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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 142 - 171).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Huston often do in pictures he directs?
(a) Sleeps outside in a sleeping bag on location.
(b) Pays for them from start to finish.
(c) Buys the cast and crew drinks on the last day.
(d) Plays a bit part.

2. 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 acting is good enough.
(d) Whether the director really knows what he is doing.

3. What is the weather like during the first days of shooting "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Very hot - over 100 degrees.
(b) Very cold - below freezing.
(c) Terribly rainy with hurricane-force winds.
(d) Pleasant and warm, about 70 degrees.

4. Which of the following words does Huston take out of the script to appease the censors?
(a) Sex.
(b) Dickens.
(c) Hell.
(d) Shit.

5. About how much was the film "The Red Badge of Courage" over budget?
(a) About $100,000.
(b) About $30,00.
(c) About $200,000.
(d) About $50,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the M-G-M publicity person tell Ross about selling war pictures?

2. How does Schary usually watch the rushes of films?

3. What does Reinhardt tell Ross about Huston's demeanor following the film's preview in February 1951?

4. What musical did Mayer particularly love in the early 1950s?

5. What does Reinhardt ask of the production crew as filming draws to a close?

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