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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 discovered the tell-all journal kept by an actress?

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

3. Which actress was branded as being difficult?

4. What were those successful in the talkie industry dubbed?

5. When did the "Suicide Syndrome" occur?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Bugsy Siegel?

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

3. What transitions did the Jazz Age include?

4. Describe John Gilbert's fall.

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

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

7. Who was Lupe Velez?

8. Why was the introduction of talkies significant?

9. Describe the protests for the invasion of privacy.

10. What scandal involved Mae West?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In your opinion, is the amount of talent possessed by stars more or less than it was in the early years of Hollywood? Why? Give at least 3 specific examples.

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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