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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. How did Disney's employees describe his outlook?

2. How many employees did Fleischer have in 1923?

3. What was Bray's occupation?

4. Which of the following did Disney have trouble managing?

5. When did Disney form his first company?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Disney lose the rights to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit?

3. What were the differences between Max Fleischer and Dave Fleischer?

4. Describe Max Fleischer's body of work.

5. Describe the machine that Bray created.

6. What were the limits on early animation?

7. What complications and struggles did McCay face?

8. What was Fleischer's relationship with Paramount?

9. What were the strengths of the Fleischer brothers? What were the weaknesses?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the challenges that Walt Disney faced when creating his empire. Also describe the successes he had. What did he do right? What did he do wrong?

Essay Topic 2

Sometimes non-fiction pieces, even historical biographies, will include elements of bias. Bias shows the author's opinion. Is there any bias in Leonard Maltin's book? Can you tell which animators are discussed more favorably? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Which studio made the biggest or most significant contribution to the animation industry? Why do you think this is true? Which studio can you learn the most from?

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