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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, according to Mamet, is the answer to, "Where do we put the camera?"
(a) Here.
(b) On the floor.
(c) Over there.
(d) In an interesting angle.

2. The only reason characters speak is what?
(a) To tell a story.
(b) To narrate.
(c) To express exposition.
(d) To get what they want.

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

4. Which chapter did Mamet recommend the students read in, A Practical Handbook for the Actor?
(a) Character.
(b) Dictation.
(c) Analysis.
(d) Structure.

5. According to Mamet in Chapter 5, having two reasons for an act are the same as having how many reasons?
(a) Ten.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mamet say that the people in Hollywood don't have, in Chapter 5?

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

3. According to Mamet, you can't rely on the ________ to tell the story. Which of these is the correct answer?

4. Mamet says in Chapter 4 that movies are made out of what?

5. How many films had David Mamet directed at the time that the book was written?

(see the answer key)

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