Questions & Answers
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Animation History Basics study set below.
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1
What early animation technique involves drawing on transparent sheets that are then stacked and photographed?
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A
Stop-motion
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B
Cel animation
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C
Rotoscoping
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D
Xerography
2
Which of these is often considered the first animated feature film ever released?
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A
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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B
Fantasia
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C
Pinocchio
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D
Steamboat Willie
3
What was the name of the first commercially successful animated short film featuring Mickey Mouse?
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A
The Jazz Singer
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B
Plane Crazy
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C
Steamboat Willie
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D
The Band Concert
4
Which animation studio is famous for creating Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy?
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A
Warner Bros. Animation
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B
Fleischer Studios
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C
Walt Disney Productions
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D
Hanna-Barbera Productions
5
What animation technique uses physical objects or puppets that are moved in small increments between individually photographed frames?
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A
Cel animation
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B
Stop-motion
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C
Digital animation
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D
Silhouette animation
6
Who is credited with developing the "rubber hose" animation style, characterized by flexible, bendable characters?
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A
Walt Disney
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B
Max Fleischer
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C
Chuck Jones
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D
Osamu Tezuka
7
The Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons were produced by which major studio?
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A
MGM
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B
Warner Bros.
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C
Paramount Pictures
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D
20th Century Fox
8
What 1988 film famously combined live-action and animation, featuring characters like Roger Rabbit?
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A
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
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B
Mary Poppins
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C
Space Jam
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D
The Smurfs
9
Which Japanese animator is often called the "God of Manga" and is known for creating Astro Boy and Speed Racer?
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A
Hayao Miyazaki
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B
Isao Takahata
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C
Osamu Tezuka
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D
Katsuhiro Otomo
10
What early form of animation uses perforated celluloid sheets that are painted and photographed in sequence?
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A
Stop-motion
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B
Cel animation
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C
Flip book
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D
Zoetrope
11
Which character debuted in the 1930 short film "Fiddlesticks" and is known for his sailor persona?
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A
Bugs Bunny
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B
Popeye the Sailor
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C
Goofy
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D
Woody Woodpecker
12
What device, invented in the 19th century, uses a series of drawings on a revolving cylinder to create the illusion of movement?
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A
Kinetoscope
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B
Zoetrope
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C
Praxinoscope
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D
Phenakistoscope
13
The animation technique where artists trace over live-action footage frame by frame is called:
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A
Cel animation
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B
Stop-motion
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C
Rotoscoping
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D
Xerography
14
What was the first animated television series to be widely broadcast in the United States?
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A
The Flintstones
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B
The Huckleberry Hound Show
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C
Mighty Mouse
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D
Tom and Jerry
15
Which studio produced the groundbreaking 1995 computer-animated film "Toy Story"?
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A
DreamWorks Animation
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B
Pixar Animation Studios
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C
Blue Sky Studios
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D
Warner Bros. Animation
16
The character of Betty Boop was created by which animation studio?
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A
Walt Disney Productions
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B
Fleischer Studios
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C
Warner Bros. Cartoons
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D
MGM Cartoons
17
What early animation device projects a series of images onto a screen, creating the illusion of motion?
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A
Flip book
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B
Zoetrope
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C
Kinetoscope
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D
Zoopraxiscope
18
Who directed the classic animated short "What's Opera, Doc?" and many other iconic Looney Tunes cartoons?
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A
Tex Avery
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B
Chuck Jones
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C
Friz Freleng
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D
Bob Clampett
19
What process, developed by Disney, used xerography to transfer drawings directly onto animation cels, saving time and effort?
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A
Cel-shading
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B
Rotoscoping
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C
Xerography
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D
Digital ink and paint
20
Which animated film, released in 1940, features classical music synchronized with abstract animation?
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A
Dumbo
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B
Pinocchio
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C
Fantasia
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D
Bambi
21
What popular cartoon duo, known for their constant chases and slapstick violence, first appeared in 1940?
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A
Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam
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B
Tom and Jerry
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C
Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner
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D
Droopy and Spike
22
The first feature-length animated film made entirely with computer-generated imagery (CGI) was:
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A
Antz
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B
A Bug's Life
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C
Toy Story
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D
Shrek
23
Which studio is known for its distinct style of animation in shows like "The Flintstones" and "The Jetsons"?
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A
Warner Bros. Animation
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B
Hanna-Barbera Productions
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C
Fleischer Studios
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D
UPA
24
What early animation device uses a disc with slits and a rotating drum with a series of images to create motion?
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A
Zoetrope
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B
Phenakistoscope
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C
Praxinoscope
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D
Kinetoscope
25
The iconic character Popeye the Sailor was originally created by what American cartoonist?
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A
Walt Disney
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B
Max Fleischer
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C
E.C. Segar
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D
Billy DeBeck
