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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. Which male was branded as being difficult?

2. In what year did Joan Barry hit Hollywood?

3. What was Mae Murray's former career before movie starlet?

4. According to conjecture, who killed Thelma Todd?

5. Why was Flynn's case dismissed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What scandal involved Mae West?

2. What scandal involved Thelma Todd?

3. How did Joan Barry prepare for her movie roles?

4. Describe the protests for the invasion of privacy.

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

6. Describe John Gilbert's fall.

7. Who was Lupe Velez?

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

9. Why was Charlie Chaplin such a part of scandalous headlines?

10. What transitions did the Jazz Age include?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does suicide play in early Hollywood?

Essay Topic 2

What is Charlie Chaplin's significance in film history? Describe the scandal in Chaplin's life. If he existed today, would he be able to be a star? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Why was Olive Thomas' death significant to Hollywood's Golden Age?

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