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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said the following: when we have two theories, each of which adequately describes a phenomenon, always pick the simpler?
(a) William of Occam.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Einstein.
(d) Eisenstein.

2. Mamet says in Chapter 4 that a lot of the decisions you think are going to be arbitrary are arrived at through the what?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Consciousness.
(c) Subconscious.
(d) Unconscious.

3. The only reason characters speak is what?
(a) To express exposition.
(b) To tell a story.
(c) To get what they want.
(d) To narrate.

4. The study of what is very useful for directors, according to Mamet?
(a) Photography.
(b) Myth.
(c) Science.
(d) Dreams.

5. Who wrote Memories, Dream, Reflections?
(a) Constantin Stanislavsky.
(b) Sigmund Freud.
(c) Bruno Bettelheim.
(d) Carl Jung.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Mamet in Chapter 5, having two reasons for an act are the same as having how many reasons?

3. The movie, more than what, is closer to simple storytelling?

4. What does Mamet say most modern art is based around?

5. According to Mamet, he's seen directors do how many takes of a shot?

(see the answer key)

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