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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Virginia Rappe from?
(a) New York.
(b) London.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Los Angeles.

2. Before 1913, for whom was Arbuckle an assistant?
(a) Chimney sweeper.
(b) Writer.
(c) Plumber.
(d) Dentist.

3. How many witnesses were there at Hearst's trial?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 8.
(d) 2.

4. What was Chaplin's nationality?
(a) American.
(b) Spanish.
(c) British.
(d) French.

5. What was the nickname of the main drug dealer in Hollywood in "Heroin Heroines"?
(a) The Duke.
(b) The King.
(c) The Count.
(d) The Prince.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who might best be described as not looking for trouble, but trouble finding him?

2. Who did Hearst shoot in the head?

3. "The Purple Dawn" begins with the creation of the set for which feast?

4. How old was Chaplin's first wife when they met?

5. Who was dubbed the "Hottest Jazz Baby in Films"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Charlie Chaplin's first wife.

2. What type of movie style did drug use influence? What movie made this style famous?

3. What objections did Hays face with the new world of gossip?

4. Was scandal more prominent in the Golden Age of Hollywood or in modern Hollywood? Why do you think so?

5. What was considered the first big scandal in Hollywood?

6. Who was Peggy Hopkins Joyce?

7. Was it possible to clean up Hollywood? Why or why not?

8. Describe defiance against Hays.

9. Describe Stroheim's defiance directed toward Hays.

10. Why wasn't there any evidence relating to William Desmond Taylor's death?

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