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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) A tiger.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A lion.
(d) A bear.

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

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

4. Who was John Huston's father?
(a) James Huston.
(b) David Huston.
(c) Robert Huston.
(d) Walter Huston.

5. Where was Gottfriend Reinhardt born?
(a) London.
(b) Dublin.
(c) New York City.
(d) Berlin.

6. What was Huston's fortieth movie?
(a) "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner."
(b) "Prizzi's Honor."
(c) "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."
(d) "The Witches."

7. What picture does Schary tell Ross he loves in the section titled "Everything Has Just Gone Zoom"?
(a) The Coonnaught Five.
(b) The Wonder Years.
(c) Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House.
(d) The Next Voice You Hear.

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

9. What is Jack Aldworth's job on the film?
(a) Aldworth is the medic on scene.
(b) Aldworth is the casting director.
(c) Aldworth sets up the catering truck.
(d) Aldworth is in charge of keeping a detailed log of the film's shooting schedule to send back to the studio.

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

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

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

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

14. 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.

15. Which of the following films did Huston direct?
(a) "Some Like it Hot."
(b) "The Quick and the Dead."
(c) "Saving Private Ryan."
(d) "The Maltese Falcon."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes the foreward to Picture?

2. How does Schary usually watch the rushes of films?

3. What award does John Huston ask Lillian Ross to accept on his behalf in 1986?

4. Who is responsible for a picture's failure, according to Reinhardt?

5. Who is the main star of "The Red Badge of Courage"?

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