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

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

3. Which of the following studio executives did not want to make "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Dore Schary.
(b) Howard Ross.
(c) L.B. Mayer.
(d) Samuel Goldwyn.

4. Who was John Huston's father?
(a) Robert Huston.
(b) Walter Huston.
(c) David Huston.
(d) James Huston.

5. Who is the part of The Tall Soldier played by in "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Arthur Band.
(b) Audie Murphy.
(c) Dusty Bend.
(d) John Dierkes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Schary in the summer of 1950?

2. How did Silvia Reinhardt feel about accompanying her husband Gottfried to the filming location for "The Red Badge of Courage"?

3. What does the writer of the foreword say Huston and Ross shared?

4. What picture did Huston film scenes for in the Central Park Zoo in 1969?

5. What picture does Schary tell Ross he loves in the section titled "Everything Has Just Gone Zoom"?

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