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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Countercultural Architecture and Dramatic Structure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the scenario in Chapter 2, how early did the protagonist arrive to the class?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 45 minutes.

2. What is the period after you've finished the shot list and before you go into shooting?
(a) Postproduction.
(b) Designer Meetings.
(c) Preproduction.
(d) Preptime.

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

4. Who said, "Write the story, take out all the good lines, and see if it still works"?
(a) Chekhov.
(b) Hemingway.
(c) Stanislavski.
(d) Fitzgerald.

5. Eisenstein claimed that the best image is a what image?
(a) Unattached.
(b) Articulate.
(c) Uninflected.
(d) Inflected.

Short Answer Questions

1. Screenwriting is a craft based on what?

2. According to Mamet, he lived in a house that was how many years old at the time this book was written?

3. Who did Mamet compare with Frank Capra in Chapter 3?

4. Who wrote The Profession of the Stage?

5. What is the term Mamet used for the protagonist's ultimate goal in the scene in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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