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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What relationship does the person who writes the foreward to Picture have to John Huston?
(a) Best Friend.
(b) Mentor.
(c) Child-Parent.
(d) Agent.

2. What was the name of the documentary Huston made during WWII that he was well-known for?
(a) "The Battle of the Bulge."
(b) "The Battle of San Pietro."
(c) "The Battle of the Seine."
(d) "The Beach at Normandy."

3. Who is the part of The Tall Soldier played by in "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) John Dierkes.
(b) Arthur Band.
(c) Dusty Bend.
(d) Audie Murphy.

4. What is Jack Aldworth's job on the film?
(a) Aldworth is the casting director.
(b) Aldworth sets up the catering truck.
(c) Aldworth is the medic on scene.
(d) Aldworth is in charge of keeping a detailed log of the film's shooting schedule to send back to the studio.

5. What did Huston want the extras in the film to look like?
(a) Meek, solemn men.
(b) Sick men.
(c) Angry men.
(d) Tough, grizzled men.

6. Which famous Civil War photographer does Huston repeatedly refer to when talking about shots for "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Baxter.
(b) Brady.
(c) Bend.
(d) Bartley.

7. What is Gottfried Reinhardt's job on "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Producer.
(b) Head of Casting.
(c) Director.
(d) Composer.

8. Which of the following actors starred in the film "Key Largo"?
(a) Jimmy Stewart.
(b) Billy Madison.
(c) James Caan.
(d) Humphrey Bogart.

9. What was Audie Murphy's weekly salary for "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) $15,000.
(b) $2,500.
(c) $8,000.
(d) $4,000.

10. What does Huston demonstrate to Dierkes physically in the section titled "Everything Has Just Gone Zoom"?
(a) How to shoot a prop gun.
(b) How to cut a rope with a knife.
(c) How to mount a horse convincingly.
(d) How to make another actor let go of him as he falls.

11. Who was the unit manager for "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Red Miller.
(b) Lee Katz.
(c) Arthur Band.
(d) Thomas Freed.

12. Who is the main star of "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Audie Murphy.
(b) Arthur Band.
(c) John Huston.
(d) John Dietrick.

13. What award does John Huston ask Lillian Ross to accept on his behalf in 1986?
(a) The Screen Actor's Guild Award.
(b) The Emmy.
(c) The Brandeis University Creative Arts Award.
(d) The Oscar.

14. Who writes the foreward to Picture?
(a) John Huston.
(b) Rikki Huston.
(c) Gottfried Reinhardt.
(d) Angelica Huston.

15. What is the name of Huston's adopted son?
(a) Corso.
(b) Pablo.
(c) Peter.
(d) Carl.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the leapfrog director on "The Red Badge of Courage"?

2. Which animal is the symbol for M-G-M?

3. What did Huston do for the army during WWII?

4. Which movie did Huston make and release immediately before starting production on "The Red Badge of Courage"?

5. Which of the following films did Huston direct?

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