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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. In Chapter 2, Mamet says that it's impossible to make a character what?
(a) Carry a scene.
(b) Narrate a story.
(c) Interesting in general.
(d) Relatable to everyone.

2. In ADR, what does D stand for?
(a) Density.
(b) Dialogue.
(c) Dictation.
(d) Drive.

3. Who characterized the notion of "judge of yourself"?
(a) Eisenstein.
(b) Stanislavsky.
(c) Herzog.
(d) Hemingway.

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

5. The first beat in the hypothetical scene of Chapter 2 was to what?
(a) To arrive early.
(b) To gain respect.
(c) To prepare.
(d) To pay homage.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mamet in Chapter 3, if you want to build a roof, it might be a good idea to understand about the effects of what?

2. Screenwriting is a craft based on what?

3. Chair makers, until the turn of the century, made their chairs without what?

4. Mamet cited Aristotle in saying there is no such thing as what?

5. Mamet's house was built without what?

(see the answer key)

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