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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: Where Do You Put the Camera?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Mamet, you always want to tell a story in what?
(a) Character.
(b) Cuts.
(c) Narration.
(d) Shots.

2. Mamet says the audience requires not information, but what?
(a) Narration.
(b) Exposition.
(c) Character.
(d) Drama.

3. What is the term for the thing which stands in the way of the protagonist?
(a) Obstacle.
(b) Conflict.
(c) Objective.
(d) Action.

4. Mamet says in Chapter 1 that it is the __________ that makes the movie. What was he talking about?
(a) Shot.
(b) Actor.
(c) Plan.
(d) Director.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the scenario in Chapter 2, how early did the protagonist arrive to the class?

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

3. Who wrote The Profession of the Stage?

4. What is the term which refers to the protagonist's immediate goal?

5. What is the term which means "it works correctly on paper but for some reason doesn't work when we get it on its feet"?

(see the answer key)

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