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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who raped Virginia Rappe?
(a) Arbuckle.
(b) Griffith.
(c) Lasky.
(d) Sennet.

3. What was Olive Thomas clutching when she was found dead?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Mercury granules.

4. Who might best be described as not looking for trouble, but trouble finding him?
(a) Chaplin.
(b) Hearst.
(c) Stroheim.
(d) Valentino.

5. Hearst was possessive of ______________.
(a) Marion.
(b) Peggy.
(c) Lita.
(d) Hedda.

6. Who did Hearst shoot in the head?
(a) Himself.
(b) Ince.
(c) Chaplin.
(d) Davies.

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

8. What caused Valentino's death?
(a) Ruptured appendix.
(b) Gunshot wound.
(c) Poison.
(d) Syphilis.

9. What was Chaplin's nationality?
(a) American.
(b) Spanish.
(c) French.
(d) British.

10. Who was Chaplin's first wife?
(a) Mercy Horace.
(b) Melanie Hopkins.
(c) Mildred Harris.
(d) Mary Hanson.

11. What was the name of the second scandalous headline writer?
(a) Lara Pearl.
(b) Louella Parsons.
(c) Linsay Peppers.
(d) Lucy Payton.

12. How many witnesses were there at Hearst's trial?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

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

14. How old was Lita when she announced her pregnancy?
(a) 21.
(b) 13.
(c) 16.
(d) 19.

15. Who is referred to as the "movie director as God"?
(a) DW Griffith.
(b) Steven Spielberg.
(c) Belshazzar.
(d) James Cameron.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Olive Thomas when she killed herself?

2. How many extras were required for Griffith's Babylon?

3. Which reason did Olive Thomas have for killing herself?

4. Who was often conversing with "nymphets"?

5. How many names were in the Doom Book?

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