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Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama and Writing – Drama – Flashcards 65 terms

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Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama and Writing – Drama – Flashcards

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play

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work of storytelling in which actors represent the characters

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dialogue

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exchanges of speech

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pantomime (dumb show)

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mimed dramatic performance whose purpose is to prepare the audience for the main action of the play to follow

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drama

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form of literary composition designed for performance in the theater

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dramatist

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playwright

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closet drama

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play or dramatic poem designed to be read aloud rather than performed

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convention

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any established feature or technique in literature that is commonly understood by both authors and readers

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soliloquy

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a speech by a character alone onstage in which he or she utters his or her thoughts aloud

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theme

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generally recurring subject or idea conspicuously evident in a literary work

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plot

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particular arrangement of actions, events and situations that unfold in a narrative

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protagonist

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central character in a literary work

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exposition

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opening portion of a narrative or drama

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foreshadowing

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technique of arranging events and information in such a way that later events are prepared for, or shadowed, beforehand

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dramatic question

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primary unresolved issue in a drama as it unfolds

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double plot (subplot)

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second story or plotline that is complete and interesting in its own right

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climax

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moment of greatest intensity in a story, which almost inevitably occurs toward the end of the work

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resolution (conclusion or dénouement)

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final part of a narrative, the concluding action or actions that follow the climax

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suspense

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enjoyable anxiety created in the reader by the author's handling of the plot

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stage business

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nonverbal action that engages the attention of the audience

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rising action

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part of the play or narrative, including the exposition, in which events start moving toward a climax

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crisis

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point in a drama when the crucial action, decision or realization must be made, marking the turning point of the protagonist's fortunes

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falling action

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events in a narrative that follow the climax and bring the story to its conclusion

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unities

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three formal qualities recommended by Italian Renaissance literary to critics to unify a plot in order to give it a cohesive and complete integrity

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symbol

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person, place or thing in a narrative that suggests meanings beyond its literal sense

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conflict

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central struggle between two or more forces in a story

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tragic flaw

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fatal weakness or moral flaw in the protagonist that brings him or her to a bad end

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comedy

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literary work aimed at amusing an audience

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satiric comedy

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genre using derisive humor to ridicule human weakness and folly or attack political injustices and incompetence

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high comedy

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comic genre evoking so-called intellectual or thoughtful laughter from an audience that remains emotionally detached from the play's depictions of the folly, pretense and incongruity of human behavior

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epigram

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very short poem, often comic, usually ending with some sharp turn of wit or meaning

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comedy of manners

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realistic form of comic drama that deals with social relations and sexual intrigues of sophisticated, intelligent, upper-class men and women, whose verbal fencing and witty repartee produce the principal comic effects

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Restoration period

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In England, the period following the restoration of Charles II to the throne in 1660; reintroduced a strong secular and urbane element back into English literature

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low comedy

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comic style arousing laughter through jokes, slapstick humor, sight gags and boisterous clowning

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burlesque

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incongruous imitation of either the style or subject matter of a serious genre, humorous due to disparity of the treatment of the subject

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commedia dell'arte

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form of comic drama developed by guilds of professional Italian actors in the mid-sixteenth century

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slapstick comedy

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kind of farce, featuring pratfalls, pie throwing, fisticuffs and other violent actions

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romantic comedy

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form of comic drama in which the plot focuses on one or more pairs of young lovers who overcome difficulties to achieve a happy ending

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satyr play

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type of Greek comic play that was performed after the tragedies at the City Dionysia; structure was similar to a tragedy

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orchestra

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circular level performance space at the base of a horseshoe-shaped amphitheater where twelve, then later fifteen, young, masked, male chorus members sang and danced the odes interspersed between the dramatic episodes

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skene

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temporary wooden stage building in which actors changed masks and costumes when changing roles

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episode

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incident in a large narrative that has unity in itself

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éxodos

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last scene

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mask

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full facial masks made of leather, linen or light wood, with headdress; allowed male actors to embody the conventionalized characters of the tragic and comic stage

