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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the actors in Rodriguez' short film, Bedhead?
(a) schoolmates
(b) his siblings
(c) homeless people
(d) animals

2. What does Rodriguez plan to use to film El Mariachi?
(a) equipment rented in Mexico
(b) a camera borrowed from his film professor
(c) an Arriflex that he borrowed from a friend in Austin
(d) a small video camera

3. What will Rodriguez' first feature length film be about?
(a) a boy lost in the Mexican desert
(b) a man named The Mariachi with a guitar full of weapons,
(c) a family of sleepy siblings
(d) a musician who wants to become a mariachi

4. What is the significance of June 20th for Rodriguez?
(a) the day he wins another film contest
(b) the day he leaves the Pharmaco study
(c) his first day of shooting The Mariachi
(d) his 23rd birthday

5. Because of working with limited equipment and on a tight budget, what skill does Rodriguez develop?
(a) improvizational filming skills
(b) steady handheld camera skills
(c) previsualization skills
(d) location negotiation skills

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rodriguez obtain his first VCR?

2. How is the story of the book told?

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

4. What do Rodriguez and Gallardo do to scope out the competition?

5. What does Rodriguez worry about before going to Pharmaco?

(see the answer key)

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