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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 company took a chance on Mae West first?

2. When did Lupe Velez become a part of the film industry?

3. How old was Lupe when she killed herself?

4. What was Thelma Todd's cause of death?

5. Besides Los Angeles and Chicago, to what other city was Bugsy Siegel connected?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the "preservation for American ideals."

3. What scandal involved Thelma Todd?

4. Why was Hopper so critical of Charlie Chaplin?

5. What was the "Red Tide"?

6. Who was Lupe Velez?

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

8. Why was the introduction of talkies significant?

9. Describe John Gilbert's fall.

10. What was the Astor-Thorpe scandal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What was the difference between talkies and silent films during the Jazz Era? What did talkies encourage? What disappeared with silent films? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Old Hollywood seems to be full of tragedy. What do you think is the reason for so much tragedy?

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