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

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

3. What does the M-G-M publicity director tell Ross about how they will know whether "The Red Badge of Courage" is a great film?
(a) They will know by how the actors are talking about it.
(b) They will know on the last day of filming.
(c) They will know when audiences see it for the first time.
(d) They will know when L.B. Mayer sees it.

4. What does Reinhardt think about how the scenes with the extras look?
(a) Reinhardt thinks they are doing magnificent work with 200 extras, when he would have preferred to have 2,000.
(b) Reinhardt thinks they have too many extras.
(c) Reinhardt thinks they need more extras to make it look convincing.
(d) Reinhardt thinks the extras are too lacking in film experience.

5. What does Schary tell Ross about how he sees his own career trajectory?
(a) He wants to get out of the film business in about 10 years.
(b) He wants to become head of the studio.
(c) He wants to be an actor.
(d) He wants to be a writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Reinhardt tell Ross he has not bought a house in Hollywood yet?

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

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

4. Who does Freed say is the studio's biggest star in the early 1950s?

5. What does Schary say is the answer to cynicism?

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. In the beginning of Part IV, what does Schary tell Huston and Reinhardt is a significant positive sign for their film?

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

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

5. How does one of the extras, Benny Burt, know John Huston personally?

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

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

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

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

10. Why is Margaret Booth's positive opinion so welcome and important to Huston?

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