Question

A hundred years or so ago cinema was making its hesitant entry into the world. In 1889 the British photographer William Freise-Greene invented a moving picture camera, and, two years later, Thomas Edison patented his kinetograph showing men at work, performing animals and dancing girls. In February of that year Louis Lumiere and his brother Auguste came up with a cheaper competitor. Among the thousands who flocked to see the Lumieres' invention in action in Paris, was a 32-year-old Charles Pathé. he was so impressed whit it that he talked his brother into sinking the family inheritance into a film company. The result was the creation of Fance's most illustrious film studios. By 1907 the pathé company had grown enormously and had studios throughout Europe and the US. What seems amazing now when Hollywood dominates the world, is that a French company established such a foothold in the US, creating a virtual monopoly in the film industry by distributing its own films there as well as hiring out its studios. But if Pathé was big in the US, it was a giant in Europe. The year before the First World War broke out, Pathé made no fewer than 300 films. War, however, dealt the firm a heavy blow. Shortages of staff and film stock cut output by almost half in 1914, and by 1918 Pathé output had fallen to 63 films. From then on Pathé never went back to the mass-production methods of its earlier years, concentrating instead on fewer films of greater length and higher quality.
1. In the US, the Pathé studios were... *
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a. unsuccessful and couldn't compete.
b. dominant in the film industry.
c. unable to make many films.
d. bigger than the ones in Europe.
2. After the war, Pathé... *
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a. never made another film.
b. changed its methods of mass production film-making.
c. shifted its emphasis to a higher caliber of film-making.
d. didn't concentrate only on film-making.
3. What does the author tell us about the Lumiere's kinetograph? *
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a. It was invented in 1891.
b. It won first prize in a competition.
c. It was more expensive than Edison's.
d. It showed men at work, performing animals and dancing girls.
4. According to the passage, what effect did the First World War have on the Pathé studios? *
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a. Bombs heavily damaged the studios.
b. Film production was made impossible.
c. Money for paying staff became unavailable.
d. Production was drastically reduced.
5. What did Charles Pathé persuade his brother to do? *
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a. Invent their own movie-making camera.
b. Go to see Lumieres' invention in Paris.
c. Invest the family's wealth in a film company.
d. Travel to the US to see the studios there.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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