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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue: The Curse of El Mariachi.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides the screening of his film, what bothers Rodriguez at the film festival?
(a) A large photo of him is up in the lobby.
(b) He has to reveal his secrets.
(c) He has to answer questions at the end.
(d) He has to give a speech before the movie starts.

2. What young movie maker is also at the festival screening his film, RESERVOIR DOGS?
(a) Roger Corman
(b) Quentin Tarantino
(c) Stephen Spielberg
(d) John Landis

3. Who is the first celebrity Rodriguez meets on a movie set?
(a) Angela Landsbury
(b) Bruce Willis
(c) Pee Wee Herman
(d) Arnold Schwarzenegger

4. How does Rodriguez sum up his pre-production activity for El Mariachi?
(a) as the hardest part
(b) as improvisation
(c) as education
(d) as simplification

5. What does Rodriguez say a film school teaches?
(a) how to buy expensive equipment
(b) how to enter film contests
(c) how to make a big budget movie or how to make contacts
(d) how to find investors for a movie project

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a professor at the film school think of Rodriguez' idea of making a film so cheaply?

2. When is Rodriguez informed that the owner of the borrowed camera will need it back?

3. What do some skeptics accuse Rodriguez of?

4. What actor does Rodriguez meet who wants to be in his next film?

5. What surprises Rodriguez as he negotiates to do a remake of El Mariachi?

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