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cothurni

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high thick-soled boots worn by Greek and Roman tragic actors in late classical times to make them appear taller than ordinary men

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hamartia

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offense committed in ignorance of some material fact (without deliberate criminal intent) and therefore free of blameworthiness

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hubris

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overweening pride, outrageous behavior or the insolence that leads to ruin

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purgation (katharsis)

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purification; refers to the feeling of emotional release or calm the spectator feels at the end of a tragedy

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recognition

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the moment when ignorance gives way to knowledge, illusion to disillusion

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reversal (peripeteia)

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reversal of fortune

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realism

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attempt to reproduce faithfully the surface appearance of life, especially that of ordinary people in everyday situations

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picture-frame stage

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held the action within a proscenium arch; only one seat (royal patron or sponsor) enjoyed complete perspectivist illusion

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proscenium arch

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architectural picture frame or gateway that separated the auditorium from the raised stage and the world of the play

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box set

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three walls joined in two corners and a ceiling that tilted as if in perspective

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naturalism

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type of fiction or drama in which the characters are presented as products or victims of environment and heredity

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Symbolist movement

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international literary movement that originated with nineteenth-century French poets; avoided direct statement and exposition in an attempt to achieve a resemblance of music

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expressionism

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dramatic style developed between 1910 and 1924 in Germany; used episodic plots, distorted lines and exaggerated shapes to draw an audience into a dreamlike subjective realm

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arena theater (theater in the round)

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modern, nontraditional performance space in which the audience surrounds the stage on four sides

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flexible theater

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modern, nontraditional performance space in which actor-audience relationships can be flexibly configured, with movable seating platforms

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antihero

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protagonist who is lacking in one or more of the conventional qualities attributed to a hero

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comic relief

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appearance of a comic situation, character or clownish humor in the midst of a serious action

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theater of the absurd

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post World War II European genre depicting the grotesquely comic plight of human beings thrown by accident into an irrational and meaningless world

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feminist theater

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plays which explore the lives, problems and occasional triumphs of contemporary women

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new naturalism

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term describing some American plays of the 1970s and 1980s frankly showing the internal and external forces that shape the lives of unhappy, alienated, dehumanized and often impoverished characters

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tragicomedy

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play that stirs not only pity and fear but also laughter

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párados

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song for the entrance of the chorus

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The Art of Theater Ch. 14 – Flashcards

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During the Renaissance many people thought ancient Greek plays were entirely sung. This led to what new type of theatre?

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Commedia dell'arte

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During the Renaissance some scholars idolized the Romans and Greeks; they rejected the traditional curriculum of theology and instead studied the classical subjects. These scholars were called?

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The Students of Humanities

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During the Renaissance the theatre turned to Aristotle for laws regarding dramatic structure. Scholars came up with three unbreakable rules, which they called the Unities—a form of "classical correctness." Which of the following is NOT one of the unities?

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The unity of tragedy

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In Shakespeare's day acting companies were often accused of being vagabonds.

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True

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Which playwright killed an actor but got out of jail by pleading "benefit of clergy?"

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Ben Jonson

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Mary Frith was charged by an ecclesiastical authority for acting on stage—what was so unusual about her performance?

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Women were not allowed on stage at that time

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During the Renaissance there was a lack of theatres in Paris, so where were plays often performed?

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Tennis courts

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The Enlightenment led to what to new types of theatre?

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Domestic tragedies and sentimental comedies

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What happened to the actors who staged the first play in what would later become the United States?

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They were arrested

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During the Renaissance, three broad categories of theatre came to dominate Europe. Which of the following does not belong?

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Fine art

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Commedia dell'arte, though popular throughout all of Europe, has its roots in _____.

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Italy

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_____ is the leading man in the commedia dell'arte.

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Innamorata

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Calderon is one of Spain's most popular playwrights. His play, _____, is regarded by some as the Hamlet of the Golden Age of Spanish drama.

