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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. What nickname was used in reference to Hays?

2. Who might best be described as not looking for trouble, but trouble finding him?

3. What was Olive Thomas clutching when she was found dead?

4. What was Chaplin's nationality?

5. How many extras were required for Griffith's Babylon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe defiance against Hays.

2. Describe Charlie Chaplin's first wife.

3. What was the" Doom Book"?

4. Why wasn't there any evidence relating to William Desmond Taylor's death?

5. How did Ince get shot?

6. Who was Peggy Hopkins Joyce?

7. Why and how was Charlie Chaplin almost ruined?

8. What was the purpose of Griffith's elephants?

9. How did Arbuckle begin getting into trouble?

10. How did Griffith's "Babylon" break Hollywood standards?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What involvement did the courts have in Hollywood up to the 1950s? Why is this significant? How has this changed over time?

Essay Topic 2

Why were some politicians against the film industry? How did they display this anger? What does this tell you about both politics and the film industry?

Essay Topic 3

What impact did the Astor-Thorpe scandal have on obscenity laws? Why was it such a big deal for Old Hollywood?

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