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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: Where Do You Put the Camera?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what area did Mamet have greater experience in when writing the book?
(a) Screenwriting.
(b) Film criticism.
(c) Stage directing.
(d) Acting.

2. In the scene generated for the class in Chapter 2, what did the protagonist want?
(a) Money.
(b) To sell a pig.
(c) The students' respect.
(d) The teacher's respect.

3. According to Mamet, you can't rely on the ________ to tell the story. Which of these is the correct answer?
(a) Acting.
(b) Direction.
(c) Shots.
(d) Beats.

4. According to Mamet, film directors should all aspire to be what?
(a) Play directors.
(b) Animators.
(c) Documentary film-makers.
(d) Actors.

5. Who characterized the notion of "judge of yourself"?
(a) Stanislavsky.
(b) Eisenstein.
(c) Herzog.
(d) Hemingway.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the scenario in Chapter 2, how early did the protagonist arrive to the class?

2. Who said that the point is what happens to he hero, not what happens to the writer?

3. According to Mamet, the director is seen as what kind of extension of the screenwriter?

4. What is the first way suggested by students in the class for shooting a scene of a bunch of people coming to class?

5. The second beat of the hypothetical scene in Chapter 2 was to what?

(see the answer key)

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