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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Pig—The Movie.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The rule of circularity says not to do what?
(a) Repeat the beginning.
(b) Repeat the narration.
(c) The same thing twice.
(d) Repeat the objective.

2. According to Mamet, film schools are basically what?
(a) Useless.
(b) Expensive.
(c) Instructive.
(d) Illuminating.

3. Mamet says that the greatest lesson in acting is to perform the physical motions of the script, how?
(a) As succinctly as possible.
(b) As elaborately as possible.
(c) As simply as possible.
(d) As exact as possible.

4. Anytime anyone does what, "that's a counterforce"?
(a) Shows emotion.
(b) Narrates the back-story.
(c) Tells the truth.
(d) Extols empathy.

5. In Chapter 2, Mamet says that it's impossible to make a character what?
(a) Carry a scene.
(b) Relatable to everyone.
(c) Narrate a story.
(d) Interesting in general.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mamet made the analogy in Chapter 4, "if the house is going to stand, the nail must do the work of ____."

2. According to Mamet, what do actors talk about, which does not exist on the stage?

3. The purpose of technique is to free the what?

4. What was the reason for the beginning of Oedipus Rex?

5. What did the pig do in the ending of the story in Chapter 5?

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