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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. How many scenes were shot on the first day of filming "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) 11.
(b) 20.
(c) 50.
(d) 100.

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

3. What movie did Albert Band say he thought "The Red Badge of Courage" would be greater than?
(a) "The Birth of a Nation."
(b) "Thirty Days."
(c) "The Cave of Riches."
(d) "Gone With the Wind."

4. What does Mrs. Schary suggest in place of the racial epithet "coon" for use in the film?
(a) Skunk.
(b) Chipmunk.
(c) Possum.
(d) Badger.

5. What was Audie Murphy's weekly salary for "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) $2,500.
(b) $4,000.
(c) $8,000.
(d) $15,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was the original shooting schedule for "The Red Badge of Courage"?

2. Why does Reinhardt write a long letter to Huston the day filming on "The Red Badge of Courage" begins?

3. Where does Reinhardt live?

4. What work of Ross's does the writer of the foreword quote from in the foroward?

5. What does Huston tell Dietz he loves in idle conversation in the section "Piccolos Under Your Name, Strings Under Mine"?

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