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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: Where Do You Put the Camera?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who told Alice it didn't matter which road she took, as cited by Mamet in Chapter 2?
(a) The Cheshire Cat.
(b) The Caterpillar.
(c) The Mad Hatter.
(d) The Rabbit.

2. Mamet says in Chapter 1 that if the film follows the protagonist around, what he does had better be what?
(a) Active.
(b) Narrating.
(c) Heroic.
(d) Interesting.

3. What is the term which refers to the protagonist's immediate goal?
(a) Superobjective.
(b) Objective.
(c) Obstacle.
(d) Motivation.

4. Mamet wrote, "Most _____ directors approach it by saying, 'let's follow the actors around,' as if the film were a record of what the protagonist did."
(a) Italian.
(b) French.
(c) American.
(d) Japanese.

5. What is a progression toward the simplest, most ordered state, according to Mamet in Chapter 2?
(a) Examination.
(b) Streamlining.
(c) Delineation.
(d) Entropy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what area did Mamet have greater experience in when writing the book?

2. In what year did Mamet write the Preface of the book?

3. According to Mamet, the storyteller did NOT need something in Chapter 2. What was it?

4. The movie, more than what, is closer to simple storytelling?

5. Who wrote Memories, Dream, Reflections?

(see the answer key)

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