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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) Glue.
(b) Nails.
(c) Crossbars.
(d) Beams.

2. What unit does the director want to concern himself with?
(a) The beat.
(b) The scene.
(c) The film.
(d) The shot.

3. According to Mamet in Chapter 3, "To get into the scene late and to get out early is to demonstrate _____ for your audience."
(a) Truth.
(b) Empathy.
(c) Respect.
(d) Honor.

4. Mamet's house was built without what?
(a) Metal.
(b) Brick.
(c) Wood.
(d) Nails.

5. What is the main shot of any given scene?
(a) The main.
(b) The focus.
(c) The principle.
(d) The master.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mamet, you can't rely on the ________ to tell the story. Which of these is the correct answer?

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

3. Who wrote The Profession of the Stage?

4. According to Mamet, you always want to tell a story in what?

5. What was Hitchcock's phrase for the thing which the protagonist is chasing?

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