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請依下文回答第 46 題至第 50 題 Mickey Mouse, the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the most recognizable cartoon characters in the world. Yet, few people know that it was created as a replacement for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, an earlier cartoon character created by the Disney studio for Charles Mintz of Universal Studios. In the spring of 1928, with the series going strong, Disney asked Mintz for an increase in the budget. But Mintz instead demanded that Walt take a 20 percent budget cut, and as leverage, he reminded Disney that Universal owned the character, and revealed that he had already signed most of Disney’s current employees to his new contract. Mintz owned Oswald and thought he had Disney over a barrel. Angrily, Disney refused the deal and returned to produce the final Oswald cartoons he contractually owed Mintz. Disney was dismayed at the betrayal by his staff, but determined to restart from scratch. The new Disney Studio soon started. In the spring of 1928, Disney asked Ub Iwerks to start drawing up new character ideas. Iwerks tried sketches of various animals, such as dogs and cats, but none of these appealed to Disney. A female cow and male horse were also rejected. Then, Walt Disney thought of an old pet mouse he used to have on his farm. He asked Iwerks to draw a new mouse character for Disney. “Mortimer Mouse” had been Disney’s original name for the character before his wife, Lillian, convinced him to change it, and ultimately Mickey Mouse came to be. Actor Mickey Rooney has claimed that, during his Mickey McGuire days, he met cartoonist Walt Disney at the Warner Brothers studio, and that Disney was inspired to name Mickey Mouse after him.
Why did Walt Disney create the cartoon character Mickey Mouse?
  • A He wanted to create an official mascot for the Walt Disney Company.
  • B Charles Mintz asked him to create a character in a new cartoon series.
  • C Universal Studios needed a new character to replace Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
  • D He lost his right to an old popular cartoon character and had to create a new one.

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請回想第一段結尾處,當製作人 Mintz 宣稱擁有原本熱門角色的所有權並帶走員工時,Walt Disney 的事業陷入了什麼樣的困境?這種「失去」的處境,如何直接導致他在第二段必須採取新的行動?

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