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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do they use for a dolly to move the camera in some scenes?
(a) Rodrigues wearing roller blades.
(b) Rodriguez sitting in a wheel chair.
(c) Rodrigues riding on a tricycle.
(d) Rodriguez on a skateboard.

2. What is on Rodriguez' demo tape?
(a) views of all the film show awards Rodriguez has won
(b) reviews from major critics
(c) BEDHEAD and the trailer of EL MARIACHI
(d) the rough cut version of EL MARIACHI

3. What happens to Rodriguez after spending hours on editing his film?
(a) He starts losing his vision.
(b) He accidentally erases all his work.
(c) He has a reaction to the Pharmaco experiment.
(d) His back goes out

4. How does Rodriguez decide to label his film in the credits?
(a) A Los Hooligans Production
(b) A Rodgal Production
(c) A Gallardo/Rodriguez Production
(d) A Small Wonder Production

5. What comes of the efforts to get Lina Santos, a Mexican movie and TV star, to act in El Mariachi?
(a) She still will not commit to being in the movie.
(b) Her agent demands too much money.
(c) They never get in to see her.
(d) She agrees and then backs out.

6. Which scenes of El Mariachi are shot first?
(a) the musical scenes
(b) the gunfight scenes in the jail
(c) those with Reinol Martinez, the man who plays Azul
(d) the swimming pool scenes

7. What is the first scene Rodriguez completes as he writes his screenplay?
(a) The Mariachi tries to find work at a cafe but is turned down.
(b) A police chase ends in a fiery crash.
(c) The Mariachi sings to a beautiful woman.
(d) Azul gets a job singing at a Mexican cafe.

8. What does he learn how to do because of needing to do only one take of a scene?
(a) to plan only short scenes for the film
(b) to shoot as little raw footage as possible
(c) to write with one camera angle in mind
(d) to work only in the early morning

9. What short Rodriguez film wins the University of Missouri Fine Arts Competition?
(a) Bedhead
(b) Redhead
(c) The Mariachi
(d) The Last Carnival

10. What does Rodriguez think is the most important thing for attracting a distributor?
(a) an attractive trailer
(b) a chance to meet the stars
(c) a big neame star
(d) a higher percentage of the gross profits

11. Why does Rodriguez overlook small mistakes he notices while shooting El Mariachi?
(a) He doesn't have money to correct them.
(b) It is supposed to be a practice movie.
(c) He thinks no one will notice.
(d) It is something that he can edit out.

12. What offer does a Spanish action movie production company make to Rodriguez and Gallardo?
(a) to send them to a Mexican film school
(b) to make a Spanish video action movie for him for $30,000
(c) to go on the company's payroll as directors
(d) to buy all their short films

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

14. What makes it necessary to improvise?
(a) the lack of experience
(b) the lack of actors
(c) the lack of time
(d) the lack of funds

15. What does Rodriguez think will compensate for any inadequacies in costuming?
(a) his soft focus style
(b) his shooting and editing style
(c) his cropping style
(d) his film noir style

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Gallardo's contributions to making El Mariachi?

2. In his TV interview, what does Rodriguez give the viewers?

3. What does Rodriguez plan to do about using a camera he is not familiar with?

4. Who is Peter Marquardt?

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

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