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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was one of the first stars to fall during the Jazz Age due to lack of transitional power?
(a) Rudolph Valentino.
(b) Charlie Chaplin.
(c) Marion Davies.
(d) John Gilbert.

2. What eventually happened to Frances Farmer?
(a) She killed a police officer.
(b) She committed suicide.
(c) She was killed.
(d) Her mother committed her.

3. What was the name of one of the scandalous headline writers?
(a) Hedda Hopper.
(b) Hilda Highness.
(c) Heidi Hellis.
(d) Hanny Harper.

4. Who sought to ban Mae West's films?
(a) Religious right.
(b) Republicans.
(c) Democrats.
(d) Foreign outlets.

5. How much per week did John Gilbert earn in 1928?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $10,000.
(c) $800.
(d) $6,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Gilbert have an unbreakable contract?

2. In what year did Joan Barry hit Hollywood?

3. Which film was inspired by Chaplin's girlfriend Peggy?

4. Who was often referred to as "the original gold digging Ziegfeld girl"?

5. What happened in the same year Thelma Todd was found dead?

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