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Life is a Dream

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Which of the following Elizabethan playwrights wrote an infamous play based on the life of Faust?

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Christopher Marlow

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Which statement best describes "willing suspension of disbelief"?

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A dynamic in which the audience agrees to accept the fictional world of the play on an imaginative level while knowing it to be untrue.

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In the statement "A performs B for C" which of the following is NOT a component of "A"?

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Audience

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Which statement accurately reflects similarities between theatrical performance and sports?

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All of the above

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Which does NOT express a difference between theatre and games or sports?

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In theatre, spectators assemble at a special time and place for the event

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What types of intelligence does theatre develop and make use of?

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All the above

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Parades, juggling, pantomime and street carnivals may all be considered theatrical entertainments

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True

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Audience taste may significantly influence what is performed, how it is performed and where it is performed.

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True

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All theatre depends upon a script as its basic starting point.

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False

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Because of "empathy," we don't call the police if we see a character murdered on the stage during a performance.

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False

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It is much easier to control audience focus in the theatre than it is on television or film.

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False

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Which statement BEST defines the rules about how to experience a theatrical performance?

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There are no rules on how to experience a theatrical performance, but it may be more satisfying if one pays attention and uses their imagination

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Audience response to a performance can be affected by which factor?

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All of the above

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Which is NOT part of the three-step process for developing critical judgment?

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One develops a subjective response

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Which is NOT one of the three basic problems of criticism?

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Research

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Although some theatre critics may write flippant remarks, the most constructive or useful criticism:

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All of the above

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A reader may re-read, reflect, and sustain several possible interpretations of a line, scene or entire play, but the playgoer experiences the action and characters more immediately and directly.

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True

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What the audience sees is always the only possible interpretation of a script.

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False

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Theatres which produce plays intended for a small segment of the population (such as minorities) find it much easier to attract an audience than theatres whose goal it is to appeal to the community as a whole.

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False

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Professional critics always adhere to a single context in making their judgments.

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False

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Some plays and musicals have met with negative or mixed reviews and still achieved popular success.

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True

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Which of the following is NOT one of the six elements of drama, according to Aristotle?

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Situation

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"Point of attack" refers to:

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The moment at which the plotline takes up the larger story of the play

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Which most fully describes the qualities of effective dramatic action?

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All of the above

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Which BEST describes Melodrama as a dramatic form?

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A serious action that is resolved happily and affirms the power of good over evil

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Tragedy is a form associated especially with:

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Elizabethan England

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In many plays the "major dramatic question" stems directly from the "inciting incident"

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True

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Two of the most common plot structures are episodic and sequential

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False

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"Exposition" relates that part of the action that occurs after the "crisis" or "climax"

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False

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Style in the theatre stems only from the manner in which a playwright uses the elements of drama

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False

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An effective tragedy requires the arousal of empathy for those who strive for personal integrity and dignity

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True

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Which is NOT a writer of Classical Greek tragedy?

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Aristophanes

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What function did the chorus serve in the Classical Greek theatre?

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All of the above

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Which refers to the main acting space of a Classical Greek theatre?

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Orchestra

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Because of the three actor rule, the actor playing Oedipus also played which of the following parts?

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None of the above

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The use of masks in Greek theatre served what purpose?

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All of the above

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Which of the following statements is true? 1) Greek Tragedy and Old Comedy were performed only at the City Dionysia Festival 2) All surviving Old Comedy plays were written by Sophocles 3) Unlike Greek Tragedy, Old Comedy was usually concerned with current issues 4) Unlike Greek Tragedy, Old Comedy didn't use a chorus

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Unlike Greek Tragedy, Old Comedy was usually concerned with current issues

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Which did NOT write Roman comedy?

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Seneca

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Which of the following statements is true? 1) All surviving Roman comedies are adaptations of Greek plays 2) All surviving Roman comedies are based on Roman myths 3) All surviving Roman comedies are concerned with social or political satire

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All surviving Roman comedies are adaptations of Greek plays

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Which statement best describes the medieval convention of "mansion and platea" staging?

