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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. Mamet recommended the book A Practical Handbook for the Actor, written by whom?
(a) Meisner, Adler, et al.
(b) Mamet, Eisenstein, Olnek.
(c) Bruder, Eisenstein.
(d) Bruder, Cohn, Olnek, et al.

2. What is Dumbo's problem, according to Mamet?
(a) He lost his feather.
(b) He has low self-esteem.
(c) He has big ears.
(d) He can't fly.

3. In the scene generated for the class in Chapter 2, what did the protagonist want?
(a) Money.
(b) The teacher's respect.
(c) The students' respect.
(d) To sell a pig.

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

5. All the audience cares about is the what, according to Mamet?
(a) Objective.
(b) Thrust of the scene.
(c) Narration.
(d) Protagonist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the term Mamet used for the protagonist's ultimate goal in the scene in Chapter 2?

3. What is the main shot of any given scene?

4. Where did the farmer go in the town in the hypothetical film of Chapter 5?

5. According to Mamet in Chapter 5, having two reasons for an act are the same as having how many reasons?

(see the answer key)

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