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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four, "Production".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Rodriguez able to do when he has access to two VCRs?
(a) shoot from multiple camera angles
(b) edit his films
(c) add titles to his films
(d) make two movies at one time

2. What is the advantage to Rodriguez after being admitted into the University of Texas film school?
(a) good critiques of his methods
(b) access to the equipment he needed
(c) more time to make his films
(d) connections to Hollywood

3. Where do Rodriguez' first short films get shown?
(a) a Mexican local television channel and in dance clubs
(b) in a sports bar in Mexico
(c) in his garage
(d) in class at his high school

4. What does Rodriguez participate in to raise money?
(a) a dance team performing in Mexico
(b) a sleep deprivation study
(c) a drug study conducted by Pharmaco
(d) a short stint in the military

5. How does Rodriguez obtain his first VCR?
(a) through a sales promotion with no money down
(b) through his father's love for gadgets
(c) through his wife's brother's hobby
(d) through winning a contest

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the best way to describe Rodriguez' style of film making?

2. Because of working with limited equipment and on a tight budget, what skill does Rodriguez develop?

3. What advice does Rodriguez recall as he starts work on his movie?

4. Why is Rodriguez exhausted before going to Pharmaco?

5. What does Rodriguez plan to use to film El Mariachi?

(see the answer key)

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