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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Using the example the class previously created, in Chapter 4, what is "the scene"?
(a) To eradicate danger.
(b) To sell a pig.
(c) To get respect.
(d) To get a retraction.

2. What craft did Mamet say he does sometimes in Chapter 3?
(a) Sculpts.
(b) Writes poetry.
(c) Paints.
(d) Carves wood.

3. Which chapter did Mamet recommend the students read in, A Practical Handbook for the Actor?
(a) Character.
(b) Dictation.
(c) Analysis.
(d) Structure.

4. Using the example the class previously created, in Chapter 4, what is the meaning of the beat?
(a) To gain respect.
(b) To get a retraction.
(c) To arrive early.
(d) To prepare.

5. According to Mamet in Chapter 3, "You tax the audience every time you don't move on to _______ of the progression as quickly as possible."
(a) The next essential step.
(b) The action.
(c) The essential truth.
(d) The MacGuffin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mamet compared the work of the film director to what, in Chapter 6?

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 is the subheading of Chapter 4?

4. According to Mamet in Chapter 6, it isn't your job to make it what?

5. What did Stanislavsky ask the steamboat captain, according to Mamet in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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