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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 Schary say is the only controversy about "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Whether the acting is good enough.
(b) Whether it will be a success or a failure.
(c) Whether it is a true depiction of war.
(d) Whether the director really knows what he is doing.

2. When was the first preview for a general audience of the film "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) April, 1950.
(b) May, 1946.
(c) February, 1951.
(d) March, 1954.

3. In what year did Huston first move to New York?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1930.

4. Which writer works on the script for "The African Queen" with Huston?
(a) Hamlin Cross.
(b) James Robson.
(c) Bill Richardson.
(d) James Agee.

5. Which theater does Reinhardt want "The Red Badge of Courage" to show in?
(a) The Grand Ol' Opry.
(b) The Astor.
(c) The Regal.
(d) The Uptown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Reinhardt tell Huston L.B. Mayer said to him about making "The Red Badge of Courage"?

2. Who is the woman at M-G-M whose opinion Reinhardt and Huston both value greatly?

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

4. What is the title of Ross's article that would eventually be turned into the book Picture?

5. What part or parts of the film were Huston and Reinhardt waiting for insurance approval on before filming in the section titled "Everything Has Just Gone Zoom"?

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