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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. Whom was the party held for that was given by Hearst and attended by Chaplin?
(a) Ince.
(b) Chaplin.
(c) Davies.
(d) Hearst.

2. How old was Lillita when she first met Chaplin?
(a) 7.
(b) 18.
(c) 11.
(d) 22.

3. Which of the following describes both of Valentino's wives?
(a) Reporters.
(b) Lesbians.
(c) Murderers.
(d) Foreigners.

4. Who was the man meant to "clean up" Hollywood?
(a) William Desmond Taylor.
(b) DW Griffith.
(c) Mary Mills.
(d) Will Hays.

5. At the time of his second divorce, how much was Chaplin worth?
(a) $5 million.
(b) $12 million.
(c) $1 billion.
(d) $16 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mary Mills' profession?

2. Who was devoted to showing film as art?

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

4. Who was Chaplin's first wife?

5. How old was Barbara La Marr when she died?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe defiance against Hays.

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

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

4. Describe Rudolph Valentino's love life.

5. Why and how was Charlie Chaplin almost ruined?

6. Describe Stroheim's defiance directed toward Hays.

7. What scandal surrounded Clara Bow?

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

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

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

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