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

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

3. Who was Krazy Kat distributed through?
(a) Warner Brothers.
(b) Disney.
(c) Winkler.
(d) Lantz.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Iwerks offered his own studio?

2. Who were many Warner Brothers animators told to copy?

3. Who did Mintz hire two animators from?

4. The producer of which company bailed Iwerks out of trouble?

5. What was the name of the man heading Iwerks' animation department?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the characters Warner Brothers created.

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

3. Why was Warner Brothers so successful?

4. Do you consider Lantz successful?

5. Describe the struggles that Warner Brothers faced.

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

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

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

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

10. How did Van Beuren obtain his own studio?

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