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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Huston's adopted son?
(a) Peter.
(b) Pablo.
(c) Carl.
(d) Corso.

3. Why does Reinhardt write a long letter to Huston the day filming on "The Red Badge of Courage" begins?
(a) To tell him he can not direct the film.
(b) To both encourage and guide him.
(c) To caution him about the cost of the film.
(d) To try to convince him not to make the film.

4. Who is the part of The Tall Soldier played by in "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) John Dierkes.
(b) Arthur Band.
(c) Dusty Bend.
(d) Audie Murphy.

5. Who is Angelica Huston's husband?
(a) Randall Kennedy.
(b) Jacob Fensten.
(c) Robert Frost.
(d) Robert Graham.

6. What message does Joe Cohn send to Huston on the day filming begins?
(a) A humorous one about the fact that he is doing a war picture and he needs to shoot, shoot, shoot.
(b) A solemn one about how much the picture will mean to soldier's families.
(c) A cautionary one about how important the picture is to the studio.
(d) An angry one about the rejection of his ideas for the script.

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

8. What is Ross's son's name?
(a) Henry.
(b) Edward.
(c) Erik.
(d) John.

9. Who is John Huston's assistant?
(a) Arthur Fellows.
(b) Arthur Band.
(c) James Fallows.
(d) Robert Rich.

10. Which of the following words does Huston take out of the script to appease the censors?
(a) Shit.
(b) Sex.
(c) Dickens.
(d) Hell.

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

12. What was Audie Murphy's weekly salary for "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) $2,500.
(b) $4,000.
(c) $15,000.
(d) $8,000.

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

14. Which actor did Reinhardt think might be a better choice for the main role in "The Red Badge of Courage" than Audie Murphy?
(a) Spencer Tracy.
(b) Rock Hudson.
(c) Jimmy Stewart.
(d) Montgomery Clift.

15. What movie was released in 1987, shortly after Huston's death, that he directed?
(a) "Wall Street."
(b) "The Quick and the Dead."
(c) "Moonstruck."
(d) "The Dead."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Reinhardt write to Schary to apologize for in the section titled "Everything Has Just Gone Zoom"?

2. What was John Huston's weekly salary for "The Red Badge Of Courage"?

3. Who is the woman at M-G-M whose opinion Reinhardt and Huston both value greatly?

4. What was the name of the documentary Huston made during WWII that he was well-known for?

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

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