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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. The two essential elements of story, according to Aristotle, are surprise and what?
(a) Downfall.
(b) Inevitability.
(c) Tragedy.
(d) Fate.

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

3. The purpose of rehearsal is to tell the actors, beat by beat, what?
(a) The emotions needed.
(b) The objectives.
(c) The actions called for.
(d) The characterization.

4. What was the man doing on the side of the road whom the farmer met in Chapter 5?
(a) Catching a pig.
(b) Fixing a wheel.
(c) Cutting his lawn.
(d) Catching a chicken.

5. Using the example the class previously created, in Chapter 4, what is "the scene"?
(a) To get a retraction.
(b) To sell a pig.
(c) To eradicate danger.
(d) To get respect.

Short Answer Questions

1. After how many takes does Mamet say you can no longer remember what the scene was about, in Chapter 4?

2. According to Mamet in Chapter 5, having two reasons for an act are the same as having how many reasons?

3. What was the steamboat captain's answer to Stanislavsky, in Chapter 6?

4. What do actors erroneously try to use their intellectuality to do?

5. According to Mamet in Chapter 6, the Stoics would advise adhering to the metaphor which relates to what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What animated film did Mamet laud as perfect in Chapter 5?

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

3. What suggestions did the students give for the motivation of the protagonist in Chapter 5's scenario?

4. What has the hypothetical film evolved to in terms of danger in Chapter 5?

5. What is the appropriate response to the actor who asks "how do I walk down the hall", in the example in Chapter 4?

6. What storytelling genres did Mamet suggest the director study in Chapter 5?

7. What example did Mamet give of Humphrey Bogart's simplicity, in Chapter 4?

8. How did Mamet relate film direction and screenwriting in Chapter 6?

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

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

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