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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 95 - 141).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is one of the most important shots of the film, according to Huston?
(a) When The Tattered Man talks about war.
(b) When The Youth comes upon the Dead Soldier.
(c) When The Youth dies.
(d) When the soldiers cross the river.

2. What did Huston do for the army during WWII?
(a) He was a navigation expert.
(b) He was a soldier who saw many combat battles.
(c) He was a major in the Pictorial Service of the Army Signal Corps, directing documentaries.
(d) He was a radio signal engineer.

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

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

5. Who is responsible for a hit picture, according to Reinhardt?
(a) The producer.
(b) The director.
(c) The composer.
(d) The actor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises Huston about the very first showing of "The Red Badge of Courage"?

2. 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"?

3. What did Huston want the extras in the film to look like?

4. What was Audie Murphy's weekly salary for "The Red Badge of Courage"?

5. What is the composer on the "Red Badge of Courage" convinced of about every film he works on?

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