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

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) Respect.
(c) Truth.
(d) Empathy.

2. What do you refer to when giving direction to the actor or the cameraman?
(a) The objective of the scene.
(b) The actor's focus.
(c) The interesting shot.
(d) The beat.

3. Who did Mamet compare with Frank Capra in Chapter 3?
(a) Alfred Hitchcock.
(b) Werner Herzog.
(c) Brad Commers.
(d) David Lynch.

4. According to Mamet in Chapter 3, he challenges the way people talk about any performance artist and the way they talk about whom?
(a) James Stewart.
(b) Humphrey Bogart.
(c) Donna Reed.
(d) Carey Grant.

5. What is the term for the screening of the day's shots?
(a) Outtakes.
(b) Screenshots.
(c) Dailies.
(d) Cuts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the farmer do in Mamet's version of the ending in Chapter 5?

2. Mamet says in Chapter 6 that to "Understand your specific task, work until it's done, and then stop" is the same as what?

3. What actress did Mamet mention in the footnotes of Chapter 5 as an actress who could truly act?

4. The study of what is very useful for directors, according to Mamet?

5. According to Mamet at the end of Chapter 5, "Anybody with a _____ can take a picture of a 'pig.'"

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