1) Spoken words can clearly be heard during the film 'Modern Times'. a) true b) false 2) 'Modern Times' includes a number of sequences in which man is confronted with the threat of machines. One such scene involves an automated feeding machine to which the Chaplin character is hooked up. The machine initially malfunctions while the poor chap is eating which food item? a) bread b) grapes c) hamburger d) corn 3) After having been forced to leave his first job due to a 'nervous breakdown', the Chaplin character wanders the streets hoping to find a new occupation. In one scene, he appears to lead a labor rights march after picking up which item from the street? a) postcard b) sign c) flag d) hat 4) Which actress, long associated with Charlie Chaplin's personal life, appears in 'Modern Times' as the Gamin? a) Paulette Goddard b) Betty Davis c) Celeste Holmes d) Joan Crawford 5) When the viewer first sees the Gamin, what food item is she stealing for herself and some nearby children? a) apples b) oranges c) bananas d) pears 6) The Chaplin character is jailed a number of times during the film. In what manner does he leave jail after his first incarceration of the film? a) He escapes with a group of thieves b) He is pardoned for good behavior c) He is broken out by the Gamin 7) The Little Tramp finds several jobs during the film, none of which work out. Which of the following is not one of the occupations he tries? a) Ambulance Driver b) Waiter c) Night Watchman at a department store d) Shipworker e) Machine Mechanic 8) What is the Gamin wanted for, according to a warrant that has been sent out with some juvenile officers? a) Thievery b) Trespassing c) Vagrancy 9) When the Chaplin character first encounters the Gamin, what item has she just stolen? a) a cake b) a bicycle c) a loaf of bread d) The Tramp's hat 10) "Modern Times is Chaplin's _________. " Which of the following does not correctly finish the statement. a) last (semi) silent film b) last film with Paulette Goddard c) farewell to the Little Tramp and to silent film

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