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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not an early Disney feature?

2. When was Red Seal Pictures formed?

3. When was Gertie the Dinosaur released?

4. What did Fleischer tend to ignore?

5. What did Bray's machine print on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the "bouncing ball" that Fleischer created.

2. Describe Disney's enthusiasm for his work.

3. Why do you think Leonard Maltin calls Max Fleischer an unsung hero?

4. What was Fleischer's relationship with Paramount?

5. When and why did Disney begin to focus on creating theme parks?

6. What were the consequences of Fleischer being a bad businessman?

7. How did Mae West influence Fleischer's work?

8. Describe McCay's inspiration and uprising.

9. Describe Max Fleischer's body of work.

10. Describe the machine that Bray created.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate Warner Brothers and the studio's place in the animation industry. What role did the studio play in animation's history? What did the studio do wrong? What did it do right?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast UPA, MGM, and Paramount. Which studio was the most successful? The least? Identify unique qualities about each studio and then list similarities between the three.

Essay Topic 3

Of the animators Maltin focuses on, which is considered the most successful? Which one made the biggest contribution to the animation industry? Explain why.

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