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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 Weismuller and Velez's wedding end?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1932.

2. Besides Mae West, who else was dubbed unwholesome?
(a) Fred Astaire.
(b) Marlene Dietrich.
(c) Katharine Hepburn.
(d) Ginger Rogers.

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

4. What put Frances Farmer in jail?
(a) Her anger at her father.
(b) Her intolerable cruelty.
(c) Her ignorance of the law.
(d) Her hatred for authority.

5. With whom did Mary Astor have an affair?
(a) George Kauffman.
(b) Charlie Chaplin.
(c) William Hearst.
(d) Franklyn Thorpe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who openly despised Chaplin and took every possible shot at him?

2. Which company took a chance on Mae West first?

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

4. What eventually happened to Frances Farmer?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What transitions did the Jazz Age include?

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

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

8. Who was Lupe Velez?

9. Describe the protests for the invasion of privacy.

10. Describe Francis Farmer.

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