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

2. 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 mount a horse convincingly.
(c) How to make another actor let go of him as he falls.
(d) How to shoot a prop gun.

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

4. What was the title of the last "Talk of the Town" piece Ross wrote for The New Yorker about Huston?
(a) "A Great Director."
(b) "Forty."
(c) "A Hard Exit."
(d) "Filming in Rome."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Reinhardt's dog?

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

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

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

5. Which of the following actors starred in the film "Key Largo"?

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