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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. What phrase does Huston dub in in place of the original "Gone Coon"?
(a) Gone Goose.
(b) Gone Badger.
(c) Gone Possum.
(d) Gone Snake.

2. What does Band say the audiences hated about Durant?
(a) His high-pitched voice.
(b) His grimace.
(c) His beard.
(d) His feet.

3. 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 Youth dies.
(d) When the soldiers cross the river.

4. What part of making art does Schary say is important?
(a) The motivation.
(b) The uncertainty.
(c) The discipline.
(d) The collaboration.

5. What kind of a room does Schary say he likes to work in?
(a) A busy room.
(b) A funny room.
(c) A quiet room.
(d) A white room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Schary suggest in place of the racial epithet "coon" for use in the film?

2. What does Reinhardt say was wrong with the audience members at the second full preview?

3. What does Schary suggest about the film's music in the section titled "What's Wrong With Mocha's Opinion?"?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Reinhardt tell Ross about his relationship with Margaret Booth?

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

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

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

6. How does the audience react to the second preview?

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

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

9. In Part III, when the film's shooting is almost entirely done, what main concern does Reinhardt express to Huston about the film?

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

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