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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. Which story of the farmer's did the class decide to go with in Chapter 5?
2. Mamet says that when he was young, actors spent how many years on stage earning a living by the time they were thirty?
3. Oedipus is the model of all tragedy, according to whom?
4. Mamet recommended the book A Practical Handbook for the Actor, written by whom?
5. According to Mamet in Chapter 6, it isn't your job to make it what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the Cult of Self which Mamet refers to in Chapter 6?
2. What analogy did Mamet give that involves Stanislavsky, in Chapter 6?
3. What did Mamet caution against with having multiple motivations for the farmer in Chapter 5?
4. What does Mamet say to give yourself over to in directing, in Chapter 5?
5. How does the hypothetical film end in Chapter 5?
6. What is the appropriate response to the actor who asks "how do I walk down the hall", in the example in Chapter 4?
7. What are modern film actors lacking in their education of storytelling, according to Mamet?
8. What did Mamet suggest directors should strive for in terms of film dialogue in movies, in Chapter 4?
9. What was Mamet's response to "performance art" questions which arise in shooting?
10. What does Mamet say regarding the training of film actors in today's world?
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 point of view regarding identification of the audience with the hero of the story. How much description should surround this character, and why?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the career of author David Mamet and how he came to the world of film. What was the principle area of his expertise at the time he wrote On Directing Film?
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