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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. Counterculture architecture was based on designing buildings based on what?
(a) How the architect felt.
(b) The setting.
(c) The weather.
(d) The natural surroundings.

2. Who directed Casablanca?
(a) Frank Capra.
(b) Milton Gladstone.
(c) Miles Herzog.
(d) Michael Curtiz.

3. Using the example the class previously created, in Chapter 4, what is "the scene"?
(a) To get a retraction.
(b) To eradicate danger.
(c) To sell a pig.
(d) To get respect.

4. What was the third beat about in the hypothetical film in Chapter 2?
(a) Respect.
(b) Waiting.
(c) Homage.
(d) Preparing.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does David Mamet say that the answer to all of the tedious actor questions is?

3. Mamet says in Chapter 1 that if the film follows the protagonist around, what he does had better be what?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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