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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 most known for unbridled sex appeal?
(a) Garbo.
(b) West.
(c) Grey.
(d) Chaplin.

2. Who kept a tell-all journal for herself?
(a) Mary Pickford.
(b) Katharine Hepburn.
(c) Mae West.
(d) Mary Astor.

3. What era is depicted in "Saturn Over Sunset"?
(a) Silver Age.
(b) Jazz Age.
(c) Musical Age.
(d) Golden age.

4. What did Barry threaten Chaplin with?
(a) Pictures.
(b) A gun.
(c) A knife.
(d) A court case.

5. What did critics see as the beginning of Hopper's end?
(a) Ignoring the not-guilty verdict by the judge.
(b) Criticizing Chaplin at every turn.
(c) Refraining from using Chaplin's name.
(d) Stalking Chaplin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What casino did Siegel help create?

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

3. Who discovered the tell-all journal kept by an actress?

4. At one time, how much money did Adolph Zukor have?

5. According to conjecture, who killed Thelma Todd?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Francis Farmer.

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

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

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

6. Why was the introduction of talkies significant?

7. What transitions did the Jazz Age include?

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

9. Describe the protests for the invasion of privacy.

10. Describe John Gilbert's fall.

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