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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four, "Production".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Rodriguez able to do when he has access to two VCRs?
(a) add titles to his films
(b) edit his films
(c) make two movies at one time
(d) shoot from multiple camera angles

2. What does Rodriguez participate in to raise money?
(a) a short stint in the military
(b) a dance team performing in Mexico
(c) a drug study conducted by Pharmaco
(d) a sleep deprivation study

3. What does Rodriguez think will compensate for any inadequacies in costuming?
(a) his film noir style
(b) his soft focus style
(c) his shooting and editing style
(d) his cropping style

4. How do Rodriguez and Gallardo meet all the people who end up helping them?
(a) through advertisements
(b) by accident
(c) at the film school
(d) through an agency

5. What is the first scene Rodriguez completes as he writes his screenplay?
(a) The Mariachi sings to a beautiful woman.
(b) A police chase ends in a fiery crash.
(c) Azul gets a job singing at a Mexican cafe.
(d) The Mariachi tries to find work at a cafe but is turned down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will Rodriguez' first feature length film be about?

2. What does Rodriguez say a film school teaches?

3. What do they use for a dolly to move the camera in some scenes?

4. How does Rodriguez obtain his first VCR?

5. What short Rodriguez film wins the University of Missouri Fine Arts Competition?

(see the answer key)

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