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

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

3. 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 wife.
(d) Schary's children.

4. 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 without adding any more extras.
(c) To finish the shooting on their own schedule.
(d) To finish the shooting at least one day early.

5. Which of the following is one of the most important shots of the film, according to Huston?
(a) When The Tattered Man talks about war.
(b) When The Youth comes upon the Dead Soldier.
(c) When the soldiers cross the river.
(d) When The Youth dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What scenes does Schary particularly like in the finished version of the film?

2. What phrase does Huston dub in in place of the original "Gone Coon"?

3. What does Mayer angrily tell Reinhardt after the feedback from the previews of "The Red Badge of Courage" start coming in?

4. What does Margaret Booth tell Huston in her brief letter to him about her first impression of the rushes she has seen?

5. How does Reinhardt say he feels about previews?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Reinhardt tell Huston about doing the retakes for "The Red Badge of Courage" in the beginning of Part IV?

2. What is the purpose of the so-called "leapfrog" method of directing and shooting a film?

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

4. How do Reinhardt and Huston feel about the audience's reaction to the film immediately following the first preview?

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

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

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

8. In his speech to the Drama Festival at the College of the Pacific, what does Schary tell students about sentimentality?

9. In Part III, what does Dore Schary tell Reinhardt about his opinion on the progress of the picture and on Audie Murphy's performance particularly?

10. Where does the cast and crew shoot the film's major battle scenes during Part III of the book?

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