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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What award does John Huston ask Lillian Ross to accept on his behalf in 1986?
(a) The Screen Actor's Guild Award.
(b) The Brandeis University Creative Arts Award.
(c) The Oscar.
(d) The Emmy.

2. What is Dore Schary's job at M-G-M?
(a) Head of Production.
(b) Head of Composition.
(c) Head of Cinematography.
(d) Head of Publicity.

3. Who is the main star of "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) John Huston.
(b) Audie Murphy.
(c) John Dietrick.
(d) Arthur Band.

4. When did Schary return to work for M-G-M after his first stint of employment there?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1948.

5. What was the title of the last "Talk of the Town" piece Ross wrote for The New Yorker about Huston?
(a) "A Great Director."
(b) "Filming in Rome."
(c) "Forty."
(d) "A Hard Exit."

6. How does Schary usually watch the rushes of films?
(a) With his team in a laboratory.
(b) In the office in Hollywood.
(c) In his own home, on a screen in the wall.
(d) In a darkened theater on his own.

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

8. Who was the unit manager for "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Arthur Band.
(b) Thomas Freed.
(c) Lee Katz.
(d) Red Miller.

9. Which columnist wrote about the plans for "The Red Badge of Courage" before its production began?
(a) Harley Davies.
(b) Louella Parsons.
(c) Hedda Gustafson.
(d) Marlee Hopper.

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

11. How many scenes were shot on the first day of filming "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) 100.
(b) 11.
(c) 20.
(d) 50.

12. In what year did Huston first move to New York?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1919.

13. What did Huston say to Ross during the last phone message he left for her?
(a) He needed to apologize to her.
(b) He was looking forward to his next project.
(c) He was in a great deal of pain.
(d) He was quite all right.

14. Which restaurant does Ross go to with Huston in the section "Throw the Little Old Lady Down the Stairs!"?
(a) The Regal Room.
(b) Chase's.
(c) Sardi's.
(d) 21.

15. For which film did Huston win two Oscars?
(a) "The Bridges of Madison County."
(b) "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."
(c) "The Maltese Falcon."
(d) "Dirty Harry."

Short Answer Questions

1. Which film was Huston directing in Rome in 1965?

2. What is one of Reinhardt's main concerns as the filming of "The Red Badge of Courage" begins?

3. Which actor did Reinhardt think might be a better choice for the main role in "The Red Badge of Courage" than Audie Murphy?

4. Which of the following actors starred in the film "Key Largo"?

5. Which animal is the symbol for M-G-M?

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