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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 steamboat captain's answer to Stanislavsky, in Chapter 6?
(a) "I drink a lot of water."
(b) "I stick to the channel; it's marked."
(c) "I have a sounding beacon."
(d) "I use a map."

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

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

4. According to Mamet, most actors in film and stage today are what?
(a) Well trained.
(b) Badly trained.
(c) Too self-absorbed.
(d) Too edgy.

5. Mamet compared the work of the film director to what, in Chapter 6?
(a) Archery.
(b) Sculpting.
(c) Writing poetry.
(d) Mountain climbing.

Short Answer Questions

1. The rule of circularity says not to do what?

2. What is the book of pictures of shots of a film called?

3. According to Mamet in Chapter 6, you can't make it interesting once you get where?

4. Mamet says in Chapter 6 that any real what is going to be based on things within your control?

5. After shooting which take do you not even remember why you were born?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the hypothetical film end in Chapter 5?

2. What did Mamet write about the Navaho Indians in Chapter 6?

3. How did Mamet describe dealing with dialogue in Chapter 4?

4. What suggestions did the students give for the motivation of the protagonist in Chapter 5's scenario?

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

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

7. How did Mamet relate film direction and screenwriting in Chapter 6?

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

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

10. What animated film did Mamet laud as perfect in Chapter 5?

(see the answer keys)

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