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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: The Tasks of the Director.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the term for the screening of the day's shots?
(a) Cuts.
(b) Outtakes.
(c) Dailies.
(d) Screenshots.

2. According to Mamet, you always want to tell a story in what?
(a) Character.
(b) Narration.
(c) Shots.
(d) Cuts.

3. What is another term for "looping"?
(a) ADR.
(b) Voiceover.
(c) Editing.
(d) Steadicam.

4. Mamet says that it's not the actor's job to be emotional. It's the actor's job to be what?
(a) Honest.
(b) Direct.
(c) In the scene.
(d) In character.

5. The movie, more than what, is closer to simple storytelling?
(a) A memoir.
(b) A play.
(c) A novel.
(d) A television show.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Mamet cite in saying that we needn't avoid things just because they're cliche?

2. What is the book of pictures of shots of a film called?

3. According to Mamet in Chapter 3, "You tax the audience every time you don't move on to _______ of the progression as quickly as possible."

4. In the scenario in Chapter 2, how early did the protagonist arrive to the class?

5. In what year did Mamet write the Preface of the book?

(see the answer key)

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