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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 scenes does Schary particularly like in the finished version of the film?
(a) The scene at the end with all the horses.
(b) The death scene played by Murphy.
(c) The death scenes played by Dano and Dierkes.
(d) The river-crossing scene.

2. Why does Huston give up on the idea of directing the picture on horseback?
(a) He could not move fast enough.
(b) It was too hard on his back.
(c) It was too expensive.
(d) It was too hard on the horse.

3. What is increasingly bothering Reinhardt in the section titled "Everything Has Just Gone Zoom"?
(a) Problems he sees with the script.
(b) The cost of the film.
(c) The quality of the acting.
(d) The quality of the catering.

4. What scene does Schary suggest taking out altogether in the section titled "What's Wrong with Mocha's Opinion?"?
(a) The Tattered Man's death scene.
(b) The river-crossing scene.
(c) The marching scene where the veterans laugh at the young soldiers.
(d) The Youth's Death Scene.

5. What does Schary tell Ross about how he sees his own career trajectory?
(a) He wants to be a writer.
(b) He wants to become head of the studio.
(c) He wants to get out of the film business in about 10 years.
(d) He wants to be an actor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Albert Band end up doing at M-G-M after Huston leaves for Africa?

3. What is Schary's new desk lamp made in the figure of in the section titled "What's Wrong With Mocha's Opinion?"?

4. Who is Huston's friend that he met at the race track and then cast as an extra?

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"?

(see the answer key)

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