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

2. When the farmer saw the man on the road, how did Mamet refer to this beat?
(a) Capitalizing on a golden opportunity.
(b) Gaining respect.
(c) Gaining a foothold.
(d) Selling the animal.

3. According to Mamet in Chapter 6, someone once asked whom if they had ever been lost?
(a) Franklin Roosevelt.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) Christopher Columbus.
(d) Daniel Boone.

4. Using the example the class previously created, in Chapter 4, what is "the scene"?
(a) To sell a pig.
(b) To get respect.
(c) To get a retraction.
(d) To eradicate danger.

5. In what area did Mamet have greater experience in when writing the book?
(a) Film criticism.
(b) Stage directing.
(c) Acting.
(d) Screenwriting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the period after you've finished the shot list and before you go into shooting?

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

3. What term means a filmmaker, usually a director, who exercises creative control over his or her works and has a strong personal style?

4. What, in Mamet's analogy in Chapter 6, are the marker buoys?

5. What is the term Mamet used for the protagonist's ultimate goal in the scene in Chapter 2?

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