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

2. In ADR, what does D stand for?
(a) Dictation.
(b) Density.
(c) Drive.
(d) Dialogue.

3. Who did Mamet cite in saying that we needn't avoid things just because they're cliche?
(a) Eisenstein.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Hemingway.
(d) Stanislavsky.

4. The newspaper reviewer criticized an author for attempting screenwriting because he was nearly what?
(a) Deaf.
(b) Paralyzed.
(c) Illiterate.
(d) Blind.

5. Screenwriting is a craft based on what?
(a) Science.
(b) Logic.
(c) Narration.
(d) Exposition.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mamet says that the house has to look like a house. The ______ doesn't have to look like a house.

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. According to Mamet in Chapter 3, if you want to build a roof, it might be a good idea to understand about the effects of what?

4. Mamet says in Chapter 1 that it is the __________ that makes the movie. What was he talking about?

5. According to Mamet, it is essential to cut that which has what to us?

(see the answer key)

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