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1. According toparagraph 1, all of the following were true of viewing films in Kinetoscopeparlors EXCEPT:
A.One individual ata time viewed a film.
B.Customers couldview one film after another.
C.Prizefights werethe most popular subjects for films.
D.Each film wasshort.
2. The authordiscusses phonograph parlors in paragraph 2 in order to
A.Explain Edison'sfinancial success
B.Describe themodel used to design Kinetoscope parlors
C.Contrast theirpopularity to that of Kinetoscope parlors
D.Illustrate howmuch more technologically advanced Kinetoscope parlors were
3. Which of thesentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlightedsentence from the passage?
A.Edison was moreinterested in developing a variety of machines than in developing a technologybased on only one.
B.Edison refused towork on projection technology because he did not think exhibitors would replacetheir projectors with newer machines.
C.Edison did notwant to develop projection technology because it limited the number of machineshe could sell.
D.Edison would notdevelop projection technology unless exhibitors agreed to purchase more thanone projector from him.
4. The wordreadily(paragraph 3)in the passage is closest in meaning to
A.Frequently
B.Easily
C.Intelligently
D.Obviously
5. The wordassistance in the passage is closest in meaning to
A.Criticism
B.Leadership
C.Help
D.Approval
6. According toparagraph 4, how did the early movies differ from previous spectacles that werepresented to large audiences?
A.They were a moreexpensive form of entertainment.
B.They were viewedby larger audiences.
C.They were moreeducational.
D.They did notrequire live entertainers.
7. According toparagraph 5, what role did early exhibitors play in the presentation of moviesin theaters?
A.They decided howto combine various components of the film program.
B.They advisedfilm-makers on appropriate movie content.
C.They often tookpart in the live-action performances.
D.They produced andprerecorded the material that was shown in the theaters.
8. Which of thefollowing is mentioned in paragraph 6 as one of the ways the Mutoscope differedfrom the Kinetoscope?
A.Sound and motionwere simultaneously produced in the Mutoscope.
B.More than oneperson could view the images at the same time with the Mutoscope.
C.The Mutoscope wasa less sophisticated earlier prototype of the Kinetoscope.
D.A different typeof material was used to produce the images used in the Mutocope.
9. The word it inthe passage refers to
A.The advent ofprojection
B.The viewer'srelationship with the image
C.A similar machine
D.Celluloid
10. According toparagraph 6, the images seen by viewers in the earlier peepshows, compared tothe images projected on the screen, were relatively
A.Small in size
B.Inexpensive tocreate
C.Unfocused
D.Limited insubject matter
11. The wordexpanded in the passage is closest in meaning to
A.Was enlarged
B.Was improved
C.Was varied
D.Was rejected
12. Look at thefour squares [■] that indicate wherethe following sentence can be added to the passage.Where would the sentencebest fit?
When this widespread use of projectiontechnology began to hurt his Kinetoscope business, Edison acquired a projectordeveloped by Armat and introduced it as “Edison’s latest marvel, theVitascope."
■【A】Exhibitors, however, wanted to maximize their profits, which theycould do more readily by projecting a handful of films to hundreds of customersat a time (rather than one at a time) and by charging 25 to 50 cents admission.■【B】About a year after theopening of the first Kinetoscope parlor in 1894, showmen such as Louis andAuguste Lumiere, Thomas Armat and Charles Francis Jenkins, and Orville andWoodville Latham (with the assistance of Edison's former assistant, WilliamDickson) perfected projection devices. ■【C】These early projection devices were used in vaudeville theaters,legitimate theaters, local town halls, makeshift storefront theaters,fairgrounds, and amusement parks to show films to a mass audience.■【D】
13. Directions: Anintroductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below.Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer choices that express themost important ideas in the passage. Some answer choices do not belong in thesummary because they express ideas that are not presented in the passage or areminor ideas in the passage. This question is worth 2 points.
The technology formodern cinema evolved at the end of the nineteenth century.
A.Kinetoscopeparlors for viewing films were modeled on phonograph parlors.
B.Thomas Edison'sdesign of the Kinetoscope inspired the development of large screen projection.
C.Early cinemaallowed individuals to use special machines to view films privately.
D.Slide-and-lanternshows had been presented to audiences of hundreds of spectators.
E.The developmentof projection technology made it possible to project images on a large screen.
F.Once film imagescould be projected, the cinema became form of mass consumption.
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