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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) 45 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

2. According to Mamet, when the film is correctly ____, the subconscious and the conscious are in alignment.
(a) Designed.
(b) Planned.
(c) Arranged.
(d) Prepared.

3. The purpose of technique is to free the what?
(a) Dream life.
(b) Creativity.
(c) Unconscious.
(d) Conscious mind.

4. According to Mamet, you can't rely on the ________ to tell the story. Which of these is the correct answer?
(a) Beats.
(b) Acting.
(c) Shots.
(d) Direction.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Chair makers, until the turn of the century, made their chairs without what?

2. What is the term for the screening of the day's shots?

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

4. Who said of American films that they were all "pictures of people talking"?

5. The newspaper reviewer criticized an author for attempting screenwriting because he was nearly what?

(see the answer key)

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