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ENG102 English Composition II

Topic 8 Quiz 8.1

Question 1Which of the following would be an acceptable element to focus your media analysis on?

a. Camera work

b. Lighting

c. Acting

d. Identifying the Genre

e. All of these

Question 2Which of the following situations would classify as a climax?

a. Kendra is starting her first day of volleyball camp, and the camera descends on her and those individuals who would be her teammates for the next month.  In the background, the narrator tells us important information about Kendra, who is the main character.

b. A special effect “boing” is heard as a new character joins the scene quickly changes the otherwise quiet beach scene.

c. After viewing several short clips of different riding competitions with music in the background, the scene dissolves to an entrance of a new horse riding competition.  We can tell from the sign posted above the entrance that Trisha has finally reached her goal: the Nationals.

d. A penguin waddles into an animated film scene to join his other penguin friends.

Question 3Which of the following would be an acceptable focus for a Media Analysis?

a. retelling the plot scene by scene

b. describing how much you enjoyed watching the movie

c. evaluating what critics said about the work

d. explaining in detail how sound effects enhance the experience

Question 4Which of the following would be the best lighting technique to use for a scene where a stalker is following his victim?

a. Set the scene in broad daylight so the viewers can see what is happening.

b. Provide a backdrop of the sun setting, radiating various hues of yellow, orange, red, and purple to offer a calm feeling.

c. Film the scene in total darkness to hide the identity of both the stalker and the victim, even though we, the viewers, need to know the identities of both.

d. Film the scene so that most is in darkness, but illuminate only the faces of the two characters so that we know the characters’ identities.

Question 5Good acting can most help the ______ of a movie.

a. Plot development

b. Special effects

c. Irony

d. Setting

Question 6Camera angles are important when establishing the  _________.

a. Plot

b. Setting

c. Acting

d. Resolution

Question 7What would you call a movie that could be classified as a documentary and as a drama?

a. docudrama

b. dramamentary

c. dramadoc

d. dramatidocuzation

Question 8Special effects would most likely be used with what genre of movie that is not animated?

a. Comedy

b. Documentary

c. Romance

d. Action

Question 9When the dictator invites a subordinate into his office, and the dictator places a loaded pistol on his desk, what is one purpose of that action?

 

a. Offer a symbol of the dictator’s power

b. Display fine weaponry

c. Add to the setting

d. Create a special effect

Question 10Symbols are concrete things used to demonstrate _________.

a. Irony

b. Setting

c. Abstract ideas

d. Resolution