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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface and Chapter 1: Storytelling.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said that the point is what happens to he hero, not what happens to the writer?
(a) Plato.
(b) Hemingway.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Sophocles.

2. What is the term for the screening of the day's shots?
(a) Outtakes.
(b) Dailies.
(c) Cuts.
(d) Screenshots.

3. In what year did Mamet write the Preface of the book?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1990.

4. The movie, more than what, is closer to simple storytelling?
(a) A memoir.
(b) A play.
(c) A television show.
(d) A novel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Memories, Dream, Reflections?

2. Chapter 1 deals with what element of the process of directing?

3. Mamet says in Chapter 1 that it is the __________ that makes the movie. What was he talking about?

4. According to Mamet, storytellers need to be warned against falling into what?

5. The newspaper reviewer criticized an author for attempting screenwriting because he was nearly what?

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