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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. What is the subheading of Chapter 4?
(a) Pig - The Movie.
(b) Storytelling.
(c) Where Do You Put the Camera?
(d) What to Tell the Actors and Where to Put the Camera.

2. According to Mamet in Chapter 3, the film business is caught in a spiral of degeneracy because it is run by people who have no what?
(a) Compass.
(b) Map.
(c) Craft.
(d) Structure.

3. After how many takes does Mamet say you can no longer remember what the scene was about, in Chapter 4?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

4. What does Mamet say that he defies anyone to act in Chapter 4?
(a) Their height.
(b) Their obstacle.
(c) Their motivation.
(d) Where they came from.

5. What actress did Mamet mention in the footnotes of Chapter 5 as an actress who could truly act?
(a) Mary Astor.
(b) Meryl Streep.
(c) Donna Reed.
(d) Susan Sarandon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 1 deals with what element of the process of directing?

2. Mamet wrote, "Most _____ directors approach it by saying, 'let's follow the actors around,' as if the film were a record of what the protagonist did."

3. Who did Mamet compare with Frank Capra in Chapter 3?

4. What does David Mamet say that the answer to all of the tedious actor questions is?

5. According to Mamet, most movie scripts are written for an audience of what?

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