Question 1

The existence of the Motion Picture Patents Company led some independent producers to make their pictures in faraway Hollywood.

Accepted Answer

The existence of the Motion Picture Patents Company, which controlled the majority of the film industry in the early 1900s, led some independent producers to make their pictures in faraway Hollywood to avoid the company's licensing and patent fees. This ultimately led to the development of Hollywood as a major motion picture production center.

Question 2

An oligopoly exists when a few companies control an industry.

Accepted Answer

An oligopoly is a market structure where a few companies dominate an industry, often resulting in limited competition.

Question 3

The Singing Fool was a big commercial disappointment, and it demonstrated that movie fans were not ready for talking pictures.

Accepted Answer

The Singing Fool was actually a major commercial success and helped to solidify the popularity of talking pictures following the success of The Jazz Singer.

Question 4

The first movie theaters were called nickelodeons, a name that indicated the cost of admission.

Accepted Answer

The first movie theaters were called nickelodeons because they charged 5 cents (a nickel) for admission.

Question 5

French director Georges Méliès pioneered a number of camera tricks and techniques, including slow motion.

Accepted Answer

Georges Méliès is renowned for his innovative use of camera tricks and special effects, including slow motion.

Question 6

Hollywood was the international center of cinema from the very beginning.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

With the exception of Mary Pickford, the early studio moguls who ran Hollywood were mostly men.

Accepted Answer

The statement is true. While Mary Pickford was a significant figure in early Hollywood as an actress and producer, the majority of studio executives were men.

Question 8

The Motion Picture Patents Company was established in 1908 to share film technology with independent filmmakers.

Accepted Answer

The Motion Picture Patents Company, also known as the Edison Trust, was established in 1908 by a group of major film studios to control the production, distribution, and exhibition of films. They sought to monopolize the industry and prevent independent filmmakers from using their technology without permission.

Question 9

Movie palaces looked beautiful on the outside, but were often very shabby on the inside.

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Question 10

Georges Méliès made the first western, The Great Train Robbery.

Accepted Answer

The Great Train Robbery is considered one of the first narrative films and one of the first to use editing to tell a story, but it is not a western.

Question 11

American studios were able to gain control of the world film industry during World War I.

Accepted Answer

During World War I, American studios were able to gain control of the world film industry due to the disruption of European film production and the growing demand for American films. This allowed American studios to establish a dominant position in the global film market that lasted for several decades.

Question 12

Select from the following list of terms to match the item with the best answer. Some terms may be used more than once or not at all.
-The first motion pictures were watched by only one person at a time.
A)Domestic comedy
B)DirecTV
C)Above-the-line cost
D)Catch-up service
E)Evergreen

Accepted Answer

The statement is true, and none of the other terms are relevant to this answer.

Question 13

Select from the following list of terms to match the item with the best answer. Some terms may be used more than once or not at all.
-The first public showing of Edison's kinetoscope projector system was in a Paris café in
December 1895.
A)Domestic comedy
B)DirecTV
C)Above-the-line cost
D)Catch-up service
E)Evergreen

Accepted Answer

Edison's kinetoscope projector system was first publicly shown in April 1896 at Koster and Bial's Music Hall in New York City.

Question 14

The Birth of a Nation (1915) was very controversial when it premiered because of its glorification of the Ku Klux Klan.

Accepted Answer

The Birth of a Nation (1915) was indeed very controversial when it premiered because of its glorification of the Ku Klux Klan. The film presented the Klan as heroic and depicted black people as unintelligent and sexually aggressive, perpetuating harmful stereotypes and promoting white supremacy. While it was a major commercial success and groundbreaking in terms of cinematography, its racist content has been widely criticized and debated ever since.

Question 15

The Motion Picture Patents Company was founded by Adolph Zukor of Paramount Pictures and William Fox of Fox Film Corporation.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

In scriptwriting terminology, the discourse is how the story is told.

Accepted Answer

Discourse in scriptwriting refers to the way a story is told, including the dialogue, tone, and point of view.

Question 17

Select from the following list of terms to match the item with the best answer. Some terms may be used more than once or not at all.
-Georges Méliès opened the first public movie theater in France in 1896.
A)Domestic comedy
B)DirecTV
C)Above-the-line cost
D)Catch-up service
E)Evergreen

Accepted Answer

Georges Méliès did indeed open the first public movie theater in France in 1896, making the statement true. The other terms listed are not related to this fact.

Question 18

The first sound movie, The Jazz Singer, was basically a silent film with a few spoken words and musical numbers.

Accepted Answer

The Jazz Singer was released in 1927 and although it had some sections with synchronized sound and music, most of it was still silent with subtitles for dialogue.

Question 19

Select from the following list of terms to match the item with the best answer. Some terms may be used more than once or not at all.
-To become a mass medium, the early silent films had to offer what books achieved: the suspension of disbelief and stories that engaged an audience's imagination.
A)Domestic comedy
B)DirecTV
C)Above-the-line cost
D)Catch-up service
E)Evergreen

Accepted Answer

The statement is discussing the early silent films becoming a mass medium, and the qualities they needed to have to engage audiences. A domestic comedy is not mentioned in the statement.

Question 20

Select from the following list of terms to match the item with the best answer. Some terms may be used more than once or not at all.
-Thomas Edison's first attempt to create talking pictures in the late 1800s was an immediate commercial success.
A)Domestic comedy
B)DirecTV
C)Above-the-line cost
D)Catch-up service
E)Evergreen

Accepted Answer

The statement is false. Thomas Edison's first attempt to create talking pictures, known as the Kinetophone, was not a commercial success.

Quiz 7: Movies and the Impact of Images