On Directing Film | Multiple Choice Test Questions

Multiple Choice Questions

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Multiple Choice - Preface and Chapter 1: Storytelling

1. Where was Mamet teaching in the fall of 1987?
a) NYU.
b) Rutgers University.
c) Columbia.
d) Yale.

2. How many films had David Mamet directed at the time that the book was written?
a) Three.
b) Two.
c) One.
d) Six.

3. In what area did Mamet have greater experience in when writing the book?
a) Screenwriting.
b) Stage directing.
c) Acting.
d) Film criticism.

4. The newspaper reviewer criticized an author for attempting screenwriting because he was nearly what?
a) Deaf.
b) Paralyzed.
c) Illiterate.
d) Blind.

5. Who wrote The Profession of...
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