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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the best way to describe Rodriguez' style of film making?
(a) fast and effective
(b) simple and plotless
(c) quick and quirky
(d) cheap and amateurish

2. Which scenes of El Mariachi are shot first?
(a) the swimming pool scenes
(b) the musical scenes
(c) the gunfight scenes in the jail
(d) those with Reinol Martinez, the man who plays Azul

3. What makes it necessary to improvise?
(a) the lack of experience
(b) the lack of actors
(c) the lack of funds
(d) the lack of time

4. Who are the actors in Rodriguez' short film, Bedhead?
(a) animals
(b) his siblings
(c) schoolmates
(d) homeless people

5. What does Rodriguez plan to use to film El Mariachi?
(a) equipment rented in Mexico
(b) a camera borrowed from his film professor
(c) a small video camera
(d) an Arriflex that he borrowed from a friend in Austin

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Rodriguez exhausted before going to Pharmaco?

2. Doing the Pharmaco study, what does Rodriguez call himself?

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

4. What star does Gallardo suggest they try to get for their film?

5. What is the advantage to Rodriguez after being admitted into the University of Texas film school?

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