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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many extras were required for Griffith's Babylon?
(a) 900.
(b) 100.
(c) 4000.
(d) 2000.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What did Arbuckle's first law-breaking incident involve?
(a) Drunk driving.
(b) Indecency.
(c) Selling drugs.
(d) Buying drugs.

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

13. Clara Bow had a problem with _____________.
(a) Nerves.
(b) Depression.
(c) Anorexia.
(d) Indigestion.

14. How many names were in the Doom Book?
(a) 127.
(b) 97.
(c) 117.
(d) 107.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who found William Desmond Taylor's body?

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

3. Who might best be described as not looking for trouble, but trouble finding him?

4. Who was known as "The Great Lover"?

5. What was Fatty Arbuckle's real first name?

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