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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. Which male was branded as being difficult?
(a) William Hearst.
(b) Franklyn Thorpe.
(c) Fred Astaire.
(d) Charlie Chaplin.

2. In what year did Joan Barry hit Hollywood?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1937.

3. To get revenge, to whom did Chaplin give all the information about his wedding?
(a) Joan Barry.
(b) Hedda Hopper.
(c) Errol Flynn.
(d) Lolly Parsons.

4. What drugs did Siegel push?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Prescription medicine.

5. Where was Thelma Todd found dead?
(a) Bedroom.
(b) Bathtub.
(c) Garage.
(d) Bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Flynn's case dismissed?

2. What happened in the same year Thelma Todd was found dead?

3. What nationality was Lupe Velez?

4. Describe Joan Barry's acting work as described in the reading.

5. What did Barry threaten Chaplin with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role did rumors about sex and specifically homosexuality play in the world of Hollywood gossip?

2. Who was Lupe Velez?

3. Why was Charlie Chaplin such a part of scandalous headlines?

4. Describe Francis Farmer.

5. Describe John Gilbert's fall.

6. What was the Astor-Thorpe scandal?

7. What role does suicide seem to play in the film industry and Hollywood?

8. Why was the introduction of talkies significant?

9. Describe the "suicide syndrome" of the 1940s.

10. Describe the protests for the invasion of privacy.

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