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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 was the man doing on the side of the road whom the farmer met in Chapter 5?
(a) Fixing a wheel.
(b) Catching a pig.
(c) Cutting his lawn.
(d) Catching a chicken.

2. The only reason characters speak is what?
(a) To tell a story.
(b) To express exposition.
(c) To get what they want.
(d) To narrate.

3. The rule of circularity says not to do what?
(a) Repeat the beginning.
(b) Repeat the narration.
(c) The same thing twice.
(d) Repeat the objective.

4. According to Mamet in Chapter 6, the task is always the same. Stick with it until you _____.
(a) Discover the scene's meaning.
(b) Find an answer.
(c) Work it out with the crew.
(d) Solve it.

5. Mamet recommended the book A Practical Handbook for the Actor, written by whom?
(a) Meisner, Adler, et al.
(b) Bruder, Eisenstein.
(c) Mamet, Eisenstein, Olnek.
(d) Bruder, Cohn, Olnek, et al.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mamet in Chapter 5, having two reasons for an act are the same as having how many reasons?

2. In Chapter 5, the hypothetical film Mamet worked on with the students involved a farmer selling what?

3. What was the reason for the beginning of Oedipus Rex?

4. Mamet says in Chapter 4 that movies are made out of what?

5. Where was Stanislavsky having dinner with a steamboat captain, according to Mamet in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mamet suggest directors should strive for in terms of film dialogue in movies, in Chapter 4?

2. What has the hypothetical film evolved to in terms of danger in Chapter 5?

3. What is the appropriate response to the actor who asks "how do I walk down the hall", in the example in Chapter 4?

4. What decision did Mamet suggest is in the hands of the director, in Chapter 6?

5. What are modern film actors lacking in their education of storytelling, according to Mamet?

6. What does Mamet say regarding subconscious response in Chapter 4?

7. What metaphor did Mamet use to illustrate the work in pre-production, in Chapter 6?

8. What does Mamet say regarding the training of film actors in today's world?

9. What scenario did Mamet present for the hypothetical film in Chapter 5?

10. What does Mamet say to give yourself over to in directing, in Chapter 5?

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