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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many scenes in total were there in the movie "The Red Badge of Courage" on the original shooting schedule?
(a) 347.
(b) 250.
(c) 108.
(d) 830.

2. Who is John Huston's assistant?
(a) James Fallows.
(b) Arthur Band.
(c) Arthur Fellows.
(d) Robert Rich.

3. Where does Reinhardt live?
(a) New York City.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Bel Air.
(d) Los Angeles.

4. What does Schary say is the only controversy about "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Whether it is a true depiction of war.
(b) Whether the director really knows what he is doing.
(c) Whether the acting is good enough.
(d) Whether it will be a success or a failure.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For which film did Huston win two Oscars?

2. Which columnist wrote about the plans for "The Red Badge of Courage" before its production began?

3. What is the name of the character at the center of the story in "The Red Badge of Courage"?

4. In what year did Huston first move to New York?

5. Who was the unit manager for "The Red Badge of Courage"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is L.B. Mayer's strongest objection to the M-G-M studio making "The Red Badge of Courage"?

2. How do the Reinhardts treat their dog, Mocha?

3. What hobby is Huston deeply interested in that has nothing to do with Hollywood, as Ross describes it in the first section of the book?

4. How do Huston and Reinhardt seem to view the impending start to their filming of "The Red Badge of Courage" in the week before rehearsals begin?

5. Why does Reinhardt feel that it is so important that "The Red Badge of Courage" is a great picture?

6. What famous Civil War photographer does Huston reference several times in relation to the look of his own film shots in the first section of the book?

7. What does Huston's personal assistant, Albert Band, hope to do in the film?

8. What was one of the least expensive, but, in Huston's estimation, important shots of the film?

9. As the pre-filming rehearsals drag on, what is the mood and atmosphere among the cast and crew?

10. Why do Dore Schary and Gottfried Reinhardt hesitate to agree to cast Audie Murphy in the main role in "The Red Badge of Courage"?

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