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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. The newspaper reviewer criticized an author for attempting screenwriting because he was nearly what?
(a) Paralyzed.
(b) Illiterate.
(c) Deaf.
(d) Blind.

2. How many films had David Mamet directed at the time that the book was written?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

3. In ADR, what does D stand for?
(a) Dialogue.
(b) Drive.
(c) Density.
(d) Dictation.

4. Using the example the class previously created, in Chapter 4, what is the meaning of the beat?
(a) To get a retraction.
(b) To prepare.
(c) To arrive early.
(d) To gain respect.

5. A film is basically what, according to Mamet?
(a) A play.
(b) A map.
(c) A design.
(d) An art form.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Mamet, he lived in a house that was how many years old at the time this book was written?

3. In Chapter 5, the hypothetical film Mamet worked on with the students involved a farmer selling what?

4. Screenwriting is a craft based on what?

5. What does Mamet say that he defies anyone to act in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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