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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. According to Mamet, most movie scripts are written for an audience of what?
(a) Actors.
(b) Studio executives.
(c) Cinematographers.
(d) Directors.

2. Who characterized the notion of "judge of yourself"?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) Herzog.
(c) Stanislavsky.
(d) Eisenstein.

3. The smallest unit is the shot; the largest unit is what?
(a) The scene.
(b) The beat.
(c) The film.
(d) The ending.

4. What is the rule which Mamet says means "Keep it simple, stupid"?
(a) Shooting rule.
(b) Idiot rule.
(c) KISS rule.
(d) Film rule.

5. What is the subheading of Chapter 4?
(a) Pig - The Movie.
(b) Where Do You Put the Camera?
(c) Storytelling.
(d) What to Tell the Actors and Where to Put the Camera.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What kind of camera has helped in injuring the cinema, according to Mamet?

4. After how many takes does Mamet say you can no longer remember what the scene was about, in Chapter 4?

5. What is the term for the thing which stands in the way of the protagonist?

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