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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 restaurant does Ross go to with Dore Schary and others in the section "Throw The Little Old Lady Down the Stairs!"?
(a) Bar Italia.
(b) Chasen's.
(c) Sardi's.
(d) Angelo's.

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"?
(a) Universal's.
(b) Amazon's.
(c) Loew's.
(d) Purdue's.

3. Who did Huston say was the greatest actor in the picture he directed in Rome in 1965?
(a) The hippo.
(b) Humphrey Bogart.
(c) Jimmy Stewart.
(d) Himself.

4. What does the M-G-M publicity person tell Ross about selling war pictures?
(a) People are sick of war after living through WWII in real life.
(b) It is hard to do.
(c) You can sell the war film if the hero is compelling enough.
(d) It is the easiest kind of film to sell.

5. Who was the unit manager for "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Arthur Band.
(b) Thomas Freed.
(c) Lee Katz.
(d) Red Miller.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which film was Huston directing in Rome in 1965?

2. What does Huston do continuously during the casting of the film's extras?

3. What does Huston tell Dietz he loves in idle conversation in the section "Piccolos Under Your Name, Strings Under Mine"?

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

5. Who is John Huston's assistant?

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