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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 in Chapter 3, "You tax the audience every time you don't move on to _______ of the progression as quickly as possible."
(a) The essential truth.
(b) The next essential step.
(c) The action.
(d) The MacGuffin.

2. According to Mamet, you always want to tell a story in what?
(a) Cuts.
(b) Narration.
(c) Character.
(d) Shots.

3. Eisenstein claimed that the best image is a what image?
(a) Articulate.
(b) Inflected.
(c) Uninflected.
(d) Unattached.

4. Who did Mamet compare with Frank Capra in Chapter 3?
(a) David Lynch.
(b) Werner Herzog.
(c) Alfred Hitchcock.
(d) Brad Commers.

5. What does Mamet say happens when the problem posited by the scene is over?
(a) The objective is attained.
(b) The scene is over.
(c) The next scene begins.
(d) The film is over.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the term which means "it works correctly on paper but for some reason doesn't work when we get it on its feet"?

2. In ADR, what does D stand for?

3. What kind of camera has helped in injuring the cinema, according to Mamet?

4. Anytime anyone does what, "that's a counterforce"?

5. Screenwriting is a craft based on what?

(see the answer key)

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