Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Leonard Maltin
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Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did McCay prefer to make appearances?
(a) Poetry readings.
(b) Vaudeville.
(c) Broadway musicals.
(d) Film sets.

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

3. What was Disney's first significant piece of animation for his new business?
(a) Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
(b) Mickey Mouse.
(c) Snow White.
(d) Porky Pig.

4. Who of the following was one of Disney's co-workers?
(a) Paul Terry.
(b) Max Fleischer.
(c) Charles Mintz.
(d) Ub Iwerks.

5. Which of the following did Disney refuse to spare?
(a) Character development.
(b) Expense.
(c) Employee welfare and salary.
(d) Fun.

6. What was Disney's first animated feature?
(a) Fantasia.
(b) Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
(c) Steamboat Willie.
(d) Newman's Laugh-O-Grams.

7. What was the name of the feature Fleischer worked on with the American Museum of Natural History?
(a) Science.
(b) Evolution.
(c) Dinosaurs.
(d) Cavemen.

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

9. Which of the following was a fault of Fleischer's?
(a) Bad at creating storylines.
(b) Bad at being original rather than copying.
(c) Bad at doing business.
(d) Bad at creating characters.

10. What did Fleischer miss out on?
(a) Merchandising.
(b) Feature films.
(c) Television spots.
(d) Creating unique stories.

11. What did Bray's machine print on?
(a) Thick paper.
(b) Translucent paper.
(c) Thin paper.
(d) Cardboard.

12. Who is described as a "legendary animator and entrepreneur" in the beginning of animation?
(a) McCay.
(b) Bray.
(c) Disney.
(d) Lantz.

13. What was Fleischer's most popular and long-lasting invention?
(a) Digital camera.
(b) Bouncing ball.
(c) Rotoscope.
(d) Projector.

14. How long did it take to create the 1 minute "Heigh Ho" animation?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 6 months.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suspected that McCay was playing a trick on them?

2. Where did Disney begin working as an ad man?

3. Who took away the rights to one of Disney's characters?

4. What seemed to always win for Disney?

5. What did Bray's invention do?

(see the answer keys)

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