Arrival of a Train by Lumière Brothers (France — 1895) — Questions and answers

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What was the name of the famous silent film created by Auguste Lumière?

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  1. Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station ✓
  2. A New Era of Storytelling
  3. Capturing Life Itself
  4. The Dawn of Cinema

Answer: Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station

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What kind of business did the Lumière brothers' father own?

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  1. A chemical factory
  2. A photography studio ✓
  3. A glass plate company
  4. A camera store

Answer: A photography studio

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What was the main problem with Thomas Edison's Kinétoscope that the Lumière brothers wanted to fix?

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  1. It was too heavy to carry
  2. It was only used for still pictures
  3. Only one person could watch at a time ✓
  4. It made images blurry

Answer: Only one person could watch at a time

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Where did the Lumière brothers first show their films to a paying audience?

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  1. In Lyon, France
  2. At their family studio
  3. At the Grand Café in Paris ✓
  4. In La Ciotat, France

Answer: At the Grand Café in Paris

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How did the Lumière brothers spread their films and ideas around the world?

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  1. They mailed copies to everyone
  2. They built new cinemas everywhere
  3. They sent cameramen to film in many different countries ✓
  4. They showed films only in their hometown

Answer: They sent cameramen to film in many different countries

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Why did the Lumière brothers stop making films and focus on color photography instead?

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  1. They ran out of film
  2. They thought filmmaking was too hard
  3. They believed cinema was just a short-lived trend ✓
  4. They wanted to travel the world

Answer: They believed cinema was just a short-lived trend

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What is still true about the Lumière brothers' work, even though they stopped making films?

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  1. It was quickly forgotten by everyone
  2. It only inspired a few people
  3. It helped create the very start of cinema as we know it ✓
  4. It was only about trains

Answer: It helped create the very start of cinema as we know it

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What did Quentin Tarantino do in 1995 to honor the Lumière brothers?

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  1. He wrote a book about them
  2. He made a new film with them
  3. He dedicated his movie 'Pulp Fiction' to them ✓
  4. He named a cinema after them

Answer: He dedicated his movie 'Pulp Fiction' to them

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What did Louis mean when he said, "We may have just captured a train arriving, but we also captured a new world"?

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  1. Their camera could take pictures of faraway planets.
  2. They literally found a new place on Earth to film.
  3. Their invention opened up a whole new way of seeing stories and life. ✓
  4. They only filmed trains arriving at stations.

Answer: Their invention opened up a whole new way of seeing stories and life.

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