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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the studio where Olive Thomas was a star?

2. What did Arbuckle's first law-breaking incident involve?

3. In what year did Lillita and Chaplin meet?

4. How much money did Clara Bow pay after having an affair?

5. Who did Arbuckle meet in 1913 who cast him in movie roles?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the film industry during Griffith's time.

2. Describe Charlie Chaplin's first wife.

3. What scandal surrounded Clara Bow?

4. Was it possible to clean up Hollywood? Why or why not?

5. What objections did Hays face with the new world of gossip?

6. Why wasn't there any evidence relating to William Desmond Taylor's death?

7. How did Ince get shot?

8. Describe Charlie Chaplin's relationship with Lillita McMurray.

9. Was scandal more prominent in the Golden Age of Hollywood or in modern Hollywood? Why do you think so?

10. Describe defiance against Hays.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has celebrity gossip transformed over the years? How did gossip rags start, and what are they now? Which style is more demeaning for the celebrities they portray? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe "Red Tide." What were the two groups involved in the "Red Hunt"? What were the benefits and downfalls of the "Red Hunt," if any?

Essay Topic 3

Why was the term "box office poison" used? Was this term effective in "cleaning up Hollywood"? Why or why not?

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