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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Mamet in Chapter 5, why did Oedipus have to find out who his parents were?
(a) Curiosity.
(b) The plague.
(c) The curse.
(d) He didn't.

2. According to Mamet in Chapter 3, "To get into the scene late and to get out early is to demonstrate _____ for your audience."
(a) Honor.
(b) Empathy.
(c) Truth.
(d) Respect.

3. Mamet made the analogy in Chapter 4, "if the house is going to stand, the nail must do the work of ____."
(a) A beam.
(b) A hammer.
(c) A slat.
(d) A nail.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What, according to Mamet, is the answer to, "Where do we put the camera?"

2. Mamet compared the work of the film director to what, in Chapter 6?

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

4. Who characterized the notion of "judge of yourself"?

5. Mamet says that if you are telling the story with pictures, the dialogue is the sprinkles on the what?

(see the answer key)

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