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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. Which of the following studio executives did not want to make "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) L.B. Mayer.
(b) Dore Schary.
(c) Samuel Goldwyn.
(d) Howard Ross.

2. What is the title of Ross's article that would eventually be turned into the book Picture?
(a) "A War Film."
(b) "Production Number 1512."
(c) "The Civil War Explained."
(d) "The Story of a War Film."

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

4. Who is the part of The Tall Soldier played by in "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Dusty Bend.
(b) Audie Murphy.
(c) John Dierkes.
(d) Arthur Band.

5. How does Reinhardt say the studio should use Audie Murphy in the film?
(a) They should exploit his experience as a real-life soldier.
(b) They should encourage him to retire from acting after doing their film.
(c) They should have him star in at least three more films as soon as he is done filming their picture.
(d) They should make him do interviews about his acting experience.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Huston do for the army during WWII?

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

3. What message does Joe Cohn send to Huston on the day filming begins?

4. Why does Reinhardt tell Ross he has not bought a house in Hollywood yet?

5. What does Schary tell Ross about Huston's powers of persuasion?

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