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Final exam: The Viral Video System

Ten questions, seven to pass. This tests whether the course's key ideas actually stuck — not trivia, the concepts that matter. Pass and you bank 100 XP.

1. What are the five stages of the Publish Loop, in order?

Film it, post it, pray, repeat, then quit Plan → Film → Cut → Post → Review Idea, script, shoot, edit, upload, promote Hook, build, payoff, share, repeat weekly

2. Why does the course say most bad videos are decided before the camera rolls?

Cameras are unreliable The Plan stage determines the video Filming is the hardest part Ideas don't matter

3. What's in your idea bank's four columns?

Funny, sad, angry, happy Teach, Entertain, Prove, Invite Hooks, edits, captions, hashtags Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu

4. What's on a filming run-sheet?

The video's analytics Hook, beats, b-roll needs, closing A list of followers Copyright notices

5. In the Cut stage, what does the rough-cut pass do?

Adds effects and music Assembles the story in order Deletes the project Uploads a draft

6. What does the retention edit remove?

The hook Every dull second All text overlays The background

7. Why does the pre-publish checklist exist?

For legal compliance with platform disclosure rules To catch the small misses that cost the first hour To schedule posts for the week ahead To count hashtags and trim the extras

8. What do you record in the 48-Hour Check?

Your feelings about the video Views, watch-through, follows, shares/saves Competitor stats Revenue

9. A 'myth vs. reality' format outperforms everything else for a month. What's the system move?

Retire it now, before it gets old and tired out Enter it in the format bank and give it more weekly slots Ignore it completely and call it a fluke Change your entire niche to myths instead

10. Why batch five videos in one filming session?

It looks impressive to post every day Setup happens once; output multiplies Platforms require it for the algorithm to notice It's more fun filming with a friend