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

2. What example did Mamet use in Chapter 4 to demonstrate how you don't or do shoot a scene?
(a) A pig farmer.
(b) A documentary.
(c) A cartoon.
(d) A car crash.

3. Mamet says in Chapter 4 that movies are made out of what?
(a) Very simple ideas.
(b) Heroic struggles.
(c) Epic dramas.
(d) Elaborate stories.

4. After how many takes does Mamet say you can no longer remember what the scene was about, in Chapter 4?
(a) Six.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In the scenario in Chapter 2, how early did the protagonist arrive to the class?

4. Mamet's house was built without what?

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

(see the answer key)

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