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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the title of the story Ross wrote in which she detailed her first meeting with John Huston?
(a) Meeting a Legend.
(b) Come In, Lassie!
(c) An Actor's Director.
(d) Huston Lives.

2. How did Silvia Reinhardt feel about accompanying her husband Gottfried to the filming location for "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) She enjoyed shopping in the town where the film was being shot.
(b) She missed her children at home, and said so.
(c) She did not know why she was there.
(d) She loved being on location.

3. What is increasingly bothering Reinhardt in the section titled "Everything Has Just Gone Zoom"?
(a) The quality of the acting.
(b) The quality of the catering.
(c) Problems he sees with the script.
(d) The cost of the film.

4. What work of Ross's does the writer of the foreword quote from in the foroward?
(a) Reporting.
(b) The New Yorker's Greatest Hits.
(c) Vanity Fair Exposed.
(d) A Reporter's Life in Hollywood.

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

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

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

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

9. How old was Schary in the summer of 1950?
(a) 50.
(b) 45.
(c) 30.
(d) 60.

10. Who played The Tattered Man in "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Royal Dano.
(b) Montgomery Clift.
(c) Paul Parson.
(d) Spencer Tracy.

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

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

13. About how much would feeding the cast and crew of the film lunch cost the studio during the filming?
(a) $40,000.
(b) $15,000.
(c) $200,000.
(d) $100,000.

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

15. What was the name of the documentary Huston made during WWII that he was well-known for?
(a) "The Battle of San Pietro."
(b) "The Battle of the Bulge."
(c) "The Beach at Normandy."
(d) "The Battle of the Seine."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Ross's article that would eventually be turned into the book Picture?

2. Which movie did Huston make and release immediately before starting production on "The Red Badge of Courage"?

3. What movie was released in 1987, shortly after Huston's death, that he directed?

4. Which of the following jobs did Schary once hold before getting into show business?

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

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