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. What did Fleischer work on during World War II?
(a) Live-action feature films.
(b) Children's cartoons.
(c) Betty Boop.
(d) Military films.

2. Which of the following is often considered to be the first true animated cartoon?
(a) Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
(b) Gertie the Dinosaur.
(c) Betty Boop.
(d) Little Nemo.

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

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

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

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

7. What is described as a series of cartoons put in order to trick the viewer that movement is occurring?
(a) Rotascope.
(b) Bray's invention.
(c) Flip book.
(d) Storyline.

8. Which of the following is described as being Disney's most unusual and dynamic success?
(a) Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
(b) Fantasia.
(c) The Lion King.
(d) Cinderella.

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

10. Which film was convincing enough to suggest that McCay was not tricking anybody?
(a) Little Nemo.
(b) Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
(c) Finding Nemo.
(d) Gertie the Dinosaur.

11. What did Bray's invention do?
(a) Made copies of backgrounds.
(b) Made copies of characters in different positions.
(c) Made diagrams.
(d) Made large flip books.

12. Which of the following was McCay inspired by?
(a) A flip book.
(b) A comic book.
(c) A military film.
(d) A Disney film.

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

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

15. Which of the following was the name of one of Fleischer's first features?
(a) Cici the Clown.
(b) Kiki the Clown.
(c) Koko the Clown.
(d) Soso the Clown.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Bray apply for a patent?

2. What was the name of the feature Fleischer worked on with the American Museum of Natural History?

3. When was Betty Boop introduced?

4. Which of the following adjectives describes Disney's early career?

5. What was the animated film that Fleischer created with Dr. Lee DeForest?

(see the answer keys)

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