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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. How does Schary usually watch the rushes of films?
(a) With his team in a laboratory.
(b) In a darkened theater on his own.
(c) In his own home, on a screen in the wall.
(d) In the office in Hollywood.

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

3. Where does Reinhardt live?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York City.
(c) Bel Air.
(d) San Francisco.

4. Which actor did Reinhardt think might be a better choice for the main role in "The Red Badge of Courage" than Audie Murphy?
(a) Jimmy Stewart.
(b) Spencer Tracy.
(c) Montgomery Clift.
(d) Rock Hudson.

5. What is the weather like during the first days of shooting "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Terribly rainy with hurricane-force winds.
(b) Very cold - below freezing.
(c) Pleasant and warm, about 70 degrees.
(d) Very hot - over 100 degrees.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which restaurant does Ross go to with Dore Schary and others in the section "Throw The Little Old Lady Down the Stairs!"?

2. What does Reinhardt tell Huston L.B. Mayer said to him about making "The Red Badge of Courage"?

3. Who is responsible for a picture's failure, according to Reinhardt?

4. Who was in charge of making musical films for M-G-M in the 1950s?

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

(see the answer key)

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