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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 known as "The Great Lover"?
(a) Valentino.
(b) Chaplin.
(c) Ince.
(d) Hearst.

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

3. Who blackmailed Clara Bow?
(a) Her secretary.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her doctor.

4. How much money did Clara Bow pay after having an affair?
(a) $1 million.
(b) $10 thousand.
(c) $500 thousand.
(d) $30 thousand.

5. Who is referred to as the "movie director as God"?
(a) James Cameron.
(b) Steven Spielberg.
(c) Belshazzar.
(d) DW Griffith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the nickname of the main drug dealer in Hollywood in "Heroin Heroines"?

2. What was the name of the second scandalous headline writer?

3. What was Chaplin's girlfriend Peggy's last name?

4. In what year did Lillita and Chaplin meet?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why and how was Charlie Chaplin almost ruined?

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

4. How did Arbuckle begin getting into trouble?

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

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

7. Who was Peggy Hopkins Joyce?

8. What was the purpose of Griffith's elephants?

9. Describe Charlie Chaplin's relationship with Lillita McMurray.

10. Describe blackmail as a theme.

(see the answer keys)

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