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The platea was treated as undifferentiated stage space that might be used as an extension of any particular location that a mansion represented

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The trade guilds were responsible for providing:

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All of the above

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Greek theatrical contest rules restricted the number of speaking actors to 3 for each playwright, but did not restrict the number of characters each of those actors could play

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True

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Greek theatrical performances were offered at each of the many different religious festivals honoring various Greek gods

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False

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To show the corpses in a Greek play, the "eccyclema" was lowered from the roof of the "skene"

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False

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In Oedipus Rex Sophocles has fully defined the characters on all four levels of characterization

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False

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Like the Greek theatre which influenced it, the Roman theatre used a chorus to perform songs between the episodes

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False

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As variety entertainments diminished in popularity, Roman tragedy grew in popularity

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False

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Hrosvitha, a nun, is credited as the first female dramatist

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True

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During the Middle Ages, the movement from Liturgical to Vernacular religious drama saw performances of drama move outside of the church and into larger community spaces

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True

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Like religious plays, morality plays treated biblical or saintly characters

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False

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All drama of the medieval period was of a religious nature

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False

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Which is NOT an Elizabethan theatrical convention?

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Realistic staging

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Which did NOT influence the development of Elizabethan drama?

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Strict adherence to neoclassical unities of time, place, and action

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Which audience area had the least expensive admission price?

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The gallery

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Which was NOT used in association with perspective scenery?

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The discovery space

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An Intermezzi is:

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Court entertainments based on myth or legend typically designed to pay an elaborate compliment

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Which is NOT one of the three stock character types commonly found in commedia dell arte?

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Princes

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Many credit Carlo Goldoni (The Servant of Two Masters) with refining and reforming commedia in the 18th century. What did Goldoni NOT do?

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Heighted the use of improvisation

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French neoclassicism advocated all of the following EXCEPT:

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The mixing of tragedy and comedy in the same play

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"Molière" was:

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The stage name of a leading French actor, playwright, and head of a prominent theatre company

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Which is a new feature introduced to the English stage during the Restoration?

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The use of women to play the female roles in public theatre performances

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The acceptance of perspective scenery signaled a movement away from the formal and architectural stage in favor of the representational, pictorial stage

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True

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Elizabethan theatre was a shift from professional, secular and regularly performed theatre to communal, religious and occasionally performed theatre

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False

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Elizabethan theatre companies were fully financially supported by a noble patron

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False

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The Elizabethan staging conventions were an adaptation of medieval staging conventions

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True

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Shakespeare was the only significant dramatist of his time

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False

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In France costumes were provided to the actors by the company manager

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False

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The proscenium arch was invented to frame the stage picture

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True

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Opera emerged as an attempt to recreate the relationship between music and speech found in Greek drama

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True

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Tartuffe is organized in "french scenes:" wherein dramatic action is developed as characters enter and exit a central location

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True

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French actors in the 17th and 18th centuries were hired according to "lines of business" - or the type of characters they traditionally played

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True

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Which was NOT an appeal of melodrama?

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Box Sets

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Which artistic movement challenged neoclassicism in the late 18th and early 19th centuries?

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Romanticism

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The complexity involved in staging the spectacular effects required by melodrama was a contributing factor in:

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The perceived need for a director to coordinate and unify stage action

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Which is an implication some derived from Charles Darwin's theories?

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Heredity and environment influence human behavior and characteristics

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A Doll's House exemplifies realism in that:

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The play develops logically through a cause-to-effect dramatic construction

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Ibsen's dramas were considered controversial because:

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They challenged existing moral values and social norms

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Who is usually considered the first director, in the modern sense?

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George II, duke of Saxe-Meiningen

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Wagner's demand for "unity of production:"

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Sought to filter all stage expressions through a single artistic consciousness

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The independent theatre movement:

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Got around the censorship laws governing public performance by staging "private" performances

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Stanislavsky's "magic if" refers to:

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A way through which the performer may imaginatively project themselves into the world of the play

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Romanticists thought of a play as merely "a slice of life" - reality transferred to the stage.

