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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mamet say wove flaws into their blankets to let the devil out?

2. According to Mamet at the end of Chapter 5, "Anybody with a _____ can take a picture of a 'pig.'"

3. Oedipus is the model of all tragedy, according to whom?

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

5. According to Mamet, most actors in film and stage today are what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did the farmer meet in the hypothetical film in Chapter 5? How did this interaction play out?

2. What can the director not make up for in the editing room, according to Mamet in Chapter 6?

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

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

5. What did Mamet write about the Navaho Indians in Chapter 6?

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

7. What did Mamet write in Chapter 4 of the director's instructions to the actor?

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

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

10. How does the hypothetical film end in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the films of Frank Capra and Werner Herzog. How do these directors differ in their approach and storytelling? With whom do Mamet's theories most relate?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Mamet's take on exposition and narration in storytelling and specifically in film.

Essay Topic 3

Using the hypothetical film which the students and Mamet created in Chapter 3, describe how the beats were broken down by the class.

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