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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. Which story of the farmer's did the class decide to go with in Chapter 5?
(a) Getting money for food.
(b) Having no money.
(c) Saving the child.
(d) Getting rid of danger.

2. After shooting which take do you not even remember why you were born?
(a) Twentieth.
(b) Twelfth.
(c) Tenth.
(d) Fifteenth.

3. According to Mamet in Chapter 6, it is the pursuit of what that is important?
(a) An ideal.
(b) Truth.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Creativitiy.

4. What does Mamet say that he defies anyone to act in Chapter 4?
(a) Their obstacle.
(b) Where they came from.
(c) Their height.
(d) Their motivation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mamet says in Chapter 6 that to "Understand your specific task, work until it's done, and then stop" is the same as what?

2. Mamet says that it's not the actor's job to be emotional. It's the actor's job to be what?

3. What did the farmer do in Mamet's version of the ending in Chapter 5?

4. According to Mamet, what is one of the imperative questions to ask in the beginning of the hypothetical film in Chapter 5?

5. What was the man doing on the side of the road whom the farmer met in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Mamet describe dealing with dialogue in Chapter 4?

2. What metaphor did Mamet use to illustrate the work in pre-production, in Chapter 6?

3. What does Mamet say regarding the training of film actors in today's world?

4. How does Aristotle's theory of tragedy relate to the hypothetical film in Chapter 5?

5. What is the Cult of Self which Mamet refers to in Chapter 6?

6. What scenario did Mamet present for the hypothetical film in Chapter 5?

7. What did Mamet suggest to the new director regarding animated films, in Chapter 5?

8. What did Mamet suggest directors should strive for in terms of film dialogue in movies, in Chapter 4?

9. In the hypothetical film from Chapters 3 and 4, what would Mamet suggest as direction to the protagonist?

10. What was Mamet's reply to the question, "Is it possible to do everything "right" and still make a bad movie?"

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