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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once the story has found an ending, Mamet says you can look back over the shot list and answer what question?
(a) What can I add to the character?
(b) What is the story?
(c) What objectives are missing?
(d) What have I left out?

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

3. In what year did Mamet write the Preface of the book?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1985.

4. Mamet says in Chapter 6 that any real what is going to be based on things within your control?
(a) Craft.
(b) Skill.
(c) Ability.
(d) Technique.

5. What actress did Mamet mention in the footnotes of Chapter 5 as an actress who could truly act?
(a) Meryl Streep.
(b) Susan Sarandon.
(c) Mary Astor.
(d) Donna Reed.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mamet, who told us that it's good to have tools that are simple to understand and a very limited number?

2. Chair makers, until the turn of the century, made their chairs without what?

3. What is the term which refers to the protagonist's immediate goal?

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

5. Mamet's house was built without what?

(see the answer key)

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