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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Huston tell Audie Murphy the two would do once they got to Chico?
(a) Go hunting.
(b) Go betting on horses.
(c) Go fishing.
(d) Go hiking.

2. Who did Huston say was the greatest actor in the picture he directed in Rome in 1965?
(a) Himself.
(b) The hippo.
(c) Jimmy Stewart.
(d) Humphrey Bogart.

3. What was Huston's fortieth movie?
(a) "Prizzi's Honor."
(b) "The Witches."
(c) "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."
(d) "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner."

4. What part or parts of the film were Huston and Reinhardt waiting for insurance approval on before filming in the section titled "Everything Has Just Gone Zoom"?
(a) The horseback riding scenes.
(b) Crossing the Sacramento River.
(c) The stabbing scenes.
(d) The battle scenes with the fake bullets.

5. Which of the following studio executives did not want to make "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) L.B. Mayer.
(b) Samuel Goldwyn.
(c) Dore Schary.
(d) Howard Ross.

6. Where does Reinhardt live?
(a) Bel Air.
(b) New York City.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Los Angeles.

7. What is the name of Huston's adopted son?
(a) Pablo.
(b) Carl.
(c) Corso.
(d) Peter.

8. What was Audie Murphy's weekly salary for "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) $4,000.
(b) $2,500.
(c) $8,000.
(d) $15,000.

9. What is increasingly bothering Reinhardt in the section titled "Everything Has Just Gone Zoom"?
(a) Problems he sees with the script.
(b) The quality of the catering.
(c) The cost of the film.
(d) The quality of the acting.

10. What was the name of the documentary Huston made during WWII that he was well-known for?
(a) "The Battle of the Bulge."
(b) "The Battle of the Seine."
(c) "The Battle of San Pietro."
(d) "The Beach at Normandy."

11. What is the name of the character at the center of the story in "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) The Youth.
(c) Frankie.
(d) Robert.

12. How does Schary usually watch the rushes of films?
(a) In the office in Hollywood.
(b) In his own home, on a screen in the wall.
(c) In a darkened theater on his own.
(d) With his team in a laboratory.

13. What does Schary tell Ross about Huston's powers of persuasion?
(a) He is underhanded and dishonest when he wants something.
(b) He is angry and forceful, but effective at getting what he wants.
(c) He uses his wealth and influence to get what he wants.
(d) He is creative, and he uses effective and dramatic arguments.

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

15. What is Ross's son's name?
(a) Edward.
(b) Henry.
(c) John.
(d) Erik.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the woman at M-G-M whose opinion Reinhardt and Huston both value greatly?

3. Which film was Huston directing in Rome in 1965?

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

5. What did Huston want the extras in the film to look like?

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