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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: The Tasks of the Director.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Mamet, he's seen directors do how many takes of a shot?
(a) Ten.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Seventy.

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

3. What is the term Mamet used for the protagonist's ultimate goal in the scene in Chapter 2?
(a) Action.
(b) Motivation.
(c) Objective.
(d) Superobjective.

4. In Chapter 2, Mamet says that it's impossible to make a character what?
(a) Interesting in general.
(b) Relatable to everyone.
(c) Carry a scene.
(d) Narrate a story.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what area did Mamet have greater experience in when writing the book?

2. Who characterized the notion of "judge of yourself"?

3. What do you refer to when giving direction to the actor or the cameraman?

4. What unit does the director want to concern himself with?

5. According to Mamet, when the film is correctly ____, the subconscious and the conscious are in alignment.

(see the answer key)

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