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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused Valentino's death?
(a) Gunshot wound.
(b) Syphilis.
(c) Ruptured appendix.
(d) Poison.

2. What were the elephants supposed to tower over?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Studio City.
(c) Illusion City.
(d) Motion City.

3. How old was Lillita when she first met Chaplin?
(a) 11.
(b) 22.
(c) 18.
(d) 7.

4. How many husbands did Peggy have?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 5.

5. "The Purple Dawn" begins with the creation of the set for which feast?
(a) Barendale's feast.
(b) Brazzendale's feast.
(c) Bathsehba's feast.
(d) Belshazzar's feast.

6. Who was known as "The Great Lover"?
(a) Chaplin.
(b) Hearst.
(c) Ince.
(d) Valentino.

7. Which of the following describes both of Valentino's wives?
(a) Foreigners.
(b) Lesbians.
(c) Reporters.
(d) Murderers.

8. How long did Chaplin's and Mildred's son live?
(a) 1 day.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 3 weeks.

9. What color were the elephants ordered for the extravagant scene by Griffith?
(a) White.
(b) Pink.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

10. Where was Virginia Rappe from?
(a) Chicago.
(b) London.
(c) New York.
(d) Los Angeles.

11. Who was dubbed the "Hottest Jazz Baby in Films"?
(a) Clara Bow.
(b) Marion Davies.
(c) Peggy Hopkins.
(d) Lita Grey.

12. How many names were in the Doom Book?
(a) 127.
(b) 117.
(c) 97.
(d) 107.

13. What was Lillita's mother's occupation?
(a) Waitress.
(b) Actress.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Writer.

14. In what year did Arbuckle and Rappe meet?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1921.

15. Who was often conversing with "nymphets"?
(a) Ince.
(b) Griffith.
(c) Chaplin.
(d) Valentino.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the second scandalous headline writer?

2. What was Lillita's original last name?

3. How much money did Griffith pay extras per day?

4. Who raped Virginia Rappe?

5. Who was known for over the top film that directly violated Hays purity rules?

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