Which of the Following Is NOT an Example of How

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of how sound is used as part of characterization?

• A) Horses whinny when a character's name is mentioned in Young Frankenstein (1974).
• B) Quint draws his fingernails across a chalkboard in Jaws (1975).
• C) A Javanese gamelan orchestra plays when Lester fantasizes about escaping to a better world in American Beauty (1999).
• D) A woman opens her mouth to scream and instead we hear a train whistle in The 39 Steps (1935).
• E) Bernstein sings as if he is having a good time in Citizen Kane (1943).

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Definitions:

Vagueness

The quality of being unclear, imprecise, or lacking in detail, often leading to ambiguity or misunderstanding.

Lexical Definitions

Explanations of the meanings of words or phrases as they are used in a particular language, focusing on their denotation rather than connotation.

Interpret

To explain the meaning of information, words, or actions.

Communications

The process of transmitting information, ideas, emotions, skills, and knowledge by using symbols, words, pictures, figures, and graphs.