Final Flashcards
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Which of the following is a novel whose subject matter comprises observations of the customs, values, and mores of a complex society? Manners Picaresque Historical Gothic
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Manners
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Which of the following is a novel that is set in a specific time period and tries to relate the story with faithfulness to the facts? Picaresue Gothic Historical Sentimental
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Historical
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Which of the following best describes a novel whose subject matter comprises an atmosphere of mystery and terror? Gothic Psychological Historical Sentimental
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Gothic
4
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What can be either formal or informal? Sonnets Novels Metaphors Essays
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Essays
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What is a device used to objectify the circumstances of a work of fiction? Lyricism Formality Point of View Character
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Point of View
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Which of the following means the atmosphere of a story? Reality Character Tone Plot
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Tone
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The structure of a work of literature is which of the following? Theme Character Tone Plot
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Plot
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Which of the following is the overriding idea by which the other elements of a story are shaped? Plot Tone Symbolism Theme
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Theme
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By altering the flow of sound through accents and syllables, poets create \_\_\_\_ in their works. Metaphor Symbolism Rhythm Color
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Rhythm
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Since poetry relies on compressed language to express its meanings, \_\_\_\_ are very important elements. Symbols Meters Themes Tones
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Symbols
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In theatre, types of plays such as tragedies and comedies are called which of the following? Conventions Genres Dynamics None of the above
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Genres
12
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In his Poetics, Aristotle described in great detail the characteristics of which of the following? Melodrama Comedy Farce Tragedy
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Melodrama
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What is the most popular form of the 20th century? Tragedy Drama Melodrama Farce
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Melodrama
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In this type of play, the plot usually unfolds as a series of trials instigated by a villain that the hero must overcome. Low Comedy High Comedy Tragedy Melodrama
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Melodrama
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The word theatre comes from the word \_\_\_\_, which means "a place for seeing." Thanatos Theatron Theos Thearchon
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Theatron
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What is the term for a play structured in such a way that it rises to a peak and falls to a conclusion? Foreshadowed Pyramidal Episodic Causal
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Pyramidal
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Which of the following terms describes the part of a play's structure in which the playwright gives the audience background information? Complication Denouement Crisis Exposition
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Exposition
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Which of the following terms describes the part of a play's structure in which the playwright twists the events of the plot and the subplots? Complication Denouement Crisis Exposition
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Complcation
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Which of the following terms describes the part of a play's structure in which the playwright resolves the issues of the play? Complication Denouement Crisis Exposition
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Denouement
20
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The central personage of a play is called the \_\_\_. Protagonist Focal Point Person of Interest Motivator
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Protagonist
21
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Which of the following is the basic picture unit of a film? Reel Shot Frame Cut
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Frame
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Which type of film attempts to record actuality using primarily a sociological or journalistic approach? Absolute film Narrative film Documentary film Silent film
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Documentary film
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In many ways, this type of film uses the techniques of theatre. Narrative film Documentary film Absolute film None of the above
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Narrative film
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This type of film exists solely as movement of form and tends to be very short. Narrative film Documentary film Absolute film None of the above
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Absolute film
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According to legend, who discovered the optical phenomenon called "persistence of vision"?
Aristotle
Ptolemy
Steven Spielberg
D. W. Griffith
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Ptolemy
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Which of the following is a cinema technique similar to third-person narrative in literature?
Montage
Subjective Viewpoint
Objective Viewpoint
Cutting within the frame
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Objective Viewpoint
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Which of the following describes how a film is recorded?
- In the order its scenes appear in the final version
- Beginning with the climax and working backward
- Beginning with close-ups and moving to cover shots
- None of the above
None of the above
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The magnitude of a television film relies more heavily on the which of the following, as compared to a film made of theatre viewing
Long Shots
Medium Shots
Close-up Shots
Cutting within the frame
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Close-up Shots
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Which of the following terms means the joining together of shots during the editing process?
Montage
Cutting
Persistence of Vision
Camera Viewpoint
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Cutting
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Which of the following is the technique and effect resulting from the use of natural or outdoor lighting and a hand-held camera?
Chiaroscuro
Cinema Verite
Cinema Concrete
Journalism
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Cinema Verite
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Dance appears to have sprung from what human need?
Religious
Psychological
Aesthetic
None of the above
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Religious
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Which of the following is a body of group dances performed to traditional music?
Modern Dance
Ballet
Folk Dance
Line Dance
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Folk Dance
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Which of the following is the most obvious repository of formalized movement in dance?
Modern Dance
Folk Dance
Line Dance
Ballet
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Ballet
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Which form of dance is essentially anti-balletic in its principles?
Modern dance
Folk dance
Jazz dance
Tap dance
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Modern dance
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With which of the following is "classical" or formal dance best associated?
Modern dance
Ballet
Folk dance
None of the above
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Ballet
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Of the types of dance discussed in the text, which one exists more to involve participants that to entertain an audience?
Modern dance
Jazz dance
Folk dance
Ballet
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Folk dance
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Who is the choreographer of Appalachian Spring?
Ruth St. Denis
Ted Shawn
Martha Graham
Isadora Duncan
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Martha Graham
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Who was the most significant of the late 19th century detractors of the Romantic tradition in ballet?
Martha Graham
Ruth St. Denis
Ted Shawn
Isadora Duncan
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Isadora Duncan
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Which of the following is the most essential characteristic of dance?
Music
Rhythm
Costumes
Human body
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Human body
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Dances are created by what person?
Dance master
Choreographer
Director
None of the above
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Choreographer
