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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mamet say most modern art is based around?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Political reasons.
(c) Creativity.
(d) Self-indulgence.

2. According to Mamet, the storyteller did NOT need something in Chapter 2. What was it?
(a) Entropy.
(b) Back-story.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Characterization.

3. According to Mamet, it is essential to cut that which has what to us?
(a) Explanation.
(b) Emotion.
(c) Narration.
(d) Deep personal meaning.

4. Whose method relies on a succession of images juxtaposed so that the contrast moves the story forward?
(a) Morrison.
(b) Einstein.
(c) Capra.
(d) Eisenstein.

5. What kind of camera has helped in injuring the cinema, according to Mamet?
(a) The dollycam.
(b) The zoomcam.
(c) The steadycam.
(d) The digital camera.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unit does the director want to concern himself with?

2. According to Mamet, what was his response to "lovely enthusiasts who will aver that the purpose of modern art is not to be liked"?

3. What is the term for the thing which stands in the way of the protagonist?

4. According to Mamet in Chapter 3, the only thing the dramatic form is good for is what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the objective and beats in the hypothetical film in Chapter 2.

2. What did Mamet write about drama school and film school in Chapter 1?

3. Describe Mamet's discussion of understanding precipitation in architecture in Chapter 3.

4. What did Mamet write in Chapter 3 regarding film with political agendas?

5. What did Mamet think of the steadicam?

6. What was Mamet's rule of thumb for cutting extraneous material from a film?

7. What is the backdrop of On Directing Film? From what setting did the author base the text?

8. How did Mamet describe film in terms of syllogism in Chapter 3?

9. How did Mamet illustrate juxtaposition of shots in documentary film in Chapter 1?

10. What does Mamet say regarding the juxtaposition of uninflected images in Chapter 3?

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