CHAP1: 10/10
1. Who was the "lone wolf" American inventor who received many of the
early patents for television technology?
Nicola Tesla
Philo T. Farnsworth
Vladimir Zworykin
Thomas Edison
2. Vladimir Zworykin beg
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CHAP1: 10/10
1. Who was the "lone wolf" American inventor who received many of the
early patents for television technology?
Nicola Tesla
Philo T. Farnsworth
Vladimir Zworykin
Thomas Edison
2. Vladimir Zworykin began his American career as an engineer for the
Westinghouse company in Pittsburgh. Eventually he was allowed to follow his
interest in television by being traded to another company. What was the
name of that company?
General Electric
Philco Television
Westinghouse
Radio Corporation of America
3. What were the "big three" early television networks?
Group of answer choices
MTV, NBC and CBS
CBS, NBC and ABC
Dumont, PBS and NBC
PBS, CBS and NBC
4. Which of the following was not a promise contained in the "G I Bill of
Rights"?
Loans for new homes
Training for Commercial Pilots Licenses
Money for a College Degree
Loans for small businesses
5. What was the result of the Paramount Consent Decree?
The major studios were forced to sell off their film rental companies.
None of the others answers.
The major studios were forced to sell their production studios.
The major studios were forced to sell the theaters they owned.
6. In 1952 Meriam C. Cooper introduced a new wide screen movie format.
What was it called?
Group of answer choices
Super Panavision
Cinerama
Cinemascope
VistaVision
7. What was the first film made with the Super Panavision 70 format?
Oklahoma
Around the World in 80 Days
The Robe
The Big Fisherman
8. What was the first Three Dimension film of the fifties?
Bwana Devil
Around the World in 80 Days
The House of Wax
South Pacific
9. The Technicolor company enjoyed dominance in the movie industry until a
much less expensive technology was developed. What was the name of the
new film?
Eastmancolor 5250
Fugicolor
Kodachrome
Gaumont Color
10. Who was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of CBS (The Columbia
Broadcasting System)?
David Sarnoff
Michael Eisner
William S. Paley
Michael Goodsen
CHAP2: 8/10
1. What is the name of the congressional committee that investigated
Communism in the movie industry?
Group of answer choices
The Senate Anti-Communism Committee
The House Un-American Activities Committee
The House Anti-Communist Committee
The Senate Un-American Activities Committee
2. What is the name of the production company founded by John Ford and
Meriam C. Cooper?
Group of answer choices
Republic Pictures
Lone Star Productions
Argosy Pictures
Universal
3. What film earned John his Fourth and final Academy Award.
Group of answer choices
The Quiet Man
The Horse Soldiers
Mr. Roberts
The Searchers
4. Which director wrote and directed the film, Ace in the Hole?
Group of answer choices
Alfred Hitchcock
Cecil B. De Mille
Howard Hawks
Billy Wilder
5. Who directed the fifties remake of he 1925 hit film, Ben Hur?
Group of answer choices
Anthony Mann
Alfred Hitchcock
Howard Hawks
William Wyler
6. Who directed the film, Baby Doll?
Group of answer choices
Howard Hawks
George Stevens
Elia Kazan
Billy Wilder
7. What established director began his career as an editor, most notably,
editing Citizen Kane?
Group of answer choices
John Ford
Robert Wise
Elia Kazan
Billy Wilder
8. Which of the following is not an example of movies aimed at Teen-agers?
Group of answer choices
Earth vs. the Spider
Dracula
Live Fast, Die Young
King Creole
9. Which of the following is not among the rising stars of the fifties?
Group of answer choices
Jack Lemon
Doris Day
Kirk Douglas
Bette Davis
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