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Once Upon a Story: Narrative as Rhetoric
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Read each question carefully and then select the best answer.



1

The second power of "once" is the power of ____________ and ____________ in the making of narrative meaning.
A)lighting/costumes
B)repetition/form
C)sound/image
D)voice/scene
E)conflict/response
2

Narrative research points out that audience members are ____________ in the ______________ of a story.
A)never/context
B)passive/development
C)always/context
D)active/construction
E)occasionally/dispensation
3

How the elderly grandmother in the movie Titanic got from her home to a helicopter is part of _______________.
A)story g
B)story c
C)narrative y
D)narrative x
E)none of the above
4

Diegesis is the _________________ of the story.
A)examination
B)investigation
C)abstract
D)era
E)world
5

Non-diegetic information can happen with _______________ elements in a movie narrative.
A)sound
B)visual
C)print
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
6

Storyc time lasts __________ in typical Hollywood narratives than screen time.
A)longer
B)shorter
C)1-2 hours more
D)2-4 hours more
E)2 hours less
7

X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis _____________ can be used in movie chase sequences.
A)lighting
B)sound distribution
C)motion
D)stasis
E)facial expression
8

Wild or Scratch sound is _____________ sound in Hollywood production terms.
A)original
B)redundant
C)preferential
D)action-oriented
E)post-production
9

Motion can be created by ______________ in movies and television.
A)characters
B)camera
C)computers
D)objects
E)all of the above
10

Mise en scene is a(n) ___________ phrase that means ________________.
A)Latin/behind the scene
B)French/placed in the scene
C)Latin/violent scene
D)Italian/peaceful
E)French/behind the scene
11

A foley artist contributes to the building of story by creating ____________ in a Hollywood movie.
A)sounds
B)costumes
C)lighting
D)matte backgrounds
E)camera angles
12

In Medias Res is a(n) _________________ phrase that means ______________ .
A)Latin/within media resolution
B)French/in story sequence
C)Latin/in the middle of things
D)Italian/in morning light
E)French/in many scenes
13

Non-diegetic sound is sound that ______________ the ______________ of a story.
A)fits/empathy
B)does not fit/context
C)does not fit/time frame
D)fits/concept
E)creates/reality
14

Solomon and McMullen discovered that Places in the Heart created ____________ readings of a Hollywood movie.
A)open
B)closed
C)partial
D)novel
E)trivial
15

According to Solomon and McMullen Places in the Heart is NOT a ____________ text with one ______________ message.
A)multivocal/blurred
B)unitary/clear
C)polyvocal/mixed
D)historical/uplifting
E)complex/clear
16

The diegesis are notations made on a script by a script coordinator who keeps the filming production sequence on track.
A)True
B)False
17

An ADR talent (or actor) can be someone different than the actor who appears on the screen.
A)True
B)False
18

Narrative fidelity focuses on whether a film star is likely to follow her latest movie with another movie in the same genre.
A)True
B)False
19

Screen time is the amount of time devoted to a "star" actor or actors in a Hollywood movie.
A)True
B)False
20

Three types of audio are used in Hollywood-style movies: sounds, music, and spoken dialogue.
A)True
B)False
21

If the storyg time in a Hollywood movie sequence is 04 minutes then the storyc time would be 1-3 minutes.
A)True
B)False
22

"Mise en scene" can influence space perception but not the perception of time.
A)True
B)False
23

In a negotiated reading an audience member differs from the intended meaning created by the storyteller (e.g., a movie director or a comic strip artist).
A)True
B)False
24

The third power of "once" is the ability to address change with stories.
A)True
B)False
25

The fourth power of "once" is the ability of a director (or other story evoker) to change the ending of a known story.
A)True
B)False