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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Disney able to do well that others could not?
(a) Mix cartoon with live-action.
(b) Create interesting characters.
(c) Mix drama and comedy.
(d) Create settings vital to character development.

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

3. Who was Fleischer's biggest competition?
(a) Warner Brothers.
(b) Mintz.
(c) Disney.
(d) Maltin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What was McCay's first feature?
(a) Finding Nemo.
(b) Tiny Nemo.
(c) Looking for Nemo.
(d) Little Nemo.

11. Which of the following was Disney's first instant success?
(a) Mickey Mouse.
(b) The Lion King.
(c) Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
(d) Fantasia.

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

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

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

15. Which of the following limited early animation?
(a) Ability to combine live action with cartoons.
(b) Black and white coloring.
(c) Inappropriate drawing tools.
(d) Low production costs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did McCay begin as?

2. When did Bray apply for a patent?

3. Who called Max Fleischer an unsung hero?

4. What seemed to always win for Disney?

5. Which of the following had the greatest impact on the animation industry?

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