Related Media Exploration Quiz_common lit unit 1 grade 8

What is one strategy that both filmmakers and authors use to create suspense?

• Using dramatic irony

• Including shocking plot twists

• Using fast-paced action scenes

• Including humorous moments

How do filmmakers create suspense in similar and different ways compared to authors?

• Filmmakers use visual and auditory (sound) techniques, while authors rely on descriptive language

• Filmmakers focus on action and special effects, while authors focus on character development

• Filmmakers use suspenseful music, while authors use suspenseful dialogue

• Filmmakers rely on surprise plot twists, while authors rely on foreshadowing

Which details in the Jaws movie trailer captured the audience's attention?

• The music, the visuals, the dramatic dialogue.

• The suspenseful plot, the character development, the setting

• The special effects, the action scenes, the dialogue

• The humor, the romance, the happy ending

What is the difference between shock and suspense?

• Shock is a short-lived reaction, while suspense keeps the audience engaged

• Shock is created by surprise, while suspense is created by anticipation

• Shock is a positive emotion, while suspense is a negative emotion

• Shock is used in comedy, while suspense is used in horror

What are three strategies filmmakers use to create suspense?

• Using dramatic irony, foreshadowing, and sound effects

• Using fast-paced action scenes, shocking plot twists, and humorous moments

• Using descriptive language, character development, and surprise endings

• Using visual effects, special effects, and romantic subplots

Which suspense strategy is used in the movie clip 'The T. rex Escapes the Paddock' from Jurassic Park?

• Secret-Keeping from both the audience and the characters

• Dramatic Irony because the audience has information characters do not

• Foreshadowing because the audience can guess what will happen

• All of the above

How is the suspense strategy in the movie clip 'The T. rex Escapes the Paddock' similar to a suspense technique in the unit text 'Tell-Tale Heart?'

• Both use character conflict to build tension

• Both use descriptive language to create a sense of fear

• Both use foreshadowing and sound effects to create anxiety in the audience.

• Both rely on surprise plot twists to create suspense

Who has the opportunity to make their work more suspenseful: authors or filmmakers?

• Authors, because they can use descriptive language to create a sense of fear

• Filmmakers, because they can use visual and auditory techniques to build tension

• Both authors and filmmakers have equal opportunities to create suspense

• Neither authors nor filmmakers can make their work more suspenseful