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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 Thelma Todd's lover?
(a) Ren Weatherford.
(b) Roland West.
(c) Reginald Warrington.
(d) Rufus Wainright.

2. What did the court order Chaplin to do about Joan Barry?
(a) To support her and her child.
(b) To marry her.
(c) To keep her on the job despite her pregnancy.
(d) To fire her.

3. Who was the United States Attorney during the time of Prohibition?
(a) Damon.
(b) Dewey.
(c) Drake.
(d) Drennon.

4. Gilbert's first talkie was referred to as ___________.
(a) "Badie."
(b) "Scarie."
(c) "Shriekie."
(d) "Smackie."

5. What were those successful in the talkie industry dubbed?
(a) Lucky Charms.
(b) Lucky Babes.
(c) Lucky Stars.
(d) Lucky Talkers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Flynn claim his involvement was in his case?

2. Which of the following describes Bugsy Siegel?

3. What was Mae Murray's husband's name?

4. What happened to the tell-all journal in court?

5. What was Barry's weekly salary lowered to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was the introduction of talkies significant?

3. Who was Lupe Velez?

4. What did the term "box office poison" mean?

5. What transitions did the Jazz Age include?

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

7. Who was Bugsy Siegel?

8. Describe the protests for the invasion of privacy.

9. Why and how were many politicians against the movie industry?

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

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