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 McCay begin as?
(a) Librarian.
(b) Military film maker.
(c) Children's book illustrator.
(d) Newspaper cartoonist.

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

3. Who took away the rights to one of Disney's characters?
(a) Ub Iwerks.
(b) Charles Mintz.
(c) Max Fleischer.
(d) David Fleischer.

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

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

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

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

8. When was Gertie the Dinosaur released?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1924.

9. How many employees did Fleischer have in 1923?
(a) 0.
(b) 26.
(c) 19.
(d) 4.

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

11. In what year did McCay's first feature come out?
(a) 1914.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1918.

12. In the early days of animation, how many frames per second were required for an animated piece?
(a) 24.
(b) 14.
(c) 20.
(d) 16.

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

14. When did Bray apply for a patent?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1914.

15. According to those that did not believe that animation was real, what was McCay using to trick the audience?
(a) Actual animals.
(b) Films.
(c) Ropes.
(d) Wires.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Winsor McCay from?

3. What was Disney's first significant piece of animation for his new business?

4. How did Disney's employees describe his outlook?

5. Which of the following limited early animation?

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