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

2. Which writer works on the script for "The African Queen" with Huston?

3. When was the first preview for a general audience of the film "The Red Badge of Courage"?

4. Which theater does Reinhardt want "The Red Badge of Courage" to show in?

5. What does the M-G-M publicity person tell Ross about selling war pictures?

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

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 does Reinhardt tell Ross about his feelings on previews?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After production is finished on "The Red Badge of Courage," Huston moves immediately on to his next project. Write an essay explaining how producer Gottfried Reinhardt feels about Huston's rapid pivot to his next project, and how the pivot ultimately seems to have affected the final version of the film.

Essay Topic 2

How does producer Gottfried Reinhardt seem to view the final version of "The Red Badge of Courage" at the end of Picture, and how does the way that the final version of the film turn out seem to affect his relationship with Huston? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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