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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 172 - 219).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Albert Band meeting with Schary about alone in the section titled "Looks Like We're Still in Business"?
(a) To discuss becoming a full-time actor.
(b) To discuss an original story he had written.
(c) To discuss his general future at the company.
(d) To discuss becoming a full-time director.

2. What does Schary tell Reinhardt about his feelings on Audie Murphy in the section titled "Piccolos Under Your Name, Strings Under Mine"?
(a) Murphy is ruining the picture.
(b) Murphy is much better than Schary expected him to be.
(c) Murphy is too depressed to be a good actor.
(d) Murphy's war experience really shines through in this picture.

3. In what year did Huston first move to New York?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1930.

4. Who is the main star of "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) John Huston.
(b) John Dietrick.
(c) Audie Murphy.
(d) Arthur Band.

5. What does the writer of the foreword say Huston and Ross shared?
(a) A birthday.
(b) A zip code.
(c) Many lovely meals together.
(d) A boundless interest in life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Schary say is the only controversy about "The Red Badge of Courage"?

2. Which of the following studio executives did not want to make "The Red Badge of Courage"?

3. What musical did Mayer particularly love in the early 1950s?

4. What award does John Huston ask Lillian Ross to accept on his behalf in 1986?

5. What is the weather like during the first days of shooting "The Red Badge of Courage"?

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