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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. Which movie did Huston make and release immediately before starting production on "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) "The Asphalt Jungle."
(b) "Tootsie."
(c) "The African Queen."
(d) "Malmouth."

2. Who starred in Huston's fortieth movie?
(a) Spencer Tracy.
(b) Angelica Huston.
(c) Audie Murphy.
(d) Jimmy Stewart.

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

4. What is Ross's son's name?
(a) John.
(b) Edward.
(c) Henry.
(d) Erik.

5. What does Huston do continuously during the casting of the film's extras?
(a) Sketch.
(b) Eat sandwiches.
(c) Gaze out the window.
(d) Click his lighter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the leapfrog director on "The Red Badge of Courage"?

2. Which of the following actors starred in the film "Key Largo"?

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

4. Where was Gottfriend Reinhardt born?

5. What is the name of Reinhardt's dog?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What kind of a relationship did Ross have with John Huston later in their lives, as outlined by Huston's daughter Angelica Huston in the Foreword?

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

5. How does Audie Murphy behave during his first meeting with John Huston in the first section of the book?

6. What kind of responsibility does Ross feel she has to the people she writes about, as outlined from an excerpt from her book Reporting in the Foreword?

7. What is Huston looking for in the local men who come to audition for the roles of extras?

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

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

10. What does Reinhardt insist upon during the film's production that is a somewhat unusual request so he can track the progress of filming closely?

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