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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapater 6: Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said, "Write the story, take out all the good lines, and see if it still works"?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) Fitzgerald.
(c) Chekhov.
(d) Stanislavski.

2. Mamet says that the perfect movie doesn't have any what?
(a) Cuts.
(b) Dialogue.
(c) Characters.
(d) Scenes.

3. Mamet says the reason we like those old-time movie stars so much is that they are what?
(a) Honest.
(b) Simple.
(c) Elaborate.
(d) Concrete.

4. What does Mamet say happens when the problem posited by the scene is over?
(a) The next scene begins.
(b) The film is over.
(c) The objective is attained.
(d) The scene is over.

5. Mamet cited Aristotle in saying there is no such thing as what?
(a) A tragic ending.
(b) A happy ending.
(c) Plot.
(d) Character.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mamet say is useless filler in film, and the giveaway to a joke's punch line, in Chapter 5?

3. Who characterized the notion of "judge of yourself"?

4. According to Mamet, he lived in a house that was how many years old at the time this book was written?

5. All the audience cares about is the what, according to Mamet?

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