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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the composer for the film "The Red Badge of Courage"?
2. What company's stock is Dore Schary's new contract with M-G-M supplemented with in the section titled "Piccolos Under Your Name, Strings Under Mine"?
3. Who is Humphrey Bogart married to at the time he begins work on "The African Queen" with Huston?
4. How does Reinhardt say the studio should use Audie Murphy in the film?
5. Who is Huston's friend that he met at the race track and then cast as an extra?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Schary tell Ross about the effects of pressures and constraints on the artistic endeavors of film-makers?
2. What does Schary lament about the promotional prospects for the film after viewing it with Huston and Reinhardt at his home in Part IV?
3. How do Reinhardt and Huston feel about the audience's reaction to the film immediately following the first preview?
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. By the end of Part III of the book, how is Reinhardt feeling about "The Red Badge of Courage's" prospects?
6. What premise does the musical composer Bronislau Kaper bring to every film he works on?
7. What does Reinhardt suggest altering in the film, with Huston's blessing, to make it more appealing to audiences after the first preview?
8. How does one of the extras, Benny Burt, know John Huston personally?
9. What picture is Huston slated to start work on immediately after finishing "The Red Badge of Courage"?
10. In Part III, when the film's shooting is almost entirely done, what main concern does Reinhardt express to Huston about the film?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How would you characterize the relationship between Audie Murphy, the real-life decorated American WWII soldier, and the director John Huston? Cite specific references to the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Which sets of relationships and tensions at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer had the most significant impacts on the production of "The Red Badge of Courage," both for better and for worse? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay exploring how Ross's frequent use of detailed dialogue advances the story and reveals people's core traits in Picture.
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