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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the advantage to Rodriguez after being admitted into the University of Texas film school?
(a) connections to Hollywood
(b) good critiques of his methods
(c) access to the equipment he needed
(d) more time to make his films

2. What offer does a Spanish action movie production company make to Rodriguez and Gallardo?
(a) to make a Spanish video action movie for him for $30,000
(b) to buy all their short films
(c) to go on the company's payroll as directors
(d) to send them to a Mexican film school

3. What do Rodriguez and Gallardo do to scope out the competition?
(a) got to movie sets in Mexico
(b) rent Spanish action videos
(c) read books about Spanish film making
(d) conduct a survey of movie goers

4. How does Rodriguez plan to make single shot weapons appear to be semi-automatic?
(a) through prop enhancement
(b) through careful editing
(c) through digital manipuation
(d) though a soft filter lens

5. How does Rodriguez plan to finish the project early?
(a) by shooting several scenes each day
(b) by filming in fast motion
(c) by cutting out part of the script
(d) by working day and night

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rodriguez think is the most important thing for attracting a distributor?

2. Why does the boring work of editing the film begin to get Rodriguez down?

3. What does El Mariachi receive on airing its trailer on public access TV?

4. Why does Rodriguez have to go personally to ICM?

5. How does Rodriguez refer to Gallardo to the media who want to interview him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the progressive steps Rodriguez takes toward his film while in the Pharmaco study?

2. What does Robert Rodriguez say helped him improve his academic record by his junior year in high school?

3. What avenue does Rodriguez find for raising some quick cash?

4. At what age did Rodriguez get interested in making movies and how did it begin?

5. How is the story of REBEL WITHOUT A CREW written?

6. Unable to talk a famous actress into being in their movie, how is the problem solved?

7. What does Rodriguez' brief association with Alfonzo Arau and his wife give him the impetus to do?

8. What kind of publicity does Rodriguez receive while shooting the movie?

9. How does Rodriguez begin his book?

10. How does Rodriguez begin trying to market his film?

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