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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 the reason we like those old-time movie stars so much is that they are what?

2. According to Mamet in Chapter 6, if you're ____ in the small things, you will be ____ in the large things.

3. What was the reason for the beginning of Oedipus Rex?

4. What was the impetus for the beginning of Citizen Kane?

5. According to Mamet in Chapter 6, someone once asked whom if they had ever been lost?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What metaphor did Mamet use to illustrate the work in pre-production, in Chapter 6?

3. In the hypothetical film from Chapters 3 and 4, what would Mamet suggest as direction to the protagonist?

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

5. What analogy did Mamet give that involves Stanislavsky, in Chapter 6?

6. What was Mamet's reply to the question, "Is it possible to do everything "right" and still make a bad movie?"

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

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

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

10. What scenario did Mamet present for the hypothetical film in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe and define the K.I.S.S. rule. In what context did Mamet refer to this in the text?

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