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Question
Which of the following Foley sounds were used to create the dramatic illusion of a glove breaking a nose while in the boxing ring of Raging Bull (1980)?
a. the whoosh of an arrow d. the cries of an infant
b. a knife stabbing a watermelon e. train whistles
c. a fist hitting a side of a car
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