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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Mamet in Chapter 5, having two reasons for an act are the same as having how many reasons?
(a) Three.
(b) Ten.
(c) None.
(d) One.

2. According to Mamet in Chapter 6, the task is always the same. Stick with it until you _____.
(a) Discover the scene's meaning.
(b) Work it out with the crew.
(c) Find an answer.
(d) Solve it.

3. According to Mamet in Chapter 6, "It's always up to you whether you are going to tell a story through a ____ of shots or you are not."
(a) Series.
(b) Variety.
(c) Selection.
(d) Juxtaposition.

4. What is Dumbo's problem, according to Mamet?
(a) He lost his feather.
(b) He has big ears.
(c) He has low self-esteem.
(d) He can't fly.

5. According to Mamet in Chapter 6, it isn't your job to make it what?
(a) Creative.
(b) Interesting.
(c) Pretty.
(d) Truthful.

6. According to Mamet, what is one of the imperative questions to ask in the beginning of the hypothetical film in Chapter 5?
(a) Why not?
(b) Who?
(c) Why now?
(d) When?

7. What does Mamet say that the people in Hollywood don't have, in Chapter 5?
(a) Education.
(b) Souls.
(c) Seriousness.
(d) Money.

8. Mamet says the reason we like those old-time movie stars so much is that they are what?
(a) Honest.
(b) Concrete.
(c) Elaborate.
(d) Simple.

9. According to Mamet in Chapter 6, you can't make it interesting once you get where?
(a) The blueprint board.
(b) The editing room.
(c) The storyboard room.
(d) The sound stage.

10. What does Mamet say that dramatic analysis is like in Chapter 6?
(a) Literary analysis.
(b) Plotting a compass course.
(c) Solving a math equation.
(d) Critical thinking.

11. Where did the farmer go in the town in the hypothetical film of Chapter 5?
(a) The seed store.
(b) The farmer's market.
(c) The farm.
(d) The slaughterhouse.

12. According to Mamet at the end of Chapter 5, "Anybody with a _____ can take a picture of a 'pig.'"
(a) Imagination.
(b) Brownie.
(c) Steadicam.
(d) Camera.

13. According to Mamet, what do actors talk about, which does not exist on the stage?
(a) Obstacle.
(b) Character.
(c) Motivation.
(d) Arc of the film.

14. Who does Mamet say wove flaws into their blankets to let the devil out?
(a) The Cherokee.
(b) The Navahos.
(c) The Iriquois.
(d) The Mayans.

15. The reply from the person who was asked if they were ever lost was that they were once bewildered for how many days?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do you refer to when giving direction to the actor or the cameraman?

2. The only reason characters speak is what?

3. According to Mamet, "In film or in the street, people who describe themselves to you are" what?

4. Mamet recommended the book A Practical Handbook for the Actor, written by whom?

5. According to Mamet in Chapter 4, "If you don't know what you want, how can you know when _____?"

(see the answer keys)

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