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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Disney begin working as an ad man?
(a) MGM Studio.
(b) Oswald Studio.
(c) Pesmen-Rubin Art Studio.
(d) Walt Disney Studio.

2. At what point did Disney's work stop exploding?
(a) His workers began rioting.
(b) The Great Depression.
(c) World War I.
(d) World War II.

3. Through all of Disney's struggles, which of the following never suffered?
(a) Profit.
(b) Quality.
(c) Enthusiasm.
(d) Employee pay.

4. What did Dave Fleischer annoy workers with?
(a) His desire for gags.
(b) His desire to create musicals.
(c) His desire to create only animal-like characters.
(d) His desire to create voluptuous female characters.

5. Which of the following places did Disney work at?
(a) Virginia City Film Ad Company.
(b) Kansas City Film Ad Company.
(c) Dallas Film Ad Company.
(d) Los Angeles Film Ad Company.

6. When was Betty Boop introduced?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1935.

7. Which of the following did McCay specifically say he did not want to be a part of?
(a) Film industry.
(b) Distribution.
(c) Animation.
(d) Production.

8. What type of animal was Bimbo?
(a) Cat.
(b) Bear.
(c) Dog.
(d) Chicken.

9. Which of the following is not an early Disney feature?
(a) Fantasia.
(b) Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
(c) The Jungle Book.
(d) The Lion King.

10. When was Red Seal Pictures formed?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1939.

11. What was the animated film that Fleischer created with Dr. Lee DeForest?
(a) My Old Southern Home.
(b) My Old Kentucky Home.
(c) My Tennessee Home.
(d) My Old California Home.

12. Which of the following was a production that took a great deal of research for Fleischer?
(a) Creative Crazy World.
(b) Stalling the New World.
(c) Strange New World.
(d) Moving Picture World.

13. McCay said that animation had unfortunately become what?
(a) Trade.
(b) Business.
(c) Manipulation.
(d) Art.

14. Which is an example of a cartoon including live-action?
(a) Aladdin.
(b) Fantasia.
(c) Mary Poppins.
(d) The Lion King.

15. Which of the following had the greatest impact on the animation industry?
(a) Celluloid.
(b) Black and white film.
(c) Rotascope.
(d) Post-recorded music.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Fleischer from?

2. Which of the following is often considered to be the first true animated cartoon?

3. Which of the following was the name of one of Fleischer's first features?

4. When did Bray apply for a patent?

5. When did Disney's focus move to his theme parks?

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