of the following individuals did NOT significantly contribute to the development of the film industry?
			A)	Eastman
			B)	Edison
			C)	Kodak
			D)	All of the above were contributors.
6			Which of the following inventors is credited with developing the motion picture projector?
			A)	Eastman
			B)	Edison
			C)	Kodak
			D)	Marconi
7			"Kinetoscope" is
			A)	an early color process.
			B)	an early film projector.
			C)	the first wide-screen format.
			D)	None of the above.
8			At a nickelodeon, a film is
			A)	viewed individually, through a peephole.
			B)	viewed in small groups through a small television-like screen.
			C)	projected onto a large screen.
9			The primary audience for early film releases was comprised of
			A)	poor and immigrant viewers.
			B)	middle class viewers.
			C)	upper class viewers.
			D)	all socio-economic groups.
10			The film industry became concerned with "respectability"
			A)	during the silent era, when it sought to attract a higher class audience.
			B)	in the 1930s, following public complaints about film noir.
			C)	in the 1970s, in an effort to avoid government regulation.
11			Birth of a Nation is often hailed as a landmark film for its early mastery of technique. Why is it also frequently criticized?
			A)	The story was plagiarized from an earlier silent film.
			B)	The film includes blatantly racist depictions of African-Americans.
			C)	The film includes excessive nudity and sexual content.
			D)	The extremely violent depiction of the Civil War upset audiences, especially parents of small children.
12			What has become of the film-going audience from 1920 to the current time?
			A)	It initially grew as the economy got stronger, but otherwise has remained more or less consistent.
			B)	There has been a slow but steady increase in attendance.
			C)	There has been a slow but steady decrease in attendance.
			D)	There has been a substantial decrease in attendance.
13			People watch more movies than television.
			A)	True
			B)	False
14			Film projection predated the telegraph in the United States.
			A)	True
			B)	False
15			Movie palaces in the early 1900s were segregated by race.
			A)	True
			B)	False