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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Six, "Highway to Hell".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rodriguez get his earliest exposure to films?
(a) his mother's love of the movies
(b) the inspiration of an English teacher
(c) his hours watching old movies on TV
(d) his father's job in a movie theater

2. What do Rodriguez and Gallardo do to scope out the competition?
(a) conduct a survey of movie goers
(b) rent Spanish action videos
(c) read books about Spanish film making
(d) got to movie sets in Mexico

3. Why is Rodriguez exhausted before going to Pharmaco?
(a) trying to keep his grades up at the University of Texas
(b) traveling back and forth to Mexico
(c) staying up late every night editing
(d) working hard on his short films and working two jobs

4. What does Rodriguez participate in to raise money?
(a) a dance team performing in Mexico
(b) a drug study conducted by Pharmaco
(c) a sleep deprivation study
(d) a short stint in the military

5. In his TV interview, what does Rodriguez give the viewers?
(a) tips about creating a film with a limited budget
(b) free copies of his CD
(c) stand up comedy jokes about movie making
(d) offers to hold movie making classes

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Peter Marquardt?

2. How does Rodriguez plan to make single shot weapons appear to be semi-automatic?

3. What does Rodriguez plan to use to film El Mariachi?

4. What advice does Rodriguez recall as he starts work on his movie?

5. What does Rodriguez worry about before going to Pharmaco?

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