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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. Who said, "Write the story, take out all the good lines, and see if it still works"?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) Stanislavski.
(c) Fitzgerald.
(d) Chekhov.

2. What does Mamet say is a bad idea for the third beat in Chapter 2?
(a) Preparing.
(b) Waiting.
(c) Gaining respect.
(d) Arriving early.

3. What is the term for the screening of the day's shots?
(a) Cuts.
(b) Screenshots.
(c) Dailies.
(d) Outtakes.

4. What kind of camera has helped in injuring the cinema, according to Mamet?
(a) The zoomcam.
(b) The dollycam.
(c) The digital camera.
(d) The steadycam.

5. According to Mamet, you can't rely on the ________ to tell the story. Which of these is the correct answer?
(a) Direction.
(b) Acting.
(c) Shots.
(d) Beats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mamet says in Chapter 1 that if the film follows the protagonist around, what he does had better be what?

2. In the scenario in Chapter 2, how early did the protagonist arrive to the class?

3. In the scene generated for the class in Chapter 2, what did the protagonist want?

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

5. What is the first way suggested by students in the class for shooting a scene of a bunch of people coming to class?

(see the answer key)

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