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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. When did Lupe Velez become a part of the film industry?
(a) Early 1920s.
(b) Early 1930s.
(c) Late 1910s.
(d) Late 1920s

2. What was Frances Farmer dubbed?
(a) The Next Davies.
(b) The Next West.
(c) The Next Garbo.
(d) The Next Rogers.

3. What was Mae Murray's former career before movie starlet?
(a) Pastor's wife.
(b) Sear's saleslady.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Macy's clerk.

4. According to conjecture, who killed Thelma Todd?
(a) Lurkado.
(b) Lucifer.
(c) Leilando.
(d) Luciano.

5. What happened in the same year Thelma Todd was found dead?
(a) Astor-Thorpe scandal.
(b) Charlie Chaplin met Lita Grey.
(c) Fatty Arbuckle raped and killed a woman.
(d) Mae West died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Mae West's first silver screen appearance?

2. Who sought to ban Mae West's films?

3. Where did Mae West first become famous?

4. In what year did Joan Barry hit Hollywood?

5. Which male was branded as being difficult?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the religious right react to the film industry, specifically the way different stars behaved?

2. Why was the introduction of talkies significant?

3. Describe Charlie Chaplin's relationship with Joan Barry.

4. What was the "Red Tide"?

5. Describe the "preservation for American ideals."

6. What was the Astor-Thorpe scandal?

7. Describe John Gilbert's fall.

8. How did Joan Barry prepare for her movie roles?

9. What scandal involved Thelma Todd?

10. Describe Francis Farmer.

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