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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The purpose of technique is to free the what?
(a) Creativity.
(b) Conscious mind.
(c) Dream life.
(d) Unconscious.

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

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

4. According to Mamet, what actor did he laud for his simplicity in a scene which involved the Nazis, in Chapter 4?
(a) James Stewart.
(b) Carey Grant.
(c) Humphrey Bogart.
(d) Clifton Hayes.

5. In the scene generated for the class in Chapter 2, what did the protagonist want?
(a) Money.
(b) The students' respect.
(c) The teacher's respect.
(d) To sell a pig.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Once the story has found an ending, Mamet says you can look back over the shot list and answer what question?

3. What was the reason for the beginning of Oedipus Rex?

4. In what year did Mamet write the Preface of the book?

5. The first beat in the hypothetical scene of Chapter 2 was to what?

(see the answer key)

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