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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was one of the first stars to fall during the Jazz Age due to lack of transitional power?
(a) Charlie Chaplin.
(b) Marion Davies.
(c) Rudolph Valentino.
(d) John Gilbert.

2. How was Chaplin proven innocent of paternity?
(a) Blood test.
(b) Lie-detector test.
(c) Another man came forward.
(d) Rape kit.

3. Who discovered the tell-all journal kept by an actress?
(a) George Kauffman.
(b) Fatty Arbuckle.
(c) Franklyn Thorpe.
(d) Fred Astaire.

4. Besides Mae West, who else was dubbed unwholesome?
(a) Katharine Hepburn.
(b) Fred Astaire.
(c) Ginger Rogers.
(d) Marlene Dietrich.

5. For what was Flynn arrested and put on trial?
(a) Sexual assault.
(b) Murder.
(c) Statutory rape.
(d) Robbery.

6. Who thought Mae West was obscene?
(a) Mary Pigton.
(b) Mary Payton.
(c) Mary Pitton.
(d) Mary Pickford.

7. What casino did Siegel help create?
(a) Venetian.
(b) Flamingo.
(c) Caesar's Palace.
(d) Harrah's.

8. Which actress was branded as being difficult?
(a) Katharine Hepburn.
(b) Marilyn Monroe.
(c) Mae West.
(d) Marlene Dietrich.

9. Who sought to ban Mae West's films?
(a) Democrats.
(b) Religious right.
(c) Republicans.
(d) Foreign outlets.

10. In what year did Joan Barry hit Hollywood?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1930.

11. Why was Flynn's case dismissed?
(a) Only one accuser wanted a trial.
(b) There was no witness.
(c) Flynn paid off the judge.
(d) There was not enough evidence.

12. Who was Thelma Todd's lover?
(a) Rufus Wainright.
(b) Reginald Warrington.
(c) Roland West.
(d) Ren Weatherford.

13. How old was Lupe when she killed herself?
(a) 39.
(b) 36.
(c) 42.
(d) 33.

14. To get revenge, to whom did Chaplin give all the information about his wedding?
(a) Joan Barry.
(b) Lolly Parsons.
(c) Hedda Hopper.
(d) Errol Flynn.

15. What was Bugsy Siegel's real first name?
(a) Blake.
(b) Brandon.
(c) Benjamin.
(d) Bernard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the court order Chaplin to do about Joan Barry?

2. What eventually happened to Frances Farmer?

3. In what year was Thelma Todd found dead?

4. What was Chaplin accused of?

5. What was Thelma Todd's cause of death?

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