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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 was Mae Murray's former career before movie starlet?

3. When did the "Suicide Syndrome" occur?

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

5. According to conjecture, who killed Thelma Todd?

Short Essay Questions

1. What transitions did the Jazz Age include?

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

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

4. What scandal involved Mae West?

5. Describe the "suicide syndrome" of the 1940s.

6. Describe the "preservation for American ideals."

7. What was the "Red Tide"?

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

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

10. What did Joan Crawford encourage people to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe the scandal revolving around Lana Turner and Johnny Valentine. Why did Valentine die? Was his death justifiable? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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

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