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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who openly despised Chaplin and took every possible shot at him?
(a) Valentino.
(b) Barry.
(c) Hopper.
(d) Valentino.

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

4. When did Weismuller and Velez's wedding end?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1935.

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

6. What did the court order Chaplin to do about Joan Barry?
(a) To support her and her child.
(b) To keep her on the job despite her pregnancy.
(c) To fire her.
(d) To marry her.

7. How many abortions did Joan Barry undergo while preparing for a new role?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

9. For whom was Lucky Luciano a bootlegger?
(a) Brents.
(b) Lasky.
(c) Shaw.
(d) Warner.

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

11. Describe Joan Barry's acting work as described in the reading.
(a) Sub-par.
(b) Fantastic.
(c) Inappropriate.
(d) Exciting.

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

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

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

15. Who was the first to hire Joan Barry and put her in films?
(a) Valentino.
(b) Stroheim.
(c) Chaplin.
(d) Griffith.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Barry's starting salary per week?

3. What type of actors were labeled "Box Office Poison"?

4. What casino did Siegel help create?

5. Which of the following describes Bugsy Siegel?

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