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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 in Chapter 3, the film business is caught in a spiral of degeneracy because it is run by people who have no what?
(a) Structure.
(b) Map.
(c) Compass.
(d) Craft.

2. What term means a filmmaker, usually a director, who exercises creative control over his or her works and has a strong personal style?
(a) Auteur.
(b) Creator.
(c) Artiste.
(d) Collaborator.

3. Mamet says the audience requires not information, but what?
(a) Drama.
(b) Exposition.
(c) Character.
(d) Narration.

4. Mamet's house was built without what?
(a) Wood.
(b) Brick.
(c) Metal.
(d) Nails.

5. According to Mamet, film directors should all aspire to be what?
(a) Animators.
(b) Documentary film-makers.
(c) Actors.
(d) Play directors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Memories, Dream, Reflections?

2. The smallest unit is the shot; the largest unit is what?

3. Where did Mamet go to college?

4. Sometimes, Mamet says in Chapter 3, the piece (film) will do what?

5. 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."

(see the answer key)

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