ENG 225 Week 4 Quiz
Question 1
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Method actors draw upon which primary source for their roles?
their director’s imagination
their own experiences
other actors’ performances
their scriptwriter’
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ENG 225 Week 4 Quiz
Question 1
1 / 1 pts
Method actors draw upon which primary source for their roles?
their director’s imagination
their own experiences
other actors’ performances
their scriptwriter’s vision of the role
Question 2
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Every piece of a movie’s mise-en-scène is controlled, chosen, or approved by whom?
director
set designer
executive producer
actors
Question 3
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Based on your knowledge of contemporary acting techniques, which of the following is an actual example of method acting?
Daniel Day Lewis, during the filming of My Left Foot, insisting that he remain confined to a wheelchair during shooting
Ben Stiller building a library after playing the titular role in Zoolander
Wesley Snipes drinking human blood for his role in Blade
Judy Garland traveling with a real lion during the filming of The Wizard of Oz
Question 4
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Using an actor to play the same type of role in different films is called what?
casting call
typecasting
the star system
typology
Question 5
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Which of the following is true of the difference between film acting and stage acting?
Unlike stage acting, film acting involves no close-ups and no changing points of view.
Unlike film acting, stage acting is generally subtle.
Unlike those of film actors, stage actors’ mannerisms and expressions tend to be less broad.
Unlike stage actors, film actors must adjust a performance for different shots and angles.
Question 6
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Which of the following is an acting type that requires actors to draw on their own memories and experiences to reach the heart of a character so that they more genuinely feel the emotions they are portraying?
stylized acting
generic acting
structural acting
method acting
Question 7
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What term best describes the person an actor plays in a movie whose traits are created by a writer to help tell a story through the course of a plot?
star
character
feature
artist
Question 8
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What is the most basic skill an actor must possess?
a loud voice
a fit body
a good imagination
a good memory
Question 9
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A movie’s soundtrack differs from the score in that
a soundtrack contains songs that may or may not be heard in the film.
a soundtrack is just the background music heard in the film.
a soundtrack contains only those songs sung by characters in a musical.
a soundtrack often has very little to do with the film itself.
Question 10
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Which of the following is true of silent movies during the Silent Era?
They were usually accompanied by live musical performances.
They often featured live actors reading their dialogues.
They were accompanied by a prerecorded soundtrack.
They were typically shown in complete silence.
Question 11
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Which of the following was the first 100% all-talking feature?
The Jazz Singer
Birth of a Nation
Duel in the Sun
The Lights of New York
Question 12
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According to scholars, how did the advent of talking pictures change the behavior of movie audiences?
It made audiences more participative.
It made audiences more attentive.
It made audiences more silent.
It made audiences more imaginative.
Question 13
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Which of the following tends to be true of silent film acting as opposed to sound film acting?
Silent film acting often features more melodramatic facial expressions and mannerisms.
Silent film acting relies on more subtle movements and expressions.
Silent film acting more accurately reflects how people behave in the real world.
Silent film acting relies heavily on a realistic catalog of gestures or movements.
Question 14
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In the film Jaws, which category of sound is most essential to our impressions of the shark?
music
dialogue
sound effects
soundtrack songs
Question 15
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What is the name of the process used to create everyday sound effects in films?
Dolby
Sony
Foley
Mickey
Quiz Score: 15 out of 15
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