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

2. In the scenario in Chapter 2, how early did the protagonist arrive to the class?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

3. What unit does the director want to concern himself with?
(a) The scene.
(b) The shot.
(c) The film.
(d) The beat.

4. Mamet says in Chapter 1 that if the film follows the protagonist around, what he does had better be what?
(a) Active.
(b) Narrating.
(c) Interesting.
(d) Heroic.

5. According to Mamet, storytellers need to be warned against falling into what?
(a) Elaboration.
(b) Circularity.
(c) Characterization.
(d) Narration.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who directed the film Places in the Heart?

2. In Chapter 2, Mamet says that it's impossible to make a character what?

3. According to Mamet, you always want to tell a story in what?

4. What term means a filmmaker, usually a director, who exercises creative control over his or her works and has a strong personal style?

5. Where was Mamet teaching in the fall of 1987?

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