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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Barry's weekly salary lowered to?
(a) $25.
(b) $20.
(c) $10.
(d) $40.

3. What is the title called in reference to Thelma Todd?
(a) "Death Trap."
(b) "Death End."
(c) "Death Swamp."
(d) "Death Garage."

4. When was William fox cast out of his own company?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1924.

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

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

7. In what year was Thelma Todd found dead?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1935.

8. What does "Red Tide" refer to?
(a) Communism.
(b) Sexual abuse.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Drug use.

9. The district attorney of which city overturned Flynn's case dismissal?
(a) New York.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Long Beach.
(d) Beverly Hills.

10. What was Frances Farmer dubbed?
(a) The Next Rogers.
(b) The Next Davies.
(c) The Next West.
(d) The Next Garbo.

11. What was Thelma Todd's cause of death?
(a) Poisoning.
(b) Stabbed.
(c) Gunshot wound.
(d) Asphyxiation.

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

13. Who was the United States Attorney during the time of Prohibition?
(a) Drennon.
(b) Damon.
(c) Drake.
(d) Dewey.

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

15. What drugs did Siegel push?
(a) Prescription medicine.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Cocaine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Ina Claire an actress?

3. With whom did Gilbert have an unbreakable contract?

4. When did the "Suicide Syndrome" occur?

5. Which of the following describes Bugsy Siegel?

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