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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 Huston often do in pictures he directs?
(a) Buys the cast and crew drinks on the last day.
(b) Sleeps outside in a sleeping bag on location.
(c) Pays for them from start to finish.
(d) Plays a bit part.

2. Who writes the foreward to Picture?
(a) Gottfried Reinhardt.
(b) Rikki Huston.
(c) John Huston.
(d) Angelica Huston.

3. What musical did Mayer particularly love in the early 1950s?
(a) West Side Story.
(b) An American in Paris.
(c) Showboat.
(d) Miss Saigon.

4. Which animal is the symbol for M-G-M?
(a) A bear.
(b) A lion.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A tiger.

5. Which of the following is one of the most important shots of the film, according to Huston?
(a) When the soldiers cross the river.
(b) When The Youth comes upon the Dead Soldier.
(c) When The Tattered Man talks about war.
(d) When The Youth dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is responsible for a picture's failure, according to Reinhardt?

2. Who was the leapfrog director on "The Red Badge of Courage"?

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

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

5. What does Schary say is the answer to cynicism?

(see the answer key)

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