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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What logical construct did Mamet use to explain the system of film-making in Chapter 3?
(a) A plus B is C.
(b) N plus R is P.
(c) If A, then C.
(d) If A, then B.

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

3. Mamet says in Chapter 3 that it is the nature of human perception to go to what?
(a) The most interesting thing.
(b) The protagonist.
(c) The MacGuffin.
(d) The back-story.

4. In the scenario in Chapter 2, how early did the protagonist arrive to the class?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 10 minutes.

5. What does Mamet say is a bad idea for the third beat in Chapter 2?
(a) Waiting.
(b) Gaining respect.
(c) Preparing.
(d) Arriving early.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mamet says you should always do things in what way, in order to make the best movie?

2. According to Mamet, the director is seen as what kind of extension of the screenwriter?

3. In ADR, what does D stand for?

4. What is the term for the screening of the day's shots?

5. Mamet says the audience requires not information, but what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the different approaches Mamet discussed as methods of storytelling in film, in Chapter 1?

2. What did Mamet think of the steadicam?

3. What scenario did Mamet put forth to the class in Chapter 2? How did Mamet relate the suggested opening shot of this scenario to television?

4. How did Mamet describe film in terms of syllogism in Chapter 3?

5. Describe the "School of Countercultural Architecture."

6. What does Mamet say in terms of withholding information from the audience, in Chapter 2?

7. What did Mamet indicate is the point of view of the performance artist, in Chapter 3?

8. How did the class progress in the details of their hypothetical film in Chapter 2?

9. What is a "MacGuffin", and who coined this phrase?

10. How was the hypothetical film shot in Chapter 2?

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