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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 142 - 171).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Reinhardt say was wrong with the audience members at the second full preview?
(a) They were too wealthy.
(b) They were mostly high on drugs.
(c) They were too poor.
(d) They were too young to appreciate the movie.

2. What does Reinhardt think about how the scenes with the extras look?
(a) Reinhardt thinks the extras are too lacking in film experience.
(b) Reinhardt thinks they have too many extras.
(c) Reinhardt thinks they are doing magnificent work with 200 extras, when he would have preferred to have 2,000.
(d) Reinhardt thinks they need more extras to make it look convincing.

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

4. Which of the following words does Huston take out of the script to appease the censors?
(a) Dickens.
(b) Sex.
(c) Hell.
(d) Shit.

5. What part of making art does Schary say is important?
(a) The uncertainty.
(b) The discipline.
(c) The motivation.
(d) The collaboration.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is one of the most important shots of the film, according to Huston?

2. What does Margaret Booth tell Huston in her brief letter to him about her first impression of the rushes she has seen?

3. What does Schary tell Reinhardt about his feelings on Audie Murphy in the section titled "Piccolos Under Your Name, Strings Under Mine"?

4. What does Reinhardt ask of the production crew as filming draws to a close?

5. What does Reinhardt ask Band to do for him when they arrive at Romanoff's party in the section titled "Piccolos Under Your Name, Strings Under Mine"?

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