Explain the differences between faithful and literal adaptations

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.


Faithful adaptations, as the phrase implies, attempt to re-create the literary
source in filmic terms, keeping as close to the spirit of the original as possible. Literal
adaptations are usually restricted to plays. (

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Audience adaptation is an important factor in which of the following steps of the speechmaking process?

A. choosing visual aids B. writing an introduction and conclusion C. formulating a specific purpose D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both formulating a specific purpose and writing an introduction and conclusion.

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When it is necessary to apply standards and make decisions between two real choices with differing values of good and bad, it is:

A) An ethical issue B) An ethical dilemma C) Intolerance D) Dishonest E) None of these choices

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Place and colleagues (2009) found that viewers of speed dating videos were better able to detect men’s romantic interest in women than women’s romantic interest in men

a. True b. False

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