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Yr 11 Drama Melodrama quiz for NCEA1 students
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1
Which film element was the LEAST likely to adopt a melodramatic style in early sound films?
Acting
Make-up
Story
Sound
2
Which silent melodrama continues to stir controversy for revising American history?
The Pit
Corner in Wheat
Birth of a Nation
Buck Rogers
3
In melodrama, emotion is more important than logic.
True
False
4
Common term for a character whose identity, goals and desires are given to him by others is?
"Everyman"
"Blank"
"Average Joe"
"Villain"
5
19th Century melodramas favored an elite, hierarchical society.
True
False
6
Where was the melodrama "born"?
America
Japan
France
Germany
7
What impact did the introduction of sound have on melodrama?
Sound ended melodrama. All melodramas are silent.
Virtually all of the early sound films were melodramas.
Melodrama became one of the many genres of early sound films
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How do melodramas differ from westerns?
Melodramas have predictable plots.
Melodramas are set within the domestic space of family.
Melodramas are not genre films.
Melodramas use dramatic lighting.
9
What was the relationship between early melodrama and politics?
American melodrama was populist and geared towards reform.
Melodrama avoided politics in favor of escapism.
The politics of American melodrama was Marxist.
10
What is the literal meaning of Melodrama?
None of the above
A tragic drama
An unbelievable drama
A drama accompanied by music
11
Films like Batman and Spiderman fit the melodramatic mode because...
They are remakes of older silent films
These films do not fit the melodramatic mode.
They use conventional character types.
They use dramatic music to move the story along.
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Which of the following is untrue about melodramas serving as a tool of reform?
Melodramas preached racial equality.
Melodramas frequently depicted good vs. evil.
Dramatized fears of rapid urbanization and industrialisation
Melodramas described the dangers of gambling and alcohol.
