Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Reinhardt say the studio should use Audie Murphy in the film?
2. Which influential entertainment columnist liked "The Red Badge of Courage"?
3. What part of making art does Schary say is important?
4. What does Huston tell Schary just before Schary sees the finished film "The Red Badge of Courage" in the section titled "What's Wrong With Mocha's Opinion?"?
5. What does Reinhardt say was wrong with the audience members at the second full preview?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Schary lament about the promotional prospects for the film after viewing it with Huston and Reinhardt at his home in Part IV?
2. How do Reinhardt and Huston feel about the audience's reaction to the film immediately following the first preview?
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. What is the purpose of the so-called "leapfrog" method of directing and shooting a film?
5. Why does Arthur Freed tell Ross that Huston's pictures have trouble selling to audiences?
6. Who does Silvia Reinhardt tell her husband wanted to come to the preview but that she has left at home?
7. Why is Margaret Booth's positive opinion so welcome and important to Huston?
8. How does one of the extras, Benny Burt, know John Huston personally?
9. What does Reinhardt tell Ross about what usually happens to a film once the director is through with it?
10. In his speech to the Drama Festival at the College of the Pacific, what does Schary tell students about sentimentality?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the excerpts from Dore Schary's speech at the Drama Festival at the College of the Pacific (161). Do Schary's actions in Picture seem to reveal his devotion to the ideals he outlines in his speech? Write an essay explaining why or why not.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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.
|
This section contains 848 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
