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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who found William Desmond Taylor's body?
(a) Fatty Arbuckle.
(b) Mary Mills.
(c) His boss.
(d) His servant.

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

3. In the early film industry, what inspired a manic film style?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Modern art.
(c) Women's rights movement.
(d) Psychology.

4. Where did Arbuckle and Rappe meet?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

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

6. How old was Barbara La Marr when she died?
(a) 16.
(b) 26.
(c) 21.
(d) 32.

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

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

9. What was the name of the studio where Olive Thomas was a star?
(a) Seltzner Pictures.
(b) Selznick Pictures.
(c) Skurnick Pictures.
(d) Skipgrove Pictures.

10. In what year did Lillita and Chaplin meet?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1910.

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

12. At the time of his second divorce, how much was Chaplin worth?
(a) $16 million.
(b) $1 billion.
(c) $5 million.
(d) $12 million.

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

14. Who was the man meant to "clean up" Hollywood?
(a) William Desmond Taylor.
(b) Mary Mills.
(c) DW Griffith.
(d) Will Hays.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Arbuckle meet in 1913 who cast him in movie roles?

2. Before 1913, for whom was Arbuckle an assistant?

3. Who was Mary Mills' mother?

4. Hearst was possessive of ______________.

5. How many plaster elephants were ordered for the extravagant court scene?

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