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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 30-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was known for over the top film that directly violated Hays purity rules?
(a) Stroheim.
(b) Hearst.
(c) Chaplin.
(d) Valentino.

2. "The Purple Dawn" begins with the creation of the set for which feast?
(a) Barendale's feast.
(b) Belshazzar's feast.
(c) Brazzendale's feast.
(d) Bathsehba's feast.

3. When did Lupe Velez become a part of the film industry?
(a) Late 1920s
(b) Early 1920s.
(c) Early 1930s.
(d) Late 1910s.

4. What type of letters were splashed across the front pages of newspapers after Johnny Valentine's death?
(a) Lana's letters to a lover.
(b) Lana's love letters to Valentine.
(c) Lana Turner's fake suicide letter.
(d) Angry letters from Lana Turner's daughter.

5. With whom did Gilbert have an unbreakable contract?
(a) Fox.
(b) Warner Brothers.
(c) MGM.
(d) Paramount.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of one of the scandalous headline writers?

2. Who killed Johnny Valentine?

3. What did critics see as the beginning of Hopper's end?

4. Whom does the author not mention in passing episodes in Chapter 30?

5. How many witnesses were there at Hearst's trial?

(see the answer key)

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