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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following jobs did Schary once hold before getting into show business?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Neck tie salesperson.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Doctor.

3. What did Huston want the extras in the film to look like?
(a) Meek, solemn men.
(b) Sick men.
(c) Tough, grizzled men.
(d) Angry men.

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

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

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

8. Who is the woman at M-G-M whose opinion Reinhardt and Huston both value greatly?
(a) Silvia Reinhardt.
(b) Jennifer Jones.
(c) Margaret Booth.
(d) Greta Garbo.

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

10. What relationship does the person who writes the foreward to Picture have to John Huston?
(a) Child-Parent.
(b) Mentor.
(c) Best Friend.
(d) Agent.

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

12. What does Huston do continuously during the casting of the film's extras?
(a) Sketch.
(b) Click his lighter.
(c) Eat sandwiches.
(d) Gaze out the window.

13. What is Gottfried Reinhardt's job on "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Director.
(b) Head of Casting.
(c) Producer.
(d) Composer.

14. What does Schary tell Ross about Huston's powers of persuasion?
(a) He is creative, and he uses effective and dramatic arguments.
(b) He is angry and forceful, but effective at getting what he wants.
(c) He is underhanded and dishonest when he wants something.
(d) He uses his wealth and influence to get what he wants.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was John Huston's father?

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

3. What did Huston do for the army during WWII?

4. Who writes the foreward to Picture?

5. Which famous Civil War photographer does Huston repeatedly refer to when talking about shots for "The Red Badge of Courage"?

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