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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice does Rodriguez recall as he starts work on his movie?
(a) it takes at least $30,000 to make a movie
(b) being creative and technical is better
(c) always hire someone to do the technical jobs
(d) being creative is all you need to succeed

2. Who is Peter Marquardt?
(a) an agent who wants to sign Rodriguez
(b) Rodriguez' roommate at the Pharmaco study.
(c) a doctor at the Pharmaco study
(d) Rodriguez's film school professor

3. Why does Rodriguez determine to stay in the Pharmaco study?
(a) to get out of going to class
(b) to get the rest he needs
(c) to keep from having to borrow money
(d) to prove that he is a man

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 23rd birthday
(d) his first day of shooting The Mariachi

5. How do Rodriguez and Gallardo meet all the people who end up helping them?
(a) through an agency
(b) through advertisements
(c) by accident
(d) at the film school

6. What does Rodriguez worry about before going to Pharmaco?
(a) the isolation from his family
(b) the fear of failing the physical
(c) the time he will lose
(d) the side effects caused by medical experiments

7. Why does Rodriguez suddenly think he can make a good profit with EL MARIACHI?
(a) Compared to other films, his had better quality.
(b) Private showings have gotten rave reviews.
(c) Several companies express an interest in the film.
(d) The trailer has received great reviews.

8. How does Rodriguez sum up his pre-production activity for El Mariachi?
(a) as improvisation
(b) as the hardest part
(c) as education
(d) as simplification

9. What does Juan Suarez offer to do for the movie?
(a) to make the costumes
(b) to compose music for the movie
(c) to find locations
(d) to hold the camera

10. What results if any of the rules are broken at the Pharmaco study?
(a) extension of time in the study
(b) legal action
(c) a fine deducted from the pay
(d) expulsion from the program

11. What are the weapons used in the film?
(a) plastic toy store guns
(b) army surplus guns
(c) real guns borrowed from the police
(d) guns rented from a pawnshop

12. Why does Newman call Rodriguez?
(a) to ask for any other demos Rodriguez has
(b) to get his phone number in Texas
(c) to say he cannot use EL MARIACHI
(d) to tell him he loves the trailer and that he wants to work with him

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

14. What are Gallardo's contributions to making El Mariachi?
(a) carrying equipment and setting up lights
(b) composing the music and doing the sound effects
(c) securing permission, using his relations, and finding actors
(d) editing the script and doing the titles

15. What is Rodriguez given in order to edit his film?
(a) access to modern editing equipment at the university
(b) a grant for having his movie edited
(c) access to old equipment at the cable station
(d) good advice from his university professor

Short Answer Questions

1. Which scenes of El Mariachi are shot first?

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

3. What does Rodriguez think is the most important thing for attracting a distributor?

4. Why does Rodriguez have to go personally to ICM?

5. What interests the professor in Rodriquez' work?

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