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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Peter Marquardt?
(a) an agent who wants to sign Rodriguez
(b) Rodriguez' roommate at the Pharmaco study.
(c) Rodriguez's film school professor
(d) a doctor at the Pharmaco study

2. What does Rodriguez worry about before going to Pharmaco?
(a) the fear of failing the physical
(b) the isolation from his family
(c) the side effects caused by medical experiments
(d) the time he will lose

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

4. What does he learn how to do because of needing to do only one take of a scene?
(a) to write with one camera angle in mind
(b) to plan only short scenes for the film
(c) to shoot as little raw footage as possible
(d) to work only in the early morning

5. What is the significance of June 20th for Rodriguez?
(a) the day he leaves the Pharmaco study
(b) the day he wins another film contest
(c) his first day of shooting The Mariachi
(d) his 23rd birthday

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does Rodriguez recall as he starts work on his movie?

2. Who helps with shooting the chase scene?

3. How does Rodriguez obtain his first VCR?

4. What is Robert Rodriguez' classic film made on a budget of $7000?

5. What program does Rodriguez apply for at Pharmaco?

(see the answer key)

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