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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 172 - 219).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many scenes were shot on the first day of filming "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) 50.
(b) 20.
(c) 11.
(d) 100.

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

3. What does Schary tell Ross about how he sees his own career trajectory?
(a) He wants to be an actor.
(b) He wants to be a writer.
(c) He wants to get out of the film business in about 10 years.
(d) He wants to become head of the studio.

4. When did Reinhardt start work as a director?
(a) March 1955.
(b) September 1951.
(c) June 1960.
(d) May 1946.

5. What does the M-G-M publicity person tell Ross sells pictures?
(a) Stars and stories.
(b) Vision.
(c) Music and strife.
(d) Comedy and good costumes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What film does Reinhardt begin work on after "The Red Badge of Courage"?

2. Which influential entertainment columnist liked "The Red Badge of Courage"?

3. Which trilogy did Reinhardt produce in the 1950s?

4. What does Schary say is the answer to cynicism?

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

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