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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which actor appeared in the movie, produced by Reinhardt, titled "The Great Sinner"?
(a) Will Smith.
(b) Gregory Peck.
(c) Spencer Tracy.
(d) John Allen.

2. 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) Go home and feed Mocha, his dog.
(b) Drive to Huston's house to pick him up and bring him to the party.
(c) Call his wife and tell her they will be later than expected.
(d) Get him some food and drink.

3. What is the composer on the "Red Badge of Courage" convinced of about every film he works on?
(a) Music is the hardest part of a film to work on.
(b) There is something in the picture that is wrong, and his music can fix it.
(c) Music can sometimes take away from a film's story.
(d) Music is the most important part of the film.

4. 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.

5. What does Reinhardt ask of the production crew as filming draws to a close?
(a) To finish the shooting over-schedule.
(b) To finish the shooting at least one day early.
(c) To finish the shooting on their own schedule.
(d) To finish the shooting without adding any more extras.

6. Who is the composer for the film "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Bronislau Kaper.
(b) Red Skelton.
(c) Arthur Feidler.
(d) Spencer Tracy.

7. What does Reinhardt tell the studio executives about how he would like the studio to market the picture?
(a) He wants them to emphasize the war scenes.
(b) He wants them to emphasize the star power of the actors in the film.
(c) He wants them to market it as an important picture like "The Good Earth" or "Mutiny on the Bounty."
(d) He wants them to emphasize the bloodiness of the picture.

8. 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 when L.B. Mayer sees it.
(b) They will know by how the actors are talking about it.
(c) They will know on the last day of filming.
(d) They will know when audiences see it for the first time.

9. What does Mayer angrily tell Reinhardt after the feedback from the previews of "The Red Badge of Courage" start coming in?
(a) Reinhardt would be a better director than a producer.
(b) Reinhardt does not seem to want to make money.
(c) Reinhardt should not work with Huston again.
(d) Reinhardt tried his best and he should be proud.

10. About how much was the film "The Red Badge of Courage" over budget?
(a) About $50,000.
(b) About $30,00.
(c) About $100,000.
(d) About $200,000.

11. What musical did Mayer particularly love in the early 1950s?
(a) Showboat.
(b) An American in Paris.
(c) West Side Story.
(d) Miss Saigon.

12. 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) Mocha.
(c) L.B. Mayer.
(d) Schary's wife.

13. Who is Humphrey Bogart married to at the time he begins work on "The African Queen" with Huston?
(a) Katherine Hepburn.
(b) Heddy Lamar.
(c) Lauren Bacall.
(d) Greta Garbo.

14. What does Schary say is the answer to cynicism?
(a) Sentimentality.
(b) Profit.
(c) Courage.
(d) Humor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Reinhardt tell Ross he has not bought a house in Hollywood yet?

2. How do Huston and Reinhardt feel when filming of "The Red Badge of Courage" ends?

3. What surprises Huston about the very first showing of "The Red Badge of Courage"?

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

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

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