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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. 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 character.
(d) In the scene.

2. What are after-the-fact attempts to shore up that which was not correctly designed in a film?
(a) Signs.
(b) Narration.
(c) Editing.
(d) Exposition.

3. Who said the following: when we have two theories, each of which adequately describes a phenomenon, always pick the simpler?
(a) Eisenstein.
(b) Einstein.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) William of Occam.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. What is the term for the screening of the day's shots?

3. What does Mamet say most modern art is based around?

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

5. According to Mamet, most actors in film and stage today are what?

(see the answer key)

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