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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Mary Mills' profession?
(a) Actress.
(b) Writer.
(c) Painter.
(d) Singer.

2. Who was dubbed the "Hottest Jazz Baby in Films"?
(a) Marion Davies.
(b) Peggy Hopkins.
(c) Lita Grey.
(d) Clara Bow.

3. Who was often referred to as "the original gold digging Ziegfeld girl"?
(a) Peggy.
(b) Clara.
(c) Lita.
(d) Hedda.

4. Where was Virginia Rappe from?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York.
(d) London.

5. Who was often conversing with "nymphets"?
(a) Valentino.
(b) Griffith.
(c) Ince.
(d) Chaplin.

6. How many plaster elephants were ordered for the extravagant court scene?
(a) 20.
(b) 1.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

7. Who was known as "The Great Lover"?
(a) Ince.
(b) Valentino.
(c) Hearst.
(d) Chaplin.

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

9. Which film was inspired by Chaplin's girlfriend Peggy?
(a) "A Woman of Paris."
(b) "A Woman of Los Angeles."
(c) "A Woman of London."
(d) "A Woman of Madrid."

10. What did Lillita change her name to?
(a) Lita Grey.
(b) Lita Brown.
(c) Lita Red.
(d) Lita Black.

11. How long did Chaplin's and Mildred's son live?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 1 day.

12. What was Fatty Arbuckle's real first name?
(a) Gregory.
(b) Dayton.
(c) Gordon.
(d) Roscoe.

13. How much money did Clara Bow pay after having an affair?
(a) $500 thousand.
(b) $10 thousand.
(c) $30 thousand.
(d) $1 million.

14. When did Griffith's extravagant court come together?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1905.

15. Which reason did Olive Thomas have for killing herself?
(a) She found out that she had a liver ailment.
(b) She did not get a major movie role.
(c) She failed to score a large amount of heroin for her husband.
(d) She was discovered having an affair with the producer of a studio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was known for over the top film that directly violated Hays purity rules?

2. Who is referred to as the "movie director as God"?

3. Who raped Virginia Rappe?

4. How old was Chaplin's first wife when they met?

5. What caused Valentino's death?

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