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

2. According to Mamet, film schools are basically what?
(a) Instructive.
(b) Expensive.
(c) Useless.
(d) Illuminating.

3. Where did Mamet go to college?
(a) Boston.
(b) Maine.
(c) Vermont.
(d) New York.

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

5. Who told Alice it didn't matter which road she took, as cited by Mamet in Chapter 2?
(a) The Mad Hatter.
(b) The Cheshire Cat.
(c) The Caterpillar.
(d) The Rabbit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the rule which Mamet says means "Keep it simple, stupid"?

2. 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?

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

4. Mamet says in Chapter 3 that it is the nature of human perception to go to what?

5. Who wrote The Profession of the Stage?

(see the answer key)

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