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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the Aesop's Fable series dropped?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1927.
(d) 1921.

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

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

4. Which of the following is the second animation single handedly done by Iwerks?
(a) Dumbo.
(b) Peter Pan.
(c) Steamboat Willie.
(d) Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Warner Brothers' skunk?

2. What was the name of Warner Brothers' duck character?

3. Which of the following did Iwerks most seem to lack?

4. What was Van Beurens major focus?

5. What was the name of Warner Brothers' main animated feature?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role did synchronized music have in Van Beuren's studio?

2. How might Disney have felt vindicated by Universal hiring Lantz?

3. What were Iwerks good and bad characteristics?

4. What did Terry think about music in his features?

5. Do you consider Lantz successful?

6. Describe the effect that Iwerks career with Disney had on his success.

7. What priorities did Mintz have in creating animated features?

8. Do you consider Paul Terry to be successful? Why or why not?

9. What is the significance of "Krazy Kat"?

10. Was Van Beuren successful? Why or why not?

(see the answer keys)

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