Motion Picture Projector — Questions and answers
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What was the big challenge William K.L. Dickson talked about needing to do with photographs?
Choices
- To make them look older
- To give them breath and make them move ✓
- To store them more carefully
- To print them in bigger sizes
Answer: To give them breath and make them move
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Why did Henri Dubois say that magic lanterns didn't have "true fluidity"?
Choices
- Because they were too dark to see clearly
- Because the pictures were only painted glass plates
- Because the illusion of motion was limited by manual speed and distinct images ✓
- Because they could only show scary stories
Answer: Because the illusion of motion was limited by manual speed and distinct images
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What was the main problem with Edison's Kinetoscope if people wanted to watch movies together?
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- It was too loud for an audience.
- It was too heavy to move around.
- Only one person could look through the peephole at a time. ✓
- The film broke too easily.
Answer: Only one person could look through the peephole at a time.
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What important idea did Louis Lumière think was the key to making projections work well?
Choices
- Making the film out of stronger material.
- Using a continuous flow of images without pauses.
- Having distinct frames, each held steady briefly before the next. ✓
- Projecting the images in a very dark room.
Answer: Having distinct frames, each held steady briefly before the next.
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How did the motion picture projector change things for people and culture?
Choices
- It made pictures stay still forever.
- It only showed black and white films.
- It created the art form of cinema and new ways to tell stories. ✓
- It made people stop reading books.
Answer: It created the art form of cinema and new ways to tell stories.
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