When a Studio Engaged in Block Booking, It ______

question 88

Multiple Choice

When a studio engaged in block booking, it ______.

• A) opened a big-budget film in at least one thousand movie theaters across the United States
• B) hired an entire neighborhood or category of people to appear in a film
• C) guaranteed an exhibitor that a film would attract a minimum number of paying customers
• D) required exhibitors to book a large number of new or marginal pictures in order to get the movies they really wanted
• E) required movie actors to sign exclusive contracts

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Definitions:

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Worker Requirement

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