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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: The Tasks of the Director.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Mamet in Chapter 3, "To get into the scene late and to get out early is to demonstrate _____ for your audience."
(a) Honor.
(b) Empathy.
(c) Truth.
(d) Respect.

2. What is the rule which Mamet says means "Keep it simple, stupid"?
(a) KISS rule.
(b) Idiot rule.
(c) Shooting rule.
(d) Film rule.

3. What does Mamet say that he defies anyone to act in Chapter 4?
(a) Their height.
(b) Their obstacle.
(c) Where they came from.
(d) Their motivation.

4. Mamet says that it's not the actor's job to be emotional. It's the actor's job to be what?
(a) In the scene.
(b) Direct.
(c) In character.
(d) Honest.

5. What is a progression toward the simplest, most ordered state, according to Mamet in Chapter 2?
(a) Delineation.
(b) Entropy.
(c) Examination.
(d) Streamlining.

Short Answer Questions

1. Using the example the class previously created, in Chapter 4, what is the meaning of the beat?

2. Chapter 1 deals with what element of the process of directing?

3. According to Mamet in Chapter 3, "In addition to what you will or not learn about the medium through your desire to understand it, that desire itself will be ______."

4. Mamet says you should always do things in what way, in order to make the best movie?

5. Screenwriting is a craft based on what?

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