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False

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Melodrama encouraged the development of realistic spectacle

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True

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Among other things, Freud's theories contributed to an increased awareness of subtext (the possibility of a covert meaning beneath what is overtly communicated)

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True

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Realism and naturalism were based on the idea that character is determined by heredity and environment

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True

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In the play A Doll's House, Nora walks out on her husband because he won't give her any money

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False

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The configuration of Wagner's theatre at Bayreuth set the pattern for most 20th century theatres

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True

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Saxe-Meiningen's company was known especially for its realistic crowd scenes

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True

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Numerous independent theatres were established all over Europe, the first of which was the Théâtre Libre in Paris.

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True

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George Bernard Shaw wrote comedies for London's Independent Theatre that punctured popular prejudices and provoked audiences to reassess their values

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True

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Stanislavsky believed that on stage the actor should be free to improvise spontaneously

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False

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Which is NOT a characteristic of the theatrical space?

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Location

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In which arrangement is the audience seated on at least 2 but not more than 3 sides of the stage?

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Thrust

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In which arrangement is a production's costumes likely to be the least detailed?

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Proscenium Arch

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Which is NOT an element of design?

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Harmony

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Which of these practitioners makes use of visual design?

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All of the above

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The level of formality expressed through architecture and decoration within a theatre does not affect an audience's expectations or responses to a production

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False

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In a flexible space theatre, the audience seating and performance areas may not be rigidly fixed

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True

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Small professional companies, such as Off-Off Broadway theatres, have more extensive auxiliary spaces than regional and university theatres usually do

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False

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Theatre artists are able, through careful collaboration and coordination of visual and aural signs, to ensure that the audience will fully interpret their intentions

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False

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The principles of design are: line, shape, space, color, texture, and ornamentation

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False

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Playwrights have been the most removed from the production process in:

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21st century America

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Playwrights need to see their work performed to answer questions about:

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All the above

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A production dramaturg:

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Assists the director by supplying information and asking critical questions

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Who is considered to be the first dramaturg?

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Lessing

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Which is NOT considered an "old practice" in terms of play development?

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Literary managers ask for clarification of goals

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Which best explains the difference between literary management and production dramaturgy?

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Literary management is concerned with the entire season, whereas production dramaturgy is concerned with a specific production

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The Humana Festival in New York stages multiple new plays every year

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False

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Two weeks before opening night of a new play the playwright is no longer allowed to make revisions so that the actors have sufficient time to learn their lines

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False

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Almost all plays that are written for the theatre eventually gain a fully mounted production

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False

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The basic question one asks when considering a play for production is "why this play for this audience at this time?"

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True

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Dramaturgs have some responsibility for educating the audience

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True

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Which statement best describes the essential service the producer provides the director?

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The producer provides the space, personnel and money the director needs to realize his or her vision

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Producers usually provide potential investors with:

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A proposed budget for all expenses prior to opening the show, weekly operating costs, and a plan for dividing any profits

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Which statement best defines the auteur directorial approach?

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The director uses the script as raw material to be reshaped for his or her own purposes

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Which is NOT ordinarily a responsibility of the director?

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To determine the total cost of the production and its projected income

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Stage movement may:

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All of the above

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The term "blocking" refers to:

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Establishing the performers' movements from place-to-place and their bodily position

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The term "colorblind casting" refers to what practice?

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Casting the most talented performer suitable for the role regardless of race or ethnicity

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Which is NOT a main directorial concern in guiding the performers' use of voice and speech?

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That the contents of their speeches should not be offensive or vulgar in any way

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Which is the perhaps the most indispensable of the director's assistants?

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The stage manager

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The typical rehearsal schedule follows what process?

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Read and discuss the script, blocking, memorize lines, ensemble playing, technical rehearsals

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The producer's primary functions are financial and managerial in nature

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True

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When studying the script, one of the questions a director may ask is whether or not the length of the script should be cut.

