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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. What message does Joe Cohn send to Huston on the day filming begins?
(a) An angry one about the rejection of his ideas for the script.
(b) A solemn one about how much the picture will mean to soldier's families.
(c) A humorous one about the fact that he is doing a war picture and he needs to shoot, shoot, shoot.
(d) A cautionary one about how important the picture is to the studio.

2. What does Huston do continuously during the casting of the film's extras?
(a) Eat sandwiches.
(b) Gaze out the window.
(c) Click his lighter.
(d) Sketch.

3. Who is John Huston's assistant?
(a) James Fallows.
(b) Arthur Band.
(c) Robert Rich.
(d) Arthur Fellows.

4. For which film did Huston win two Oscars?
(a) "Dirty Harry."
(b) "The Bridges of Madison County."
(c) "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."
(d) "The Maltese Falcon."

5. What is Gottfried Reinhardt's job on "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Director.
(b) Head of Casting.
(c) Producer.
(d) Composer.

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

3. What did Huston do for the army during WWII?

4. Who played The Tattered Man in "The Red Badge of Courage"?

5. Who did Huston say was the greatest actor in the picture he directed in Rome in 1965?

(see the answer key)

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