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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Pig—The Movie.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Mamet, what was his response to "lovely enthusiasts who will aver that the purpose of modern art is not to be liked"?
(a) "Get a life."
(b) "Let's get it over with."
(c) "Oh, grow up."
(d) "Learn a craft."

2. According to Mamet, what is one of the imperative questions to ask in the beginning of the hypothetical film in Chapter 5?
(a) Who?
(b) Why not?
(c) Why now?
(d) When?

3. What did the pig do in the ending of the story in Chapter 5?
(a) Attacked the farmer.
(b) Ran away.
(c) Died.
(d) Rode the girl on his back.

4. Which chapter did Mamet recommend the students read in, A Practical Handbook for the Actor?
(a) Structure.
(b) Analysis.
(c) Dictation.
(d) Character.

5. What did Stanislavsky say is needed alone to support the text?
(a) Emotion.
(b) Action.
(c) Narration.
(d) Character.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the third beat about in the hypothetical film in Chapter 2?

2. According to Mamet in Chapter 3, he challenges the way people talk about any performance artist and the way they talk about whom?

3. What is Dumbo's problem, according to Mamet?

4. According to Mamet in Chapter 5, why did Oedipus have to find out who his parents were?

5. Who told Alice it didn't matter which road she took, as cited by Mamet in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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