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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mamet says in Chapter 6 that you will have forsworn the Cult of what for a little while?

2. What was in the pen in the ending of the story in Chapter 5?

3. The rule of circularity says not to do what?

4. Mamet says of film directing and screenwriting that they are what?

5. Mamet recommended the book A Practical Handbook for the Actor, written by whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the hypothetical film end in Chapter 5?

2. What are modern film actors lacking in their education of storytelling, according to Mamet?

3. What did Mamet suggest directors should strive for in terms of film dialogue in movies, in Chapter 4?

4. What does Mamet say regarding the training of film actors in today's world?

5. What decision did Mamet suggest is in the hands of the director, in Chapter 6?

6. What can the director not make up for in the editing room, according to Mamet in Chapter 6?

7. What animated film did Mamet laud as perfect in Chapter 5?

8. What is the appropriate response to the actor who asks "how do I walk down the hall", in the example in Chapter 4?

9. How did Mamet describe dealing with dialogue in Chapter 4?

10. What does Mamet say to give yourself over to in directing, in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What tasks does the director face in pre-production for a film? How does this prepare him/her for shooting?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Mamet's metaphor for film and the Countercultural Architecture movement.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Mamet's opinion of actor training in the United States today. What level of training do film actors have versus stage actors?

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