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1
Describe the setting of most musicals.
A)Fantasy
B)Realistic
C)Surrealistic
2
Which of the following can not be present in "classic realist narration"?
A)Aliens
B)Cityscapes
C)Music
D)All of the above can be present
3
Why is 8 Mile a film with music, but not a musical?
A)Eminem can't sing
B)In a musical, the musical numbers rupture the narrative just for the song
C)The music is modern, not Broadway style
D)It IS a musical, because the music is in the foreground, not the background
4
Which of the following modern films meets the classic definition of a musical?
A)The Bodyguard
B)Chicago
C)8 Mile
D)Glitter
E)All of the above are musicals
5
Dialogue in a musical operates in which dramatic register?
A)Narrative
B)Spectacle
C)Dialogue operates in both dramatic registers equally.
6
A musical sub-genre that eliminates most or all narrative by stringing together unrelated musical numbers.
A)Book Musical
B)Concert
C)Operetta
D)Production Number
7
Films like Coal Miner's Daughter, depicting the lives of famous performers.
A)Backstage Musical
B)Book Musical
C)Operetta
D)Show People
E)None of the above
8
Films like 42nd St. that show the casting, rehearsal and staged production numbers of a show.
A)Backstage Musical
B)Book Musical
C)Operetta
D)Show People
E)None of the above
9
Which of the following techniques were commonly used to transition from narrative to musical number?
A)Changing from color to black-and-white
B)Changing from noise to music
C)Both were commonly used
D)Neither was commonly used
10
What does Moulin Rouge have in common with classic musicals like The Love Parade and The Merry Widow?
A)All are operettas
B)All use pop music in a historical context
C)All have tragic endings
11
Which other genre does the Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers musicals most resemble?
A)Melodrama
B)Screwball Comedy
C)Western
12
What is Arthur Freed best known for?
A)Choreography
B)Directing musicals
C)Performing in musicals
D)Producing musicals
13
The transition between narrative and spectacle is always clear to the audience.
A)True
B)False
14
Unlike the classic Hollywood style, props in musicals are usually just set design, not objects to be used in musical performances.
A)True
B)False
15
There is usually no "audience" in a musical number. Other characters act like nothing is happening.
A)True
B)False







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