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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said that the point is what happens to he hero, not what happens to the writer?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Sophocles.
(c) Plato.
(d) Hemingway.

2. Where was Mamet teaching in the fall of 1987?
(a) NYU.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Rutgers University.
(d) Yale.

3. What is a progression toward the simplest, most ordered state, according to Mamet in Chapter 2?
(a) Delineation.
(b) Streamlining.
(c) Entropy.
(d) Examination.

4. According to Mamet, storytellers need to be warned against falling into what?
(a) Circularity.
(b) Characterization.
(c) Elaboration.
(d) Narration.

5. According to Mamet, film schools are basically what?
(a) Illuminating.
(b) Useless.
(c) Expensive.
(d) Instructive.

6. What kind of camera has helped in injuring the cinema, according to Mamet?
(a) The steadycam.
(b) The digital camera.
(c) The zoomcam.
(d) The dollycam.

7. In the scenario in Chapter 2, how early did the protagonist arrive to the class?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

8. According to Mamet, he lived in a house that was how many years old at the time this book was written?
(a) 10.
(b) 50.
(c) 200.
(d) 100.

9. The second beat of the hypothetical scene in Chapter 2 was to what?
(a) To gain respect.
(b) To pay homage.
(c) To arrive early.
(d) To prepare.

10. According to Mamet, when the film is correctly ____, the subconscious and the conscious are in alignment.
(a) Designed.
(b) Prepared.
(c) Arranged.
(d) Planned.

11. According to Mamet in Chapter 3, if you want to build a roof, it might be a good idea to understand about the effects of what?
(a) Weather.
(b) Support beams.
(c) Sunlight.
(d) Precipitation.

12. According to Mamet in Chapter 3, the film business is caught in a spiral of degeneracy because it is run by people who have no what?
(a) Structure.
(b) Compass.
(c) Craft.
(d) Map.

13. What is the term which means "it works correctly on paper but for some reason doesn't work when we get it on its feet"?
(a) The K.I.S.S. Rule.
(b) The Jesus Factor.
(c) The Rule of Circularity.
(d) The Hippo Factor.

14. Counterculture architecture was based on designing buildings based on what?
(a) The weather.
(b) How the architect felt.
(c) The setting.
(d) The natural surroundings.

15. What is the term which refers to the protagonist's immediate goal?
(a) Objective.
(b) Superobjective.
(c) Motivation.
(d) Obstacle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 1 deals with what element of the process of directing?

2. What craft did Mamet say he does sometimes in Chapter 3?

3. Mamet says that you cannot hide your what, in Chapter 3?

4. The newspaper reviewer criticized an author for attempting screenwriting because he was nearly what?

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

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