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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. Mamet says in Chapter 1 that if the film follows the protagonist around, what he does had better be what?
(a) Interesting.
(b) Active.
(c) Heroic.
(d) Narrating.

2. What is the term which refers to the protagonist's immediate goal?
(a) Obstacle.
(b) Motivation.
(c) Objective.
(d) Superobjective.

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

4. What is the term Mamet used for the protagonist's ultimate goal in the scene in Chapter 2?
(a) Action.
(b) Superobjective.
(c) Objective.
(d) Motivation.

5. In Chapter 2, Mamet says that it's impossible to make a character what?
(a) Narrate a story.
(b) Carry a scene.
(c) Interesting in general.
(d) Relatable to everyone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What term means a filmmaker, usually a director, who exercises creative control over his or her works and has a strong personal style?

3. What is the term for the thing which stands in the way of the protagonist?

4. Who did Mamet cite in saying that we needn't avoid things just because they're cliche?

5. The movie, more than what, is closer to simple storytelling?

(see the answer key)

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