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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. 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) Compass.
(b) Structure.
(c) Craft.
(d) Map.

2. What is the main shot of any given scene?
(a) The main.
(b) The master.
(c) The principle.
(d) The focus.

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

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

5. Who wrote The Uses of Enchantment?
(a) Werner Herzog.
(b) Carl Jung.
(c) Bruno Eisenstein.
(d) Bruno Bettelheim.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mamet, you can't rely on the ________ to tell the story. Which of these is the correct answer?

2. Mamet says the audience requires not information, but what?

3. According to Mamet in Chapter 3, "To get into the scene late and to get out early is to demonstrate _____ for your audience."

4. What is the term for the screening of the day's shots?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Mamet relate the "School of Countercultural Architecture" to film directing?

2. What scenario did Mamet put forth to the class in Chapter 2? How did Mamet relate the suggested opening shot of this scenario to television?

3. What did Mamet write about drama school and film school in Chapter 1?

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

5. How did Mamet describe human nature in piecing together stories from film?

6. Describe the "School of Countercultural Architecture."

7. What did Mamet write regarding dreams and film in Chapter 1?

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

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

10. What does Mamet say regarding the juxtaposition of uninflected images in Chapter 3?

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