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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Countercultural Architecture and Dramatic Structure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Mamet, when the film is correctly ____, the subconscious and the conscious are in alignment.
(a) Planned.
(b) Designed.
(c) Prepared.
(d) Arranged.

2. The purpose of technique is to free the what?
(a) Unconscious.
(b) Dream life.
(c) Conscious mind.
(d) Creativity.

3. Mamet says that you cannot hide your what, in Chapter 3?
(a) Outline.
(b) Objective.
(c) Action.
(d) Structure.

4. The second beat of the hypothetical scene in Chapter 2 was to what?
(a) To prepare.
(b) To pay homage.
(c) To arrive early.
(d) To gain respect.

5. What is another term for "looping"?
(a) Voiceover.
(b) Editing.
(c) Steadicam.
(d) ADR.

Short Answer Questions

1. What craft did Mamet say he does sometimes in Chapter 3?

2. Who wrote Memories, Dream, Reflections?

3. Mamet says in Chapter 1 that if the film follows the protagonist around, what he does had better be what?

4. In the scene generated for the class in Chapter 2, what did the protagonist want?

5. The newspaper reviewer criticized an author for attempting screenwriting because he was nearly what?

(see the answer key)

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