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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Arbuckle meet in 1913 who cast him in movie roles?

2. Whom was the party held for that was given by Hearst and attended by Chaplin?

3. What was Lillita's original last name?

4. Which film was inspired by Chaplin's girlfriend Peggy?

5. How many witnesses were there at Hearst's trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. Was scandal more prominent in the Golden Age of Hollywood or in modern Hollywood? Why do you think so?

2. Describe Charlie Chaplin's first wife.

3. Who were Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons?

4. What was the" Doom Book"?

5. Why and how was Charlie Chaplin almost ruined?

6. What objections did Hays face with the new world of gossip?

7. How did Arbuckle get his start in movie roles?

8. Who was Peggy Hopkins Joyce?

9. What convinced some that it was necessary to clean up Hollywood?

10. What type of movie style did drug use influence? What movie made this style famous?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why was the term "box office poison" used? Was this term effective in "cleaning up Hollywood"? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What role does suicide play in early Hollywood?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of obscenity and the courts taking control over the Astor-Thorpe scandal? What was the result of obscenity laws?

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