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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 does Huston want to give to his friend Durant as a gift from the movie?
(a) A photograph.
(b) A prop of a hunting coat.
(c) A prop of a knife.
(d) A sword.

2. When does Huston tell Reinhardt he plans to finish the script for "The African Queen"?
(a) At The Red Badge of Courage preview.
(b) On the plane to Africa.
(c) On location.
(d) In England on vacation.

3. Which influential entertainment columnist liked "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Hedda Hopper.
(b) Jennifer Huxton.
(c) Louise Day.
(d) Barbara Bradley.

4. Who does Freed say is the studio's biggest star in the early 1950s?
(a) Greta Garbo.
(b) Esther Williams.
(c) Spencer Tracy.
(d) John Huston.

5. How does Reinhardt say the studio should use Audie Murphy in the film?
(a) They should encourage him to retire from acting after doing their film.
(b) They should have him star in at least three more films as soon as he is done filming their picture.
(c) They should make him do interviews about his acting experience.
(d) They should exploit his experience as a real-life soldier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Humphrey Bogart's nickname?

2. What other film does Reinhardt suggest pairing "The Red Badge of Courage" in in previews?

3. Where is the second full preview of "The Red Badge of Courage" held?

4. What does Reinhardt tell Ross about Huston's demeanor following the film's preview in February 1951?

5. Which play does Huston remember his father getting terrible reviews in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

4. Who does Silvia Reinhardt tell her husband wanted to come to the preview but that she has left at home?

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

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

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

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

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

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