American ballads with wholly new stories indigenous to the United States often based on fact are called:

The criterion for critical viewing that distinguishes the features of film from the features of other fictional genres, such as novels and plays, involves whether the

a. action follows the rules of probability. b. characters have rich inner lives. c. film respects the audience's integrity. d. style used is unique to the art of video.

Which of the following is NOT a feature of epic songs?

a. melodic formulas b. professional singers c. improvised ornamentation d. ensemble accompaniment