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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At one time, how much money did Adolph Zukor have?
(a) $5 billion.
(b) $2 million.
(c) $40 million.
(d) $10 million.

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

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

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

5. What happened to the tell-all journal in court?
(a) It was burned.
(b) It was locked in a box.
(c) The author was imprisoned.
(d) It was shredded.

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

7. Who took it upon themselves to revive the economy by spending money?
(a) Joan Crawford.
(b) Clara Bow.
(c) Buster Keaton.
(d) Mae Murray.

8. Where was Ina Claire an actress?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) Los Angeles.

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

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

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

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

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

14. What era is depicted in "Saturn Over Sunset"?
(a) Golden age.
(b) Jazz Age.
(c) Silver Age.
(d) Musical Age.

15. What was the name of Mae West's first silver screen appearance?
(a) "Morning After Morning."
(b) "Midnight After Noon."
(c) "Night After Night."
(d) "Day After Day."

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom was Lucky Luciano a bootlegger?

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

3. Besides Los Angeles and Chicago, to what other city was Bugsy Siegel connected?

4. Who was Thelma Todd's lover?

5. What were those successful in the talkie industry dubbed?

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