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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Iwerks do best?
(a) Money managing.
(b) Character personality.
(c) Animation.
(d) Storylines.

2. When did Lantz close his studio?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1952.

3. What was the problem with Terry's characters?
(a) They were not animals.
(b) They were not child-friendly.
(c) They were not funny.
(d) They were not memorable.

4. When was Lantz born?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1920.

5. How long did it take Iwerks to complete "Plane Crazy"?
(a) Less than 3 days.
(b) Less than 2 weeks.
(c) One year.
(d) Less than a month.

6. What was Mintz's primary concern?
(a) Entertaining children.
(b) Creating art.
(c) Making money.
(d) Entertaining adults.

7. According to the author, in what area did Iwerks struggle?
(a) Character personality.
(b) Money managing.
(c) Animation.
(d) Storylines.

8. What was Mintz's best cartoon?
(a) The Little Match Girl.
(b) The Little Garden Girl.
(c) The Little Smiley Girl.
(d) The Little Crazy Girl.

9. In what year was "String Bean Jack" created?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1948.

10. Which of the following was single handedly animated by Iwerks?
(a) Disney Dance.
(b) Fox Trot.
(c) Skeleton Dance.
(d) La Bamba.

11. How many Paul Terry films were produced in one year?
(a) 16.
(b) 7.
(c) 26.
(d) 34.

12. Where was Van Beuren's studio situated?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

13. Which part of Mintz's company was left without leadership?
(a) Production.
(b) Marketing.
(c) Conception.
(d) Distribution.

14. Who is described as being "animation's forgotten man"?
(a) Ub Iwerks.
(b) Walter Lantz.
(c) Walt Disney.
(d) Max Fleischer.

15. What was Krazy Kat originally?
(a) Comic strip.
(b) Graphic novel.
(c) Feature film.
(d) Short commercial.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Lantz begin to fight with Universal?

2. When he went solo, what was the first character Iwerks created?

3. To whom did Mintz owe an overwhelming debt?

4. What did Terry and Van Beuren fight over?

5. When did Ben Hardaway join Lantz's studio?

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