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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Countercultural Architecture and Dramatic Structure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Mamet cite in saying that we needn't avoid things just because they're cliche?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) Stanislavsky.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Eisenstein.

2. A good writer only gets better by learning to do what, according to Mamet?
(a) Narrate.
(b) Create characters.
(c) Cut.
(d) Flesh out stories.

3. Screenwriting is a craft based on what?
(a) Exposition.
(b) Science.
(c) Logic.
(d) Narration.

4. Mamet's house was built without what?
(a) Wood.
(b) Nails.
(c) Metal.
(d) Brick.

5. According to Mamet, the director is seen as what kind of extension of the screenwriter?
(a) Artistic.
(b) Dionysian.
(c) Scientific.
(d) Creative.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main shot of any given scene?

2. The purpose of technique is to free the what?

3. How many films had David Mamet directed at the time that the book was written?

4. According to Mamet, film directors should all aspire to be what?

5. According to Mamet, what was his response to "lovely enthusiasts who will aver that the purpose of modern art is not to be liked"?

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