Which pairing is accurate?

• A. Cecil B. DeMille directed The Squaw Man.
• B. Matthew Brady directed Birth of a Nation.
• C. The Great Train Robbery was directed by D. W. Griffith.
• D. The Squaw Man features the first close-up shot.

Answer: (A)

Understanding early cinema history helps you see which pairings fit. The Squaw Man, released in 1914, was directed by Cecil B. DeMille, marking his first feature film and tying him to that project. The other statements misplace people or titles: Matthew Brady was a 19th‑century photographer, not a film director, and Birth of a Nation was directed by D. W. Griffith. The Great Train Robbery (1903) was directed by Edwin S. Porter, not Griffith. As for close-ups, The Great Train Robbery is famous for early editing techniques including close shots, so claiming that The Squaw Man features the first close-up isn’t consistent with film history. So the pairing with DeMille and The Squaw Man is the accurate one.