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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 53 - 94).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Huston's fortieth movie?
(a) "Prizzi's Honor."
(b) "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner."
(c) "The Witches."
(d) "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."

3. What does Huston demonstrate to Dierkes physically in the section titled "Everything Has Just Gone Zoom"?
(a) How to cut a rope with a knife.
(b) How to shoot a prop gun.
(c) How to mount a horse convincingly.
(d) How to make another actor let go of him as he falls.

4. What award does John Huston ask Lillian Ross to accept on his behalf in 1986?
(a) The Oscar.
(b) The Emmy.
(c) The Brandeis University Creative Arts Award.
(d) The Screen Actor's Guild Award.

5. How did Silvia Reinhardt feel about accompanying her husband Gottfried to the filming location for "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) She missed her children at home, and said so.
(b) She enjoyed shopping in the town where the film was being shot.
(c) She did not know why she was there.
(d) She loved being on location.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Huston first move to New York?

2. What is the name of Huston's adopted son?

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

4. What is the title of Ross's article that would eventually be turned into the book Picture?

5. Which of the following words does Huston take out of the script to appease the censors?

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