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Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons Quiz

Leonard Maltin
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Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons Quiz

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1)

What did Fleischer miss out on? (from Chapter 3, Max Fleischer)

Creating unique stories.
Television spots.
Feature films.
Merchandising.
2)

Which of the following did Paramount create? (from Chapters 10-13)

Tiny Tina.
Little Lulu.
Simple Sally.
Pipi Pew.
3)

Which of the following was a production that took a great deal of research for Fleischer? (from Chapter 3, Max Fleischer)

Moving Picture World.
Strange New World.
Creative Crazy World.
Stalling the New World.
4)

What did Fleischer work on during World War II? (from Chapter 3, Max Fleischer)

Children's cartoons.
Betty Boop.
Live-action feature films.
Military films.
5)

Originally, what animal made up part of Betty Boop? (from Chapter 3, Max Fleischer)

Bear.
Kangaroo.
Dog.
Cat.
6)

In what year did Lantz get a job as a cameraman? (from Chapters 4-5)

1926.
1916.
1936.
1946.
7)

When Paramount joined with another studio, what did they make more successfully? (from Chapters 10-13)

Advertisements.
Musicals.
Feature films.
Shorts.
8)

Who launched Madeline? (from Chapters 10-13)

Walt Disney.
Nickelodeon.
UPA.
Mintz.
9)

For how many years did Lantz operate a studio? (from Chapters 4-5)

55.
35.
65.
45.
10)

What was the name of the feature Fleischer worked on with the American Museum of Natural History? (from Chapter 3, Max Fleischer)

Science.
Cavemen.
Evolution.
Dinosaurs.
11)

What was Mintz's primary concern? (from Chapters 8-9)

Entertaining children.
Entertaining adults.
Creating art.
Making money.
12)

What did Dick Lundy want Lantz to do? (from Chapters 4-5)

Add personality to characters.
Add dynamic settings.
Add music.
Add the "Disney touch."
13)

What did Fleischer tend to ignore? (from Chapter 3, Max Fleischer)

Setting.
Character development.
Music and sound.
Background animation.
14)

What was the name of Warner Brothers' main animated feature? (from Chapters 8-9)

Looney Tunes.
Simple Songs.
Crazy Cartoons.
Funny Toons.
15)

When did Fleischer start his own company? (from Chapter 3, Max Fleischer)

1932.
1912.
1918.
1921.
16)

During the 1930s, where did most animators want to be? (from Chapter 6 - 7)

Los Angeles.
Dallas.
Chicago.
New York.
17)

Who immediately became the lead star of Warner Brothers animations? (from Chapters 8-9)

Porky Pig.
Mickey Mouse.
Bugs Bunny.
Betty Boop.
18)

Who did Iwerks sell his first series to? (from Chapter 6 - 7)

Mintz.
Paramount.
MGM.
Disney.
19)

What was MGM's first major success? (from Chapters 10-13)

Betty Boop.
Tom and Jerry.
Bugs Bunny.
Mr. Magoo.
20)

Who launched Casper? (from Chapters 10-13)

UPA.
Paramount.
MGM.
Warner Brothers.
21)

Who created Woody Woodpecker? (from Chapters 4-5)

Mintz.
Disney.
Terry.
Lantz.
22)

Which of the following best describes Van Beuren's animators? (from Chapter 6 - 7)

Not very skilled.
Lacking in variety, but skillful.
Skeptical of their own work.
Better than Disney's animators.
23)

When did Ben Hardaway join Lantz's studio? (from Chapters 4-5)

1960.
1930.
1940.
1950.
24)

Who was Van Beuren's most successful character? (from Chapter 6 - 7)

Farmer Al Falfa.
Betty Boop.
Felix.
Tom and Jerry.
25)

What did Fleischer patent? (from Chapter 3, Max Fleischer)

Rotoscope.
Projector.
Camera.
Background template.
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