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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 award does John Huston ask Lillian Ross to accept on his behalf in 1986?
(a) The Screen Actor's Guild Award.
(b) The Emmy.
(c) The Oscar.
(d) The Brandeis University Creative Arts Award.

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

3. What does Reinhardt say was wrong with the audience members at the second full preview?
(a) They were mostly high on drugs.
(b) They were too young to appreciate the movie.
(c) They were too poor.
(d) They were too wealthy.

4. What other film does "The Red Badge of Courage" initially pair with in its preview stage?
(a) The Snake.
(b) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
(c) Harvey.
(d) Cleopatra.

5. What relationship does the person who writes the foreward to Picture have to John Huston?
(a) Best Friend.
(b) Child-Parent.
(c) Mentor.
(d) Agent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which scene did Willie Wyler tell Huston was the most amazing scene he ever watched?

2. What does Reinhardt ask Band to do for him when they arrive at Romanoff's party in the section titled "Piccolos Under Your Name, Strings Under Mine"?

3. Which writer works on the script for "The African Queen" with Huston?

4. For which film did Huston win two Oscars?

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

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