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True

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Directors generally dictate to the designers exactly what the show should look like

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False

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The term "open call" means that anyone who wants to audition may do so without any restrictions

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False

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Ariane Mnouchkine staged some of Shakespeare's history plays using the formalized conventions of Asian theatre is an example of the auteur directorial approach

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False

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Each moment within a play creates an image that sends a message to the audience - whether planned or not

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True

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The means to create visual emphasis remain the same, regardless of the type of stage

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False

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From the beginning of rehearsals, directors are usually able to rehearse with the actual scenery, properties and costumes

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False

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The term "technical rehearsals" refers to when the actors first discuss the play with the director

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False

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Director Anne Bogart has gained considerable notoriety for staging familiar or classical plays in a manner that can seem iconoclastic

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True

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Stage acting requires:

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All of the above

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An action is "cheated" if:

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It isn't really done, but instead is faked through careful timing and positioning of the actors

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What does an actor doing scene study typically do?

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All of the above

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Which accurately identifies the 4 levels of characterization?

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Biological, sociological, psychological, ethical

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What does an actor need to know to understand the role for which he or she has been cast?

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All of the above.

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To "dress the stage" means to move slightly to balance the stage picture

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True

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Film actors have greater control over shaping their performances than do stage actors

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False

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To "endow" an object means to give it an emotional significance and value from the character's perspective

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True

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A "planted prop" is one that must not be referred to or moved in any manner

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False

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An actor only needs to understand his or her own role and not be concerned with the others

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False

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The term "cue lines" refers to knowing what another actor is going to say just before it is your turn to speak

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True

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Most actor's vocal and movement training begins by developing an understanding of how the voice and body work, and by releasing unnecessary tension or inhibitions

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True

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Which accurately describes a function of scene design?

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All of the above

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A "floor plan" (or ground plan):

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Shows all of the elements of the setting and their arrangement

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Each of these is an example of a soft scenery unit EXCEPT:

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Flat

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"Front elevations" show:

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The appearance of the unit including any molding, baseboards, or attached platforms

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Which is NOT part of a theatre's counterweight system?

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Elevator

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A "wagon" is generally used for:

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Moving heavy or complex set pieces on and off stage

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In most theatres, which person sees to it that the scenery is built appropriately?

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Technical director

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Scene designers must consider their work in much the same way as interior decorators

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True

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"Spattering" refers to a painting technique of simultaneously applying and blending more than one shade of paint on the same surface to create a mottled effect

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False

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A "set prop" refers to a property that is attached to the setting or one that functions as part of the design, such as a sofa or a cabinet

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True

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3-dimensional units are used more often in arena theatres than any other configuration

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False

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Wood may eventually replace steel because of its greater strength and durability

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False

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The technical director works for the scene designer and is supervised by the scene designer

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False

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Which accurately describes a function of costume design?

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All of the above

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What is the purpose of a costume chart?

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To communicate the broad organization of all the characters' costumes in a single glance

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A costume working drawing is a color sketch that shows:

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The costume from a distinctive angle, often including details of special features

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In the professional theatre, how are custom made beards, moustaches and wigs typically made?

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Human hair is tied with special needles onto a special woven net, then measured and cut to fit the performer.

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Which is NOT considered a type of painted makeup effect?

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Prosthetics

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Costumes always adhere to realistic standards of dress

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False

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Costumes help to determine the amount, type and overall pattern of movement and stage business

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True

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The development of the dramatic action can be underscored by changes in what each character wears

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True

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The typical process of building a stage costume is to: (1) take the performer's measurements, (2) purchase the materials, (3) draft patterns for the cutting and shaping of the material, (4) construct the garment, and (5) fit the garment to the performer.

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True

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In the professional theatre, actors are responsible for applying their own makeup, though the costume designer may design it.

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True

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Which is NOT a controllable quality of light?

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Texture

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The term "selective transmission" refers to what?

