Multiple Choice Questions

Question 2.1

1. Mise-en-scène is French for _________.

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Question 2.2

2. Recognizable actors associated with particular character types or minor roles are sometimes called ___________.

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Question 2.3

3. Acting that employs highly emphatic and self-conscious gestures and vocalization is best described as ____________.

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Question 2.4

4. A shadowy lighting style with sharp contrasts between light and dark is referred to as ______________.

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Question 2.5

5. What development in film production helped bring about the introduction of sound?

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Question 2.6

6. The dominant style of mise-en-scène immediately following WWII can best be described as __________.

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Question 2.7

7. Mise-en-scène where props, sets, and settings take on an emotional or spiritual life is best described as ___________.

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Question 2.8

8. Which development in theatrical mise-en-scène did NOT happen in the early nineteenth century?

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Question 2.9

9. In which decade was mercury-vapor artificial lighting developed to allow indoor filming without natural sunlight?

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Question 2.10

10. Which of the following is an example of scenic realism?

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Question 2.11

11. Primary functions of costumes and make-up include ___________.

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Question 2.12

12. Key lighting refers to ____________.

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Question 2.13

13. According to your textbook, a film’s setting can be created using which of the following?

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 69-70.

Question 2.14

14. Objects displayed and used according to their common functions are called_______.

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Question 2.15

15. Which of the following statements about naturalistic mise-en-scène is NOT correct?

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Question 2.16

16. Individuals who, because of their cultural celebrity, bring a powerful aura to their performance are known as __________.

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Question 2.17

17. Two primary elements of an actor’s performance are ___________.

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Question 2.18

18. Films in which the magnitude and detail of the mise-en-scène share equal emphasis with or even overpower the story and actors are called ___________.

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Question 2.19

19. The arrangement and movement of actors in relation to each other and the space of the mise-en-scène is called __________.

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Question 2.20

20. Which two traditions are associated with theatrical mise-en-scène?

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 89.