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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: Where Do You Put the Camera?.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Chapter 1 deals with what element of the process of directing?
(a) Characterization.
(b) Storytelling.
(c) Structure.
(d) Narration.

3. How many films had David Mamet directed at the time that the book was written?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

4. Who wrote The Profession of the Stage?
(a) Andreas Tovstonogov.
(b) Georgi Tovstonogov.
(c) Constantin Stanislavski.
(d) Michael Chekhov.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mamet, it is essential to cut that which has what to us?

2. According to Mamet, film directors should all aspire to be what?

3. According to Mamet, film schools are basically what?

4. A good writer only gets better by learning to do what, according to Mamet?

5. What was the third beat about in the hypothetical film in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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