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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. Where does Reinhardt say they will have to do the retakes for "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) In Los Angeles.
(b) In Death Valley.
(c) In Texas.
(d) In Africa.

2. 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) Mocha.
(b) L.B. Mayer.
(c) Schary's children.
(d) Schary's wife.

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

4. 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 star power of the actors in the film.
(b) He wants them to market it as an important picture like "The Good Earth" or "Mutiny on the Bounty."
(c) He wants them to emphasize the war scenes.
(d) He wants them to emphasize the bloodiness of the picture.

5. Where is the second full preview of "The Red Badge of Courage" held?
(a) The Regal Theater.
(b) The Astor Theater.
(c) Pasadena Theater.
(d) Hollywood Theater.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the first preview for a general audience of the film "The Red Badge of Courage"?

2. What scene does Schary suggest taking out altogether in the section titled "What's Wrong with Mocha's Opinion?"?

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

4. What does Schary say he thinks all music in the movies has to be to be effective?

5. Who is Humphrey Bogart married to at the time he begins work on "The African Queen" with Huston?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Reinhardt suggest altering in the film, with Huston's blessing, to make it more appealing to audiences after the first preview?

2. Why does Arthur Freed tell Ross that Huston's pictures have trouble selling to audiences?

3. What does Reinhardt tell Ross about his feelings on previews?

4. How do the producers and professionals involved in making a film gauge whether L.B. Mayer liked the film after viewing the preview?

5. What picture is Huston slated to start work on immediately after finishing "The Red Badge of Courage"?

6. What does Reinhardt tell Ross about what usually happens to a film once the director is through with it?

7. What does Schary lament about the promotional prospects for the film after viewing it with Huston and Reinhardt at his home in Part IV?

8. By the end of Part III of the book, how is Reinhardt feeling about "The Red Badge of Courage's" prospects?

9. What does Schary tell Ross about the effects of pressures and constraints on the artistic endeavors of film-makers?

10. What premise does the musical composer Bronislau Kaper bring to every film he works on?

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