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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface and Chapter 1: Storytelling.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The smallest unit is the shot; the largest unit is what?
(a) The ending.
(b) The film.
(c) The scene.
(d) The beat.

2. In what area did Mamet have greater experience in when writing the book?
(a) Screenwriting.
(b) Stage directing.
(c) Film criticism.
(d) Acting.

3. What is the term for the screening of the day's shots?
(a) Dailies.
(b) Cuts.
(c) Screenshots.
(d) Outtakes.

4. How many films had David Mamet directed at the time that the book was written?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

5. According to Mamet, most movie scripts are written for an audience of what?
(a) Cinematographers.
(b) Directors.
(c) Studio executives.
(d) Actors.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mamet, you always want to tell a story in what?

2. According to Mamet, the director is seen as what kind of extension of the screenwriter?

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

4. The newspaper reviewer criticized an author for attempting screenwriting because he was nearly what?

5. According to Mamet, storytellers need to be warned against falling into what?

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