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1
Studios controlling distribution and exhibition, as well as production.
A)Horizontal integration
B)Vertical integration
C)Monopoly
D)Oligopoly
E)None of the above
2
How would you best describe the transition of the studios after the cold war?
A)Grew stronger
B)Shifted from producers to distributors
C)Shifted from producers to promoters
D)They collapsed
3
Which trend was a major change in audiences after WWII?
A)Moved from cities to the country
B)Moved from cities to suburbs
C)Moved from the country to cities
D)Moved from suburbs to cities
E)None of the above; most people stayed put
4
After WWII, what change (if any) took place in the frequency of American movie attendance?
A)Less frequent
B)About the same
C)More frequent
5
Who was America's opponent in the cold war?
A)Canada
B)Germany
C)Italy
D)Japan
E)Soviet Union
6
How did Hollywood depict bankers, stock speculators and industrialists BEFORE the red scare?
A)Heroes
B)Villains
C)Same as the working class
D)They weren't depicted at all
7
The publication Hollywood used to keep productions free of communist sympathies.
A)Hollywood Blacklist
B)Hollywood Ten
C)Production Guide for Patriots
D)Screen Guide for Americans
E)None of the above; there was no actual publication
8
How did films like The Grapes of Wrath deal with the exploitation of workers?
A)They ignored the topic to avoid suspicion of communist sympathies
B)They supported workers, but avoided anything radical
C)They continued strong support to keep their working class audience
9
Which politician was at the center of the red scare?
A)Joseph McCarthy
B)Richard Nixon
C)Ronald Reagan
D)Parnell Thomas
E)Harry Truman
10
What do Ronald Reagan, Gary Cooper and Walt Disney have in common?
A)All were accused of being communist
B)All accused others of being communist
C)All worked for Disney Studios
D)All were part of the Hollywood 10
E)None of the above
11
Why did studios make pro-Soviet films like The North Star and Song of Russia?
A)Purely for profit
B)To support communism
C)To support the war
12
What are I Married a Communist and I Was a Communist for the FBI?
A)Anti-Communist films made during and after the red scare.
B)Subversive witch-hunting films made to criticize the red scare.
C)Silly titles made up by a bored professor writing test questions for a website.
13
Charles Chaplin was among the first in Hollywood suspected of communist activities.
A)True
B)False
14
During WWII, Congress continued its hearings on communists in Hollywood.
A)True
B)False
15
Science fiction films like Invaders from Mars and Invasion of the Body Snatchers are based on fears of Communist brain washing.
A)True
B)False







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