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The wavelengths of light that each color filter permits to pass through

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Specific illumination is:

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Generated by spotlights

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The instrument schedule serves what purpose?

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Summarizes in tabular form all of the technical information needed for setting up the lighting instruments

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Which is NOT one of the functions of sound design?

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Reinforces the stage composition

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The term "mixed-media production" refers to what practice?

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All of the above

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Lighting designers can make firm decisions about all aspects of their designs work at the same time as the scenery and costume designers

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False

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Realistic sound refers to sounds that stem from an recognizable source

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True

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An ellipsoidal is essentially a flood light and is used primarily for general illumination

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False

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Although sound has always played an important role in theatrical production, it is not considered a separate art of design

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False

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In a proscenium theatre all of the lighting instruments are mounted behind the proscenium

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False

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The "sound score" is an audio recording of all of the sound effects for a production

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False

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What city does Oedipus rule?

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Thebes

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Who is Oedipus' wife?

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Jocasta

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Who did Oedipus kill?

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Laius

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Who originally predicted Oedipus' fate?

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All the above

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What was Oedipus' fate?

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He would kill his father and marry his mother

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Oedipus' daughters are his sisters.

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True

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When Oedipus finds out that his fate has come true, how do both he and Jocasta react?

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Jocasta kills herself and Oedipus blinds himself with her brooches.

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What god does Oedipus blame for his horrible fate?

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Apollo

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Who was Teiresias?

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The blind prophet

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Where does the entire action of the play take place?

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in the Torvald's study

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What time of year does the play take place?

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Christmas

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Why does Mrs. Linde come to visit Nora?

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To get an endorsement to work in Torvald's office

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What subject preoccupies much of the first scene between Nora and Helmer in the first scene?

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Money

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What does Krogstad do to blackmail Nora?

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Drop a letter in the mailbox to Torvald about her loan

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What does Nora do to prevent Torvald from reading the letter?

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Dance a tarantella

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What year was A Doll's House written?

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1879

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Who is the playwright of A Doll's House?

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Henrik Ibsen

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Why did Nora borrow the money?

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she wanted to help her husband's health improve

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What happens at the end of the play?

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Nora leaves her husband and children

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Who was Mr. Lindner?

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The man who wants to buy them out.

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Where did Ruth go instead of to the doctor's office?

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An abortionist.

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Why did Walter need $10,000?

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To invest in a Liquor Store

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What is Walter's occupation?

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chauffeur

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Where did the family buy a house?

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Clybourne Park

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What is the name of the youngest member of the Younger family?

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Travis

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Where did Beneatha get asked to go with Asagai?

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Nigeria

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How did Beneathea aquire the money?

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Walter Lees insurance

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According to Asagai, what word does he use to describe what Beneatha does to her hair?

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Mutilates

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Which Japanese theatre forms uses puppets as its main characters?

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Bunraku

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Which of these is a Zen Buddhist principle that influenced Noh?

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All of the above

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The play Shrine in the Fields is what type of Noh play?

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A Woman play

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In a Kabuki performance a "mie" is:

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A highly styled pose struck and held by the principal character

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Which of the following is NOT a feature of Wayang Kulit?

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Actors which interact with the puppets

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In indigenous African performances, what is the least important aspect?

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Dialogue

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The Strong Breed reflects cultural traditions of which Yoruba festival?

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Egungen

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Japanese playwrights continue to write Noh plays today

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False

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In Noh drama, the climactic moment is expressed in song

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False

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Beijing Opera has performance conventions similar to those of European opera, only the stories are derived from Chinese myths

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False

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The staging conventions used in Strong Breed are much the same as those found in European and American theatres

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True

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In African indigenous performances, audience participation is expected

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True

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Colonialism had no effect on the cultural activity of North Africa

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False

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Athol Fugard was the first African playwright to be honored with a Nobel prize for literature

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False

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Which theatre began in 1965 by performing political skits to support striking migrant farm workers?

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El Teatro Campesino

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What type of theatre did Amiri Baraka advocate?

