Quiz:

1. Who is considered the father of motion pictures? a. Thomas Edison b. George Eastman c. Louis Lumière d. Eadweard Muybridge

2. What was the first feature-length film ever made? a. The Birth of a Nation b. Gone with the Wind c. The Jazz Singer d. Intolerance

3. What was the first film to use synchronized sound? a. The Jazz Singer b. The Great Train Robbery c. The Birth of a Nation d. Intolerance

4. What was the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture? a. All Quiet on the Western Front b. Wings c. The Broadway Melody d. Grand Hotel

5. Who directed the classic film Citizen Kane? a. Alfred Hitchcock b. Orson Welles c. Stanley Kubrick d. Francis Ford Coppola

6. What was the first film to use computer-generated imagery (CGI)? a. Jurassic Park b. The Matrix c. Terminator 2: Judgment Day d. Tron

7. Who was the first African American to win the Academy Award for Best Actor? a. Sidney Poitier b. Denzel Washington c. Morgan Freeman d. Forest Whitaker

8. What was the first film to gross over $1 billion at the box office? a. Titanic b. Avatar c. The Avengers d. Star Wars: The Force Awakens

9. Who directed the film Jaws? a. Steven Spielberg b. George Lucas c. Martin Scorsese d. Francis Ford Coppola

10. What was the first film to win all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay)? a. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest b. The Silence of the Lambs c. It Happened One Night d. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Rubric:

Question 1: 1 point Question 2: 1 point Question 3: 1 point Question 4: 1 point Question 5: 1 point Question 6: 1 point Question 7: 1 point Question 8: 1 point Question 9: 1 point Question 10: 1 point

Answer Key:

1. d. Eadweard Muybridge
2. d. Intolerance
3. a. The Jazz Singer
4. b. Wings
5. b. Orson Welles
6. a. Jurassic Park
7. a. Sidney Poitier
8. b. Avatar
9. a. Steven Spielberg
10. d. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King