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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. What does Mamet say is useless filler in film, and the giveaway to a joke's punch line, in Chapter 5?
(a) Drama.
(b) Signposts.
(c) Exposition.
(d) Obstacle.

2. Anytime anyone does what, "that's a counterforce"?
(a) Tells the truth.
(b) Narrates the back-story.
(c) Shows emotion.
(d) Extols empathy.

3. Which story of the farmer's did the class decide to go with in Chapter 5?
(a) Getting rid of danger.
(b) Getting money for food.
(c) Saving the child.
(d) Having no money.

4. What is the term which means "it works correctly on paper but for some reason doesn't work when we get it on its feet"?
(a) The Hippo Factor.
(b) The K.I.S.S. Rule.
(c) The Jesus Factor.
(d) The Rule of Circularity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mamet says that the house has to look like a house. The ______ doesn't have to look like a house.

2. According to Mamet in Chapter 5, having two reasons for an act are the same as having how many reasons?

3. Who directed the film Places in the Heart?

4. In ADR, what does D stand for?

5. What is the term which refers to the protagonist's immediate goal?

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