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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Schary's new desk lamp made in the figure of in the section titled "What's Wrong With Mocha's Opinion?"?
(a) A fish.
(b) A Viking.
(c) A sword.
(d) A lantern.

2. 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 will want to do many retakes of the picture.
(b) Huston does not care about the picture anymore.
(c) Huston is only concerned with making money.
(d) Huston will blame Reinhardt for the failures.

3. Who does Silvia Reinhardt tell Gottfried Reinhardt should be at the preview?
(a) Jennifer Hudson.
(b) Their son Randall.
(c) Gottfried's father Max.
(d) Mocha, their dog.

4. Why does Huston give up on the idea of directing the picture on horseback?
(a) It was too hard on the horse.
(b) It was too expensive.
(c) It was too hard on his back.
(d) He could not move fast enough.

5. What does the M-G-M publicity person tell Ross sells pictures?
(a) Stars and stories.
(b) Vision.
(c) Music and strife.
(d) Comedy and good costumes.

6. What does the M-G-M publicity director tell Ross about how they will know whether "The Red Badge of Courage" is a great film?
(a) They will know by how the actors are talking about it.
(b) They will know when L.B. Mayer sees it.
(c) They will know on the last day of filming.
(d) They will know when audiences see it for the first time.

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

8. How does Reinhardt say the studio should use Audie Murphy in the film?
(a) They should encourage him to retire from acting after doing their film.
(b) They should make him do interviews about his acting experience.
(c) They should exploit his experience as a real-life soldier.
(d) They should have him star in at least three more films as soon as he is done filming their picture.

9. Who tries to watch the film with Schary, Reinhardt and Huston as Schary's house in the section titled "What's Wrong With Mocha's Opinion?"?
(a) Schary's children.
(b) Schary's wife.
(c) Mocha.
(d) L.B. Mayer.

10. Who does Freed say is the studio's biggest star in the early 1950s?
(a) Spencer Tracy.
(b) John Huston.
(c) Esther Williams.
(d) Greta Garbo.

11. 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) Universal's.
(b) Loew's.
(c) Purdue's.
(d) Amazon's.

12. What does Booth say needs to be cut from the film in one of her first passes through it?
(a) The death scene of the main character.
(b) The digging scenes, and the close-ups on the faces.
(c) The river-crossing scene.
(d) The lengthy battle scenes.

13. What does Reinhardt tell Ross about Huston's demeanor following the film's preview in February 1951?
(a) Huston was bewildered.
(b) Huston was resilient.
(c) Huston was satisfied.
(d) Huston was demolished.

14. What does the M-G-M publicity person tell Ross about selling war pictures?
(a) It is the easiest kind of film to sell.
(b) You can sell the war film if the hero is compelling enough.
(c) People are sick of war after living through WWII in real life.
(d) It is hard to do.

15. What does Band say the audiences hated about Durant?
(a) His high-pitched voice.
(b) His feet.
(c) His grimace.
(d) His beard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of making art does Schary say is important?

2. Which of the following is one of the most important shots of the film, according to Huston?

3. What does Huston want to give to his friend Durant as a gift from the movie?

4. What movie did Albert Band say he thought "The Red Badge of Courage" would be greater than?

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

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