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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, what do actors talk about, which does not exist on the stage?
(a) Character.
(b) Obstacle.
(c) Arc of the film.
(d) Motivation.

2. What is the term which refers to the protagonist's immediate goal?
(a) Motivation.
(b) Objective.
(c) Obstacle.
(d) Superobjective.

3. What, according to Mamet, is the answer to, "Where do we put the camera?"
(a) Over there.
(b) In an interesting angle.
(c) Here.
(d) On the floor.

4. Mamet says that the perfect movie doesn't have any what?
(a) Scenes.
(b) Dialogue.
(c) Cuts.
(d) Characters.

5. According to Mamet, what was his response to "lovely enthusiasts who will aver that the purpose of modern art is not to be liked"?
(a) "Let's get it over with."
(b) "Learn a craft."
(c) "Oh, grow up."
(d) "Get a life."

Short Answer Questions

1. What craft did Mamet say he does sometimes in Chapter 3?

2. A film is basically what, according to Mamet?

3. What does Mamet say is a bad idea for the third beat in Chapter 2?

4. Where was Mamet teaching in the fall of 1987?

5. Who wrote The Uses of Enchantment?

(see the answer key)

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