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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following angered Disney's employees?
(a) No incentives to continue working.
(b) No overtime pay.
(c) He expected them to be too creative.
(d) He put little effort into quality.

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

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

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

5. What was the number of workers that picketed Disney's studio while on strike?
(a) 500.
(b) 2500.
(c) 100.
(d) 250.

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

7. What is a nickname for celluloid?
(a) Loid.
(b) Cellu.
(c) Ulo.
(d) Cel.

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

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

10. Who called Max Fleischer an unsung hero?
(a) Maltin.
(b) A Warner Brothers studio executive.
(c) Disney.
(d) Mintz.

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

12. What type of job did Margaret Winkler have at Disney?
(a) Disneys distributor.
(b) Disney's manager.
(c) Disney's producer.
(d) Disney's animator.

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

14. What was Walt Disney's brother's name?
(a) Charles.
(b) David.
(c) Roy.
(d) Mark.

15. How did Disney's employees describe his outlook?
(a) Nonchalant.
(b) Enthusiastic.
(c) Angsty.
(d) Calm.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to McCay, what should animation be?

2. What type of animal was Bimbo?

3. What was the last film that Disney actually worked on?

4. Which of the following was Disney's first instant success?

5. Which of the following was McCay inspired by?

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