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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Pig—The Movie.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Oedipus is the model of all tragedy, according to whom?
(a) Plato.
(b) Euripides.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Sophocles.

2. Mamet says you should always do things in what way, in order to make the best movie?
(a) The most frugal way.
(b) The most artistic way.
(c) The most interesting way.
(d) The least interesting way.

3. According to Mamet, it is essential to cut that which has what to us?
(a) Narration.
(b) Deep personal meaning.
(c) Explanation.
(d) Emotion.

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

5. What did the pig have around its neck in the hypothetical film from Chapter 5?
(a) A handkerchief.
(b) A leash.
(c) A belt.
(d) A collar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chair makers, until the turn of the century, made their chairs without what?

2. According to Mamet, film directors should all aspire to be what?

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

4. Who directed the film Places in the Heart?

5. 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."

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