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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the character at the center of the story in "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Robert.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) The Youth.
(d) Frankie.

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

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

5. How many scenes in total were there in the movie "The Red Badge of Courage" on the original shooting schedule?
(a) 108.
(b) 830.
(c) 347.
(d) 250.

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

7. What is the name of Reinhardt's dog?
(a) Fluffy.
(b) Mocha.
(c) Barry.
(d) Jake.

8. Which movie did Huston make and release immediately before starting production on "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) "The African Queen."
(b) "Tootsie."
(c) "Malmouth."
(d) "The Asphalt Jungle."

9. Who was in charge of making musical films for M-G-M in the 1950s?
(a) Mark Meadows.
(b) Arthur Bend.
(c) Arthur Freed.
(d) James Fallows.

10. 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 horseback riding scenes.
(c) The stabbing scenes.
(d) Crossing the Sacramento River.

11. Who is responsible for a picture's failure, according to Reinhardt?
(a) The director.
(b) The composer.
(c) The producer.
(d) The actor.

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

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

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

15. What is the title of Ross's article that would eventually be turned into the book Picture?
(a) "A War Film."
(b) "The Story of a War Film."
(c) "The Civil War Explained."
(d) "Production Number 1512."

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the title of the story Ross wrote in which she detailed her first meeting with John Huston?

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

3. What does Reinhardt tell Huston L.B. Mayer said to him about making "The Red Badge of Courage"?

4. Who played The Tattered Man in "The Red Badge of Courage"?

5. Where does Reinhardt live?

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