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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Mae West's first silver screen appearance?
(a) "Morning After Morning."
(b) "Day After Day."
(c) "Midnight After Noon."
(d) "Night After Night."

2. The district attorney of which city overturned Flynn's case dismissal?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Long Beach.
(c) New York.
(d) Beverly Hills.

3. What did Barry threaten Chaplin with?
(a) A knife.
(b) Pictures.
(c) A court case.
(d) A gun.

4. What type of actors were labeled "Box Office Poison"?
(a) Difficult and obscene.
(b) Moral and delusional.
(c) Fake and gimmicky.
(d) Pious and righteous.

5. Where did Mae West first become famous?
(a) Paris.
(b) New York.
(c) London.
(d) Los Angeles.

6. What put Frances Farmer in jail?
(a) Her intolerable cruelty.
(b) Her ignorance of the law.
(c) Her hatred for authority.
(d) Her anger at her father.

7. For whom was Lucky Luciano a bootlegger?
(a) Brents.
(b) Warner.
(c) Lasky.
(d) Shaw.

8. What was Chaplin accused of?
(a) Firing Barry after he sexually harassed her.
(b) Fathering Barry's child.
(c) Raping Barry.
(d) Shooting Barry.

9. When was William fox cast out of his own company?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1938.

10. With whom did Gilbert have an unbreakable contract?
(a) MGM.
(b) Paramount.
(c) Fox.
(d) Warner Brothers.

11. Who sought to ban Mae West's films?
(a) Republicans.
(b) Foreign outlets.
(c) Religious right.
(d) Democrats.

12. Which actress was branded as being difficult?
(a) Marilyn Monroe.
(b) Katharine Hepburn.
(c) Marlene Dietrich.
(d) Mae West.

13. Who thought Mae West was obscene?
(a) Mary Pickford.
(b) Mary Pitton.
(c) Mary Payton.
(d) Mary Pigton.

14. Which of the following describes Bugsy Siegel?
(a) Cowboy.
(b) Gangster.
(c) Born-millionaire.
(d) Game show host.

15. What does "Red Tide" refer to?
(a) Sexual abuse.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Drug use.
(d) Communism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Describe Joan Barry's acting work as described in the reading.

2. What nationality was Lupe Velez?

3. How was Chaplin proven innocent of paternity?

4. What did Flynn claim his involvement was in his case?

5. When did Lupe Velez become a part of the film industry?

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