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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapater 6: Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is another term for "looping"?
(a) Editing.
(b) Steadicam.
(c) Voiceover.
(d) ADR.

2. What did the pig do in the ending of the story in Chapter 5?
(a) Rode the girl on his back.
(b) Died.
(c) Ran away.
(d) Attacked the farmer.

3. Who does Mamet say wove flaws into their blankets to let the devil out?
(a) The Iriquois.
(b) The Mayans.
(c) The Cherokee.
(d) The Navahos.

4. What can you not rely on on to make the film more interesting, according to Mamet in Chapter 6?
(a) The sound technician.
(b) The actors.
(c) The camera operator.
(d) The director.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which story of the farmer's did the class decide to go with in Chapter 5?

3. Which chapter did Mamet recommend the students read in, A Practical Handbook for the Actor?

4. What, in approaching the task of film, do we not have to do all at once, in Mamet's analogy in Chapter 6?

5. Who did Mamet cite in saying that we needn't avoid things just because they're cliche?

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