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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. What was Chaplin's nationality?
(a) French.
(b) British.
(c) Spanish.
(d) American.

2. What nickname was used in reference to Hays?
(a) Shanty.
(b) Shifty.
(c) Surely.
(d) Skimpy.

3. To whom did Clara Bow have to pay a large sum of money after an affair?
(a) Her secretary.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her doctor's ex-wife.

4. When did Griffith's extravagant court come together?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1905.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Clara Bow had a problem with _____________.

2. How many witnesses were there at Hearst's trial?

3. What was Hays' biggest contribution to Hollywood?

4. What was Charlie Chaplin's middle name?

5. How many plaster elephants were ordered for the extravagant court scene?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe defiance against Hays.

2. How did Ince get shot?

3. What was the purpose of Griffith's elephants?

4. What was the" Doom Book"?

5. Was scandal more prominent in the Golden Age of Hollywood or in modern Hollywood? Why do you think so?

6. How did Griffith's "Babylon" break Hollywood standards?

7. Was it possible to clean up Hollywood? Why or why not?

8. What scandal surrounded Clara Bow?

9. Describe blackmail as a theme.

10. Describe Rudolph Valentino's love life.

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