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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Schary suggest about the film's music in the section titled "What's Wrong With Mocha's Opinion?"?
(a) He wants to scrap all the music and start over from scrach.
(b) He wants to take out the music during the scene where the boy writes the letter.
(c) He wants the music to be louder.
(d) He wants to the music to be more emotional.

2. What does Mrs. Schary suggest in place of the racial epithet "coon" for use in the film?
(a) Possum.
(b) Badger.
(c) Chipmunk.
(d) Skunk.

3. What did Murphy tell Reinhardt about his feelings towards German soldiers during WWII?
(a) He made good friends with some of the German soldiers he oversaw in the P.O.W. camps.
(b) He felt sorry for the German soldiers because they were losing the war.
(c) He hated German soldiers and thought they were unintelligent.
(d) He respected German soldiers and it was a mistake to underestimate them.

4. How long was the original shooting schedule for "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) 60 days.
(b) 40 days.
(c) 34 days.
(d) 80 days.

5. What other film does Reinhardt suggest pairing "The Red Badge of Courage" in in previews?
(a) The Jewel of the Nile.
(b) To Kill a Mockingbird.
(c) The Steel Helmet.
(d) My Friend Harry.

6. Where does Ross go with Reinhardt, Band, and Huston after attending Romanoff's party in the section titled "Piccolos Under Your Name, Strings Under Mine"?
(a) Back to M-G-M studios to work.
(b) To Schary's house to view the first version of The Red Badge of Courage.
(c) To a different party.
(d) To a movie premier.

7. Where does Reinhardt say they will have to do the retakes for "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) In Texas.
(b) In Death Valley.
(c) In Africa.
(d) In Los Angeles.

8. What company's stock is Dore Schary's new contract with M-G-M supplemented with in the section titled "Piccolos Under Your Name, Strings Under Mine"?
(a) Purdue's.
(b) Loew's.
(c) Universal's.
(d) Amazon's.

9. Which scene did Willie Wyler tell Huston was the most amazing scene he ever watched?
(a) The river crossing scene.
(b) The Youth's death scene.
(c) The Tattered Man's death scene.
(d) The opening battle scene in The Red Badge of Courage.

10. Why does Reinhardt tell Ross he has not bought a house in Hollywood yet?
(a) He knows he does not want to be tied to the place.
(b) He thinks they are too expensive.
(c) He has a house already in Berlin.
(d) His wife can not decide on one.

11. What is Schary's new desk lamp made in the figure of in the section titled "What's Wrong With Mocha's Opinion?"?
(a) A Viking.
(b) A lantern.
(c) A sword.
(d) A fish.

12. What film does Reinhardt begin work on after "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) The Burning Secret.
(b) Mrs. Robinson.
(c) The Past Devolves.
(d) The Graduate.

13. Who does Silvia Reinhardt tell Gottfried Reinhardt should be at the preview?
(a) Mocha, their dog.
(b) Their son Randall.
(c) Jennifer Hudson.
(d) Gottfried's father Max.

14. Who tries to watch the film with Schary, Reinhardt and Huston as Schary's house in the section titled "What's Wrong With Mocha's Opinion?"?
(a) Mocha.
(b) L.B. Mayer.
(c) Schary's children.
(d) Schary's wife.

15. What does Silvia Reinhardt suggest she and Gottfried do after the previews of "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Move to Berlin.
(b) Get out of town for a day's rest.
(c) Move back to New York City.
(d) Quit the movie business entirely.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which influential entertainment columnist liked "The Red Badge of Courage"?

2. What musical did Mayer particularly love in the early 1950s?

3. Why does Huston give up on the idea of directing the picture on horseback?

4. Who is the composer for the film "The Red Badge of Courage"?

5. How far ahead of schedule was the crew in shooting before they started the battle scenes in the section titled "Piccolos Under Your Name, Strings Under Mine"?

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