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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 is the name of the character at the center of the story in "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) The Youth.
(c) Robert.
(d) Frankie.

2. 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.

3. How do Huston and Reinhardt feel when filming of "The Red Badge of Courage" ends?
(a) They are both very nervous about going over budget.
(b) They are both angry.
(c) They are both almost teary and emotional, and very proud of their cast and crew.
(d) They are both dispirited and disappointed.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which famous Civil War photographer does Huston repeatedly refer to when talking about shots for "The Red Badge of Courage"?

2. How did Silvia Reinhardt feel about accompanying her husband Gottfried to the filming location for "The Red Badge of Courage"?

3. What movie was released in 1987, shortly after Huston's death, that he directed?

4. What does Booth say needs to be cut from the film in one of her first passes through it?

5. What relationship does the person who writes the foreward to Picture have to John Huston?

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