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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. What does Schary say is the only controversy about "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Whether it is a true depiction of war.
(b) Whether it will be a success or a failure.
(c) Whether the director really knows what he is doing.
(d) Whether the acting is good enough.

2. What did Huston do for the army during WWII?
(a) He was a radio signal engineer.
(b) He was a navigation expert.
(c) He was a major in the Pictorial Service of the Army Signal Corps, directing documentaries.
(d) He was a soldier who saw many combat battles.

3. What does the M-G-M publicity director tell Ross about how they will know whether "The Red Badge of Courage" is a great film?
(a) They will know on the last day of filming.
(b) They will know when audiences see it for the first time.
(c) They will know by how the actors are talking about it.
(d) They will know when L.B. Mayer sees it.

4. Who tries to watch the film with Schary, Reinhardt and Huston as Schary's house in the section titled "What's Wrong With Mocha's Opinion?"?
(a) Schary's children.
(b) Mocha.
(c) L.B. Mayer.
(d) Schary's wife.

5. What does Silvia Reinhardt suggest she and Gottfried do after the previews of "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Move back to New York City.
(b) Move to Berlin.
(c) Get out of town for a day's rest.
(d) Quit the movie business entirely.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which film does Reinhardt's barber tell him Mayer cried at recently?

2. Which former studio production head does Mayer tell Ross he greatly admired?

3. What was the big word and trend around M-G-M studios in the spring of 1951, according to Ross?

4. What other film does "The Red Badge of Courage" initially pair with in its preview stage?

5. Who is responsible for a hit picture, according to Reinhardt?

(see the answer key)

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