Speed-the-Plow Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Speed-the-Plow Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What movie star came to Fox's house?
(a) Billy Brown.
(b) John White.
(c) Clarence Black.
(d) Doug Brown.

2. What script does Gould show Fox in Act One?
(a) The Candle Burns at Both Ends Twice.
(b) Grass is Green but Money is Greener.
(c) Turtle Time.
(d) The Story of a Horse and a Horse Who Loved Him.

3. How long is the pitch the Gould and Fox plan to give Ross?
(a) A page.
(b) Sixty seconds.
(c) One sentence.
(d) Whatever is required.

4. What substance does Fox need in Act One?
(a) Caffeine.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Nicotine.

5. Prior to the pitch meeting, Fox expresses concern Gould will do what with the prison film?
(a) "Run the idea into the ground."
(b) "Choose a better, stronger actor."
(c) "Screw him out of the deal."
(d) "Run him out of town."

6. What do Gould and Fox spend time doing in Act One?
(a) One upping each other.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Debating.
(d) Thanking each other.

7. What does Karen say about her job?
(a) It's inspirational.
(b) She is learning a lot from it.
(c) She needs it to survive.
(d) It is temporary.

8. Before they leave for lunch, Gould tells Fox he is being rewarded now, for what?
(a) Eating crud for eleven years.
(b) Being a loyal friend.
(c) Bringing him a money maker.
(d) Trusting in Gould for ten years.

9. Gould claims the gods do what to make people mad?
(a) Show them the door.
(b) Deny their wishes.
(c) Cause famine and war.
(d) Answer their prayers.

10. Fox compares the movie business to what?
(a) A young girl.
(b) The four seasons.
(c) A dying flower.
(d) A new love affair.

11. At the beginning of Act One, who is the head of the studio?
(a) Barney.
(b) Smith.
(c) Ross.
(d) Gould.

12. What does Gould tell Fox to get in Ross' office?
(a) Script options.
(b) Coffee.
(c) The blacklist.
(d) Paperclips.

13. What does Fox compare the substance of his movies to?
(a) What he puts in his coffee.
(b) Water.
(c) Gelatin.
(d) Prize winning literature.

14. After Gould and Fox discuss potential money from the prison film, Gould claims money is what?
(a) A symbol of excellence.
(b) Necessary for survival.
(c) Unimportant.
(d) What Gould lives for.

15. At the beginning of Act One, what is Bobby Gould doing when Charlie arrives?
(a) Reading.
(b) Watching a film.
(c) Watching an audition.
(d) Begging a woman to stay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time is the second pitch meeting with Ross scheduled for?

2. What does Gould tell Fox the movie business should be?

3. What does Fox want to do with Gould in Act One?

4. What does Gould ask his secretary to do at the end of Act One?

5. What does Fox think of the secretary in Gould's office?

(see the answer keys)

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