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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. Everything in the old cartoons was based on what, according to Mamet?
(a) Imagination.
(b) Plot.
(c) Ink.
(d) Individual expression.

2. What is the rule which Mamet says means "Keep it simple, stupid"?
(a) Shooting rule.
(b) Film rule.
(c) Idiot rule.
(d) KISS rule.

3. What was the man doing on the side of the road whom the farmer met in Chapter 5?
(a) Catching a pig.
(b) Cutting his lawn.
(c) Catching a chicken.
(d) Fixing a wheel.

4. Who said of American films that they were all "pictures of people talking"?
(a) Frank Capra.
(b) Alfred Hitchcock.
(c) Herzog.
(d) Eisenstein.

5. What was the third beat about in the hypothetical film in Chapter 2?
(a) Preparing.
(b) Homage.
(c) Waiting.
(d) Respect.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mamet in Chapter 5, what is the perfect movie?

2. What is the subheading of Chapter 4?

3. What is the period after you've finished the shot list and before you go into shooting?

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. When the farmer saw the man on the road, how did Mamet refer to this beat?

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