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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 Reinhardt tell Huston Mayer asked him about the film in the section titled "Piccolos Under Your Name, Strings Under Mine"?
(a) Whether the film had a story.
(b) Whether the film had been fun to make.
(c) Whether the film was over budget.
(d) Whether the film had good acting.

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

3. Who was in charge of making musical films for M-G-M in the 1950s?
(a) Mark Meadows.
(b) Arthur Bend.
(c) Arthur Freed.
(d) James Fallows.

4. What did Huston say to Ross during the last phone message he left for her?
(a) He was looking forward to his next project.
(b) He was quite all right.
(c) He needed to apologize to her.
(d) He was in a great deal of pain.

5. What surprises Huston about the very first showing of "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) He was surprised by how emotional he felt.
(b) He says he did not know the picture was in color.
(c) He was surprised by the long running time.
(d) He was surprised by how sad the actors looked on screen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which famous Civil War photographer does Huston repeatedly refer to when talking about shots for "The Red Badge of Courage"?

2. Who does Silvia Reinhardt tell Gottfried Reinhardt should be at the preview?

3. What message does Joe Cohn send to Huston on the day filming begins?

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

5. For which film did Huston win two Oscars?

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