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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mamet say most modern art is based around?
(a) Political reasons.
(b) Self-indulgence.
(c) Creativity.
(d) Poetry.

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

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

4. Who said the following: when we have two theories, each of which adequately describes a phenomenon, always pick the simpler?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Eisenstein.
(c) Einstein.
(d) William of Occam.

5. According to Mamet in Chapter 3, he challenges the way people talk about any performance artist and the way they talk about whom?
(a) Humphrey Bogart.
(b) Carey Grant.
(c) James Stewart.
(d) Donna Reed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Mamet compare with Frank Capra in Chapter 3?

2. According to Mamet, film directors should all aspire to be what?

3. According to Mamet, most movie scripts are written for an audience of what?

4. According to Mamet, what was his response to "lovely enthusiasts who will aver that the purpose of modern art is not to be liked"?

5. What is another term for "looping"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mamet say in terms of withholding information from the audience, in Chapter 2?

2. How did Mamet explain the principle concern in choosing shots in Chapter 2?

3. What is the backdrop of On Directing Film? From what setting did the author base the text?

4. How was the hypothetical film shot in Chapter 2?

5. Describe the objective and beats in the hypothetical film in Chapter 2.

6. What did Mamet cite from the book, "The Uses of Enchantment" in Chapter 2?

7. What was Mamet's rule of thumb for cutting extraneous material from a film?

8. Describe Mamet's discussion of understanding precipitation in architecture in Chapter 3.

9. What did Mamet indicate is the point of view of the performance artist, in Chapter 3?

10. How did Mamet illustrate juxtaposition of shots in documentary film in Chapter 1?

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