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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapater 6: Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mamet says that it's not the actor's job to be emotional. It's the actor's job to be what?
(a) In the scene.
(b) Honest.
(c) In character.
(d) Direct.

2. What is the book of pictures of shots of a film called?
(a) The set design.
(b) The book.
(c) The storyboard.
(d) The prompt book.

3. What did Stanislavsky say is needed alone to support the text?
(a) Emotion.
(b) Narration.
(c) Character.
(d) Action.

4. What does Mamet say "are all you have" in Chapter 6?
(a) The actors.
(b) The scene.
(c) The cuts.
(d) The shots.

5. According to Mamet in Chapter 6, if you persevere, then what method of thinking will become easier for you?
(a) Focused.
(b) Subconscious.
(c) Creative.
(d) Analytical.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said the following: when we have two theories, each of which adequately describes a phenomenon, always pick the simpler?

2. According to Mamet in Chapter 3, he challenges the way people talk about any performance artist and the way they talk about whom?

3. Mamet wrote, "Most _____ directors approach it by saying, 'let's follow the actors around,' as if the film were a record of what the protagonist did."

4. What is the first way suggested by students in the class for shooting a scene of a bunch of people coming to class?

5. Mamet says that you cannot hide your what, in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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