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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were those successful in the talkie industry dubbed?
(a) Lucky Stars.
(b) Lucky Charms.
(c) Lucky Babes.
(d) Lucky Talkers.

2. What eventually happened to Frances Farmer?
(a) She committed suicide.
(b) She was killed.
(c) Her mother committed her.
(d) She killed a police officer.

3. What was Mae Murray's husband's name?
(a) Prince Geraldo.
(b) Prince Mdivani.
(c) Prince Ndino.
(d) Prince Gerdavani.

4. Which male was branded as being difficult?
(a) Fred Astaire.
(b) Franklyn Thorpe.
(c) William Hearst.
(d) Charlie Chaplin.

5. With whom did Gilbert have a drinking contest?
(a) Provost.
(b) Garbo.
(c) Fox.
(d) Chaplin.

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

7. With whom did Gilbert have an unbreakable contract?
(a) Warner Brothers.
(b) MGM.
(c) Paramount.
(d) Fox.

8. When did Lupe Velez become a part of the film industry?
(a) Late 1920s
(b) Early 1920s.
(c) Late 1910s.
(d) Early 1930s.

9. What happened in the same year Thelma Todd was found dead?
(a) Charlie Chaplin met Lita Grey.
(b) Mae West died.
(c) Astor-Thorpe scandal.
(d) Fatty Arbuckle raped and killed a woman.

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

11. Who kept a tell-all journal for herself?
(a) Mary Astor.
(b) Mary Pickford.
(c) Katharine Hepburn.
(d) Mae West.

12. What was Mae Murray's former career before movie starlet?
(a) Sear's saleslady.
(b) Pastor's wife.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Macy's clerk.

13. Which actress was intensely private but was accused of being homosexual when gossip became a multi-million dollar industry?
(a) Grant.
(b) Chaplin.
(c) Gilbert.
(d) Garbo.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who discovered the tell-all journal kept by an actress?

2. Which company took a chance on Mae West first?

3. What was the name of Mae West's first silver screen appearance?

4. Who sought to ban Mae West's films?

5. Who was the first to hire Joan Barry and put her in films?

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