Hollywood Babylon Test | Final Test - Easy

Kenneth Anger
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 91 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Hollywood Babylon Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who was most known for unbridled sex appeal?
(a) Grey.
(b) West.
(c) Chaplin.
(d) Garbo.

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

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

6. What did critics see as the beginning of Hopper's end?
(a) Ignoring the not-guilty verdict by the judge.
(b) Refraining from using Chaplin's name.
(c) Stalking Chaplin.
(d) Criticizing Chaplin at every turn.

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

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

9. What was Chaplin accused of?
(a) Raping Barry.
(b) Fathering Barry's child.
(c) Shooting Barry.
(d) Firing Barry after he sexually harassed her.

10. Which company took a chance on Mae West first?
(a) Paramount.
(b) Warner Brothers.
(c) MGM.
(d) Sony.

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

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

13. What type of actors were labeled "Box Office Poison"?
(a) Fake and gimmicky.
(b) Pious and righteous.
(c) Moral and delusional.
(d) Difficult and obscene.

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

15. What does "Enditalls" refer to?
(a) Those who committed suicide.
(b) Those who quit acting in middle-age.
(c) Those who joined the military.
(d) Those who failed to get a part in a talkie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Thelma Todd's lover?

2. Which actress was branded as being difficult?

3. What was Barry's weekly salary lowered to?

4. What happened in the same year Thelma Todd was found dead?

5. Who openly despised Chaplin and took every possible shot at him?

(see the answer keys)

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