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

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

3. Which of the following studio executives did not want to make "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Howard Ross.
(b) Samuel Goldwyn.
(c) Dore Schary.
(d) L.B. Mayer.

4. Which of the following films did Huston direct?
(a) "Some Like it Hot."
(b) "Saving Private Ryan."
(c) "The Maltese Falcon."
(d) "The Quick and the Dead."

5. What is the title of Ross's article that would eventually be turned into the book Picture?
(a) "The Civil War Explained."
(b) "Production Number 1512."
(c) "The Story of a War Film."
(d) "A War Film."

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Schary return to work for M-G-M after his first stint of employment there?

2. What does the writer of the foreword say Huston and Ross shared?

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

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

5. What is Ross's son's name?

(see the answer key)

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