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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 does Reinhardt tell Huston L.B. Mayer said to him about making "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Mayer told him making the picture might help his career.
(b) Mayer begged him not to make the picture.
(c) Mayer told him he must make the picture.
(d) Mayer told him it would be the last picture he ever made.

2. What does Huston demonstrate to Dierkes physically in the section titled "Everything Has Just Gone Zoom"?
(a) How to shoot a prop gun.
(b) How to cut a rope with a knife.
(c) How to make another actor let go of him as he falls.
(d) How to mount a horse convincingly.

3. Who starred in Huston's fortieth movie?
(a) Angelica Huston.
(b) Spencer Tracy.
(c) Jimmy Stewart.
(d) Audie Murphy.

4. What is increasingly bothering Reinhardt in the section titled "Everything Has Just Gone Zoom"?
(a) The quality of the catering.
(b) The cost of the film.
(c) Problems he sees with the script.
(d) The quality of the acting.

5. Where does Reinhardt live?
(a) New York City.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Bel Air.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which restaurant does Ross go to with Huston in the section "Throw the Little Old Lady Down the Stairs!"?

2. What was the title of the story Ross wrote in which she detailed her first meeting with John Huston?

3. Who is responsible for a picture's failure, according to Reinhardt?

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

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

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