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An ESL / EFL Online Gap-Fill Quiz on Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 American space opera by George Lucas. Of the six main Star Wars films, it was the second to be and the fifth in terms of the series’ chronology. The film is set three years after the Star Wars. The Galactic Empire, under the leadership of the villainous Darth Vader, is Luke Skywalker and the rest of the Rebel Alliance. While Vader chases a small band of Luke's friends across the galaxy, Luke studies the Force under Jedi Master Yoda. But when Vader Luke's friends, Luke must decide whether to complete his training and become a full Jedi Knight or to Vader and save his .

The Empire Strikes Back initially received reviews from critics, although it has since grown in , becoming one of the most popular chapters in the Star Wars and one of the most highly-rated films in history. Some had problems with the story, but they admitted that the film was a great technological achievement in . At the Academy Awards in 1981, The Empire Strikes Back won the Oscar for Best Sound. In addition, it received the Special Achievement Academy Award for Visual . Rotten Tomatoes said it was “dark” and “sinister”. It added: “The Empire Strikes Back defies expectations and takes the series to heightened emotional ."