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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. Chair makers, until the turn of the century, made their chairs without what?
(a) Nails.
(b) Crossbars.
(c) Beams.
(d) Glue.

2. What is the term for the screening of the day's shots?
(a) Cuts.
(b) Outtakes.
(c) Dailies.
(d) Screenshots.

3. According to Mamet, the director is seen as what kind of extension of the screenwriter?
(a) Dionysian.
(b) Artistic.
(c) Scientific.
(d) Creative.

4. 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?
(a) Support beams.
(b) Weather.
(c) Sunlight.
(d) Precipitation.

5. A good writer only gets better by learning to do what, according to Mamet?
(a) Cut.
(b) Flesh out stories.
(c) Narrate.
(d) Create characters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the third beat about in the hypothetical film in Chapter 2?

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

3. According to Mamet, what was his response to "lovely enthusiasts who will aver that the purpose of modern art is not to be liked"?

4. Eisenstein claimed that the best image is a what image?

5. Mamet says you should always do things in what way, in order to make the best movie?

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