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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. Where was Mamet teaching in the fall of 1987?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Yale.
(c) NYU.
(d) Rutgers University.

2. What was the third beat about in the hypothetical film in Chapter 2?
(a) Preparing.
(b) Homage.
(c) Respect.
(d) Waiting.

3. Who wrote The Profession of the Stage?
(a) Constantin Stanislavski.
(b) Andreas Tovstonogov.
(c) Georgi Tovstonogov.
(d) Michael Chekhov.

4. According to Mamet, it is essential to cut that which has what to us?
(a) Deep personal meaning.
(b) Emotion.
(c) Explanation.
(d) Narration.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Mamet, most movie scripts are written for an audience of what?

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

4. In what year did Mamet write the Preface of the book?

5. The second beat of the hypothetical scene in Chapter 2 was to what?

(see the answer key)

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