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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 172 - 219).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which film's reviews did Schenck discuss with Dietz at the end of the book?
(a) "The Quiet Man."
(b) "Scaramouche."
(c) "Far and Away."
(d) "Moulin Rouge."

2. What was John Huston's weekly salary for "The Red Badge Of Courage"?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $15,000.
(c) $4,000.
(d) $8,000.

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

4. What company's stock is Dore Schary's new contract with M-G-M supplemented with in the section titled "Piccolos Under Your Name, Strings Under Mine"?
(a) Amazon's.
(b) Universal's.
(c) Purdue's.
(d) Loew's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About how much would feeding the cast and crew of the film lunch cost the studio during the filming?

2. What did Huston want the extras in the film to look like?

3. Where do the Hustons and the Reinhardts go to dinner when John Huston gets back to the U.S. from filming in Africa?

4. When does Huston tell Reinhardt he plans to finish the script for "The African Queen"?

5. When did Schenck first start working at Loew's?

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