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Why is it important audiences examine how films embody narrative form? |
| | A) | So they can become film scholars |
| | B) | Because of the prevalence of stories in their lives |
| | C) | Because narratives are the most popular type of film |
| | D) | Because without a knowledge of narrative, they cannot understand film |
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A chain of events in cause-effect relationship occurring in time and space is what? |
| | A) | Exposition |
| | B) | Plot |
| | C) | Narrative |
| | D) | Discourse |
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Which of the following is a diegetic element of film? |
| | A) | Opening credits |
| | B) | Soundtrack music |
| | C) | Plot related images |
| | D) | Dialogue between characters |
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How do film's narratives create mystery? |
| | A) | By playing scary music and using eerie lighting |
| | B) | By suppressing certain story causes and presenting only effects in the plot |
| | C) | With the committing of a crime or an illegal act |
| | D) | By creating a detective, policeman, or news reporter character |
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Which of the following is not a convention of time in a film? |
| | A) | Order |
| | B) | Duration |
| | C) | Frequency |
| | D) | Rhythm |
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What is exposition in film? |
| | A) | The portion of the plot that sets out story events and important character traits |
| | B) | A chain of events in cause-effect relationship occurring in time and space |
| | C) | The introduction of conflict into the plot that needs to be resolved for the story to be complete |
| | D) | The development of the story elements and characters once they are introduced |
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What is the most common pattern of plot development? |
| | A) | Change in character |
| | B) | Change in conflict |
| | C) | Change in knowledge |
| | D) | Change in action |
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The moment-by-moment process that guides the audience in building the story is what? |
| | A) | Plot |
| | B) | Action |
| | C) | Climax |
| | D) | Narration |
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An easy way to analyze the range of narration is to ask what? |
| | A) | Who knows when? |
| | B) | Who knows why? |
| | C) | Who knows what when? |
| | D) | Who knows how? |
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Why are "what if" films, such as Sliding Doors and Groundhog Day appealing to audiences? |
| | A) | They appeal to the way people think in ordinary life |
| | B) | They deviate from normal narrative films and break up film monotony |
| | C) | They are silly and fun |
| | D) | They teach people to live each day to the fullest |
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A film's narration manipulates the audience's degree and the depth of what? |
| | A) | Understanding |
| | B) | Knowledge |
| | C) | Emotion |
| | D) | Perception |
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Which of the following is true about character narrators? |
| | A) | They are restricted to tell only events that they witnessed |
| | B) | They are omniscient and do not confine the commentary to only what a single character knows |
| | C) | They can be subjective, revealing details of inner life, or objective, confining the recounting to external events |
| | D) | They are subjective, revealing details of their inner life, but not objective |
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Why is fiction considered the classical Hollywood cinema? |
| | A) | Because of its lengthy, stable, and influential history |
| | B) | Because it is the most common narrative form |
| | C) | Because it was the first type of plot in cinema |
| | D) | Because it is only used in Hollywood, but not in narrative film of other countries |
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An important trait that functions to get the narrative moving is a character's what? |
| | A) | Goal |
| | B) | Desire |
| | C) | Conflict |
| | D) | Change |
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The comparison of Citizen Kane's beginning with its ending indicates what about film narrative? |
| | A) | How ambiguity may arise when certain elements are not clearly motivated |
| | B) | How audience experience can be shaped by the way narration governs the flow of story information |
| | C) | How narration manipulates audience knowledge of the story-plot distinction |
| | D) | How a film may deviate from the patterns of classical Hollywood narrative construction |
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