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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of a room does Schary say he likes to work in?
(a) A funny room.
(b) A white room.
(c) A quiet room.
(d) A busy room.

2. What does Albert Band end up doing at M-G-M after Huston leaves for Africa?
(a) He becomes an assistant director.
(b) He becomes Schary's assistant.
(c) He becomes an actor.
(d) He becomes Reinhardt's assistant.

3. What is Humphrey Bogart's nickname?
(a) Humph.
(b) Henry.
(c) Hal.
(d) Bogie.

4. Where does Ross go with Reinhardt, Band, and Huston after attending Romanoff's party in the section titled "Piccolos Under Your Name, Strings Under Mine"?
(a) To Schary's house to view the first version of The Red Badge of Courage.
(b) To a different party.
(c) To a movie premier.
(d) Back to M-G-M studios to work.

5. What does Reinhardt tell Ross about Huston's attitude towards "The Red Badge of Courage" after the negative audience reviews start coming in?
(a) Huston does not care about the picture anymore.
(b) Huston is only concerned with making money.
(c) Huston will blame Reinhardt for the failures.
(d) Huston will want to do many retakes of the picture.

6. What does Reinhardt think about how the scenes with the extras look?
(a) Reinhardt thinks they have too many extras.
(b) Reinhardt thinks they are doing magnificent work with 200 extras, when he would have preferred to have 2,000.
(c) Reinhardt thinks they need more extras to make it look convincing.
(d) Reinhardt thinks the extras are too lacking in film experience.

7. What scenes does Schary particularly like in the finished version of the film?
(a) The death scene played by Murphy.
(b) The death scenes played by Dano and Dierkes.
(c) The river-crossing scene.
(d) The scene at the end with all the horses.

8. Which writer works on the script for "The African Queen" with Huston?
(a) James Agee.
(b) Hamlin Cross.
(c) Bill Richardson.
(d) James Robson.

9. What does Reinhardt ask Band to do for him when they arrive at Romanoff's party in the section titled "Piccolos Under Your Name, Strings Under Mine"?
(a) Call his wife and tell her they will be later than expected.
(b) Drive to Huston's house to pick him up and bring him to the party.
(c) Go home and feed Mocha, his dog.
(d) Get him some food and drink.

10. What scene does Schary suggest taking out altogether in the section titled "What's Wrong with Mocha's Opinion?"?
(a) The Tattered Man's death scene.
(b) The Youth's Death Scene.
(c) The marching scene where the veterans laugh at the young soldiers.
(d) The river-crossing scene.

11. What does Mrs. Schary suggest in place of the racial epithet "coon" for use in the film?
(a) Possum.
(b) Chipmunk.
(c) Badger.
(d) Skunk.

12. What company's stock is Dore Schary's new contract with M-G-M supplemented with in the section titled "Piccolos Under Your Name, Strings Under Mine"?
(a) Loew's.
(b) Purdue's.
(c) Amazon's.
(d) Universal's.

13. What does Schary suggest about the film's music in the section titled "What's Wrong With Mocha's Opinion?"?
(a) He wants the music to be louder.
(b) He wants to take out the music during the scene where the boy writes the letter.
(c) He wants to scrap all the music and start over from scrach.
(d) He wants to the music to be more emotional.

14. What is one of Arthur Band's duties on the film?
(a) He gets extra clothes for the cast when needed.
(b) He decides which extras to kill off.
(c) He calls the cast and crew for lunch.
(d) He decides what changes to make to the script.

15. What surprises Huston about the very first showing of "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) He was surprised by the long running time.
(b) He says he did not know the picture was in color.
(c) He was surprised by how sad the actors looked on screen.
(d) He was surprised by how emotional he felt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Margaret Booth tell Huston in her brief letter to him about her first impression of the rushes she has seen?

2. What does Reinhardt tell Ross about Huston's demeanor following the film's preview in February 1951?

3. What does Huston often do in pictures he directs?

4. What is the composer on the "Red Badge of Courage" convinced of about every film he works on?

5. How long was the original shooting schedule for "The Red Badge of Courage"?

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