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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 53 - 94).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jack Aldworth's job on the film?
(a) Aldworth is in charge of keeping a detailed log of the film's shooting schedule to send back to the studio.
(b) Aldworth sets up the catering truck.
(c) Aldworth is the medic on scene.
(d) Aldworth is the casting director.

2. What does Huston do continuously during the casting of the film's extras?
(a) Eat sandwiches.
(b) Sketch.
(c) Click his lighter.
(d) Gaze out the window.

3. What movie was released in 1987, shortly after Huston's death, that he directed?
(a) "Moonstruck."
(b) "Wall Street."
(c) "The Quick and the Dead."
(d) "The Dead."

4. Which actor did Reinhardt think might be a better choice for the main role in "The Red Badge of Courage" than Audie Murphy?
(a) Montgomery Clift.
(b) Rock Hudson.
(c) Spencer Tracy.
(d) Jimmy Stewart.

5. About how much would feeding the cast and crew of the film lunch cost the studio during the filming?
(a) $100,000.
(b) $200,000.
(c) $15,000.
(d) $40,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Huston first move to New York?

2. What does the writer of the foreword say Huston and Ross shared?

3. What was John Huston's weekly salary for "The Red Badge Of Courage"?

4. Who is the part of The Tall Soldier played by in "The Red Badge of Courage"?

5. What was the title of the last "Talk of the Town" piece Ross wrote for The New Yorker about Huston?

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