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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. Who was Chaplin's first wife?
(a) Mary Hanson.
(b) Mildred Harris.
(c) Mercy Horace.
(d) Melanie Hopkins.

2. "The Purple Dawn" begins with the creation of the set for which feast?
(a) Bathsehba's feast.
(b) Barendale's feast.
(c) Brazzendale's feast.
(d) Belshazzar's feast.

3. In the early film industry, what inspired a manic film style?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Women's rights movement.
(d) Modern art.

4. How much money did Griffith pay extras per day?
(a) $10.
(b) $2.
(c) $0.25.
(d) $5.

5. What caused Valentino's death?
(a) Ruptured appendix.
(b) Syphilis.
(c) Poison.
(d) Gunshot wound.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was known as "The Great Lover"?

2. What color were the elephants ordered for the extravagant scene by Griffith?

3. To whom did Clara Bow have to pay a large sum of money after an affair?

4. Before 1913, for whom was Arbuckle an assistant?

5. How many plaster elephants were ordered for the extravagant court scene?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the film industry during Griffith's time.

2. How did Arbuckle begin getting into trouble?

3. Describe Rudolph Valentino's love life.

4. How did Ince get shot?

5. How did Griffith's "Babylon" break Hollywood standards?

6. Who were Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons?

7. How did Arbuckle get his start in movie roles?

8. What was the" Doom Book"?

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

10. Describe Charlie Chaplin's first wife.

(see the answer keys)

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