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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. In the scene generated for the class in Chapter 2, what did the protagonist want?
(a) To sell a pig.
(b) The teacher's respect.
(c) The students' respect.
(d) Money.

2. What was Hitchcock's phrase for the thing which the protagonist is chasing?
(a) MacGuffin.
(b) MacGriffin.
(c) MacDufflin.
(d) Objective.

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

4. 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 Hippo Factor.
(b) The K.I.S.S. Rule.
(c) The Rule of Circularity.
(d) The Jesus Factor.

5. Who told Alice it didn't matter which road she took, as cited by Mamet in Chapter 2?
(a) The Mad Hatter.
(b) The Rabbit.
(c) The Cheshire Cat.
(d) The Caterpillar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mamet wrote, "Most _____ directors approach it by saying, 'let's follow the actors around,' as if the film were a record of what the protagonist did."

2. What is the term which refers to the protagonist's immediate goal?

3. What is the first way suggested by students in the class for shooting a scene of a bunch of people coming to class?

4. According to Mamet, he lived in a house that was how many years old at the time this book was written?

5. Anytime anyone does what, "that's a counterforce"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mamet write in the Preface regarding the blind author who decided to become a screenwriter?

2. What did Mamet write of producers in Chapter 2?

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

4. Describe the "School of Countercultural Architecture."

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

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

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

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

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

10. What did Mamet write in Chapter 1 regarding character description and narration?

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