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

2. What picture did Huston film scenes for in the Central Park Zoo in 1969?
(a) "Zoo Trip."
(b) "The Kremlin Letter."
(c) "My Friend Flippa."
(d) "Portnoy's Complaint."

3. Who did Huston say was the greatest actor in the picture he directed in Rome in 1965?
(a) Himself.
(b) Jimmy Stewart.
(c) The hippo.
(d) Humphrey Bogart.

4. What does Schary tell Ross about how he sees his own career trajectory?
(a) He wants to become head of the studio.
(b) He wants to get out of the film business in about 10 years.
(c) He wants to be an actor.
(d) He wants to be a writer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Huston tell Schary just before Schary sees the finished film "The Red Badge of Courage" in the section titled "What's Wrong With Mocha's Opinion?"?

2. Where does Reinhardt live?

3. What is increasingly bothering Reinhardt in the section titled "Everything Has Just Gone Zoom"?

4. How do Huston and Reinhardt feel when filming of "The Red Badge of Courage" ends?

5. Which columnist wrote about the plans for "The Red Badge of Courage" before its production began?

(see the answer key)

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