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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 demonstrate to Dierkes physically in the section titled "Everything Has Just Gone Zoom"?
(a) How to make another actor let go of him as he falls.
(b) How to cut a rope with a knife.
(c) How to mount a horse convincingly.
(d) How to shoot a prop gun.

2. Who does Freed say is the studio's biggest star in the early 1950s?
(a) Greta Garbo.
(b) Esther Williams.
(c) Spencer Tracy.
(d) John Huston.

3. About how much would feeding the cast and crew of the film lunch cost the studio during the filming?
(a) $40,000.
(b) $15,000.
(c) $200,000.
(d) $100,000.

4. Who was the leapfrog director on "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Andrew Morton.
(b) Robert Redford.
(c) James Jeffries.
(d) Arthur Freed.

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"?
(a) The horseback riding scenes.
(b) Crossing the Sacramento River.
(c) The battle scenes with the fake bullets.
(d) The stabbing scenes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What musical did Mayer particularly love in the early 1950s?

2. What does Schary say he thinks all music in the movies has to be to be effective?

3. What scenes does Schary particularly like in the finished version of the film?

4. What does Schary tell Ross about how he sees his own career trajectory?

5. Where does Ross go with Reinhardt, Band, and Huston after attending Romanoff's party in the section titled "Piccolos Under Your Name, Strings Under Mine"?

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