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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 nationality was Lupe Velez?

2. What drugs did Siegel push?

3. In what year was Thelma Todd found dead?

4. How old was Lupe when she killed herself?

5. What happened in the same year Thelma Todd was found dead?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Francis Farmer.

2. What transitions did the Jazz Age include?

3. Describe the protests for the invasion of privacy.

4. What scandal involved Thelma Todd?

5. What was the "Red Tide"?

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

7. Describe Mae Murray's life and downfall.

8. Who was Lupe Velez?

9. What scandal involved Mae West?

10. What did Joan Crawford encourage people to do?

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

Murder seems to be a common theme in Old Hollywood. Some celebrities died mysteriously, like Marilyn Monroe, and others like Sharon Tate were obviously murdered. Describe this trend in Hollywood and why you think this occurs.

Essay Topic 3

What role did the religious right play in Old Hollywood? Do you think this was appropriate? Why or why not? Do we need a group to police and censor films? Why or why not?

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