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A black separatist theatre: "By us, about us, for us"

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Lydia by Octavio Solis, has been compared to the works of:

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Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller

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What type of dramatic structure does How I Learned to Drive use?

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An episodic plot structure in which the action moves forward and backwards in time through associations structured through a central metaphor of a driving lesson

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Which American female playwright has NOT won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama?

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Tracy Letts

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Which playwright is director Lloyd Richards MOST associated with?

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Raisin in the Sun

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During 2010, not-for-profit theatres presented how many productions?

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16,000

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Which is considered an important factor in the revival of the American musical?

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All of the above

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Robert Wilson's productions juxtapose visual images; often of a variety of styles, cultures and historical periods, out of which each spectator constructs his or her own associations and meanings

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True

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Postmodernists argue that it is the director's task to translate the script faithfully

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False

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George C. Wolfe is an influential African American playwright and director

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True

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In the play Fences, Troy Maxson is a professional baseball player with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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False

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"Magic Realism" is defined as realistic and fantastic elements existing alongside each other

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True

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In the play Lydia, the central character, Lydia, has been in a tragic car accident

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False

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Tony Kushner's Angels in America marked the first turning point in the acceptability of plays about homosexuality

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False

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Contemporary performance art is much the same today as it was in the 1970s

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False

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Martin McDonough's plays combine verbal wit and highly imaginative action with complex ideas about perceptions of reality

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False

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The musical Rent is a modern adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion.

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False

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The Living Theatre:

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None of the above

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What did Jerzy Grotowski want to achieve?

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He wanted actors and audience to undergo an event wherein they might spiritually confront themselves

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Josef Svoboda is among those typically credited with:

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All of the above

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Happenings typically had all the following characteristics EXCEPT:

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An emphasis on representation of a scripted text for an audience

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Performance art formed, in part, due to impulses that had also inspired which of the following people?

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Alan Kaprow

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Which theatre became the prototype for regional theaters in the U.S.?

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Theatre '47

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Which Off-Off Broadway theatre offers plays free of charge in central park?

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The New York Shakespeare Festival

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Which is NOT considered a regional theatre?

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Playwrights Horizons

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Which playwright's work instigated Parliament to abolish censorship laws that had been in place for over 200 years?

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Edward Bond

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Which is a characteristic of Stephen Sondheim's musicals?

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Ironic and melancholic views of human behavior

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Paradise Now was the first time nudity and obscenity appeared in a production on Broadway

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False

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Environmental theatre blurs the distinctions between acting space and audience space

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True

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No European countries consider funding for the arts a cultural responsibility

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False

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The Stratford Festival is most closely associated with the English National Theatre

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False

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Off-Broadway theatres were founded as a way to produce plays that the typical Broadway audiences probably wouldn't come see

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True

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The Ford Foundation funded the 1963 opening of the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis

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False

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The term "decentralization" refers to the efforts to establish theatre centers in various parts of the country

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True

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England's Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre are both examples of very successful theatres that owe much to the federal subsidies they were granted

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True

question

Playwright David Mamet writes about serious subjects in and outrageous manner to comically underscore the absurdity of modern life

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False

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Popular Broadway musicals in the 1970s and 80s were, for the most part, imports from England

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True

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Which idea or practice did Adolphe Appia urge?

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Flat painted scenery should be replaced with three-dimensional structures

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Which is a typical Futurist practice?

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Compression of a full-length play's essence into a few moments

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At which modernist group's performance might "chance poems," music, and dances be included?

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Dadaists

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The Federal Theatre Project

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Was a nationwide program that aimed to provide jobs and Americans with free, adult, uncensored theatre

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Which statement most accurately defines the goals of the "new stagecraft" or modified realism?

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Simplification and suggestion to stimulate the imagination rather than providing every detail

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Which is associated with Bertolt Brecht's Epic Theatre?

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All of the above

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Antonin Artaud advocated a "theatre of cruelty" wherein "cruelty" refers to:

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The audience being forced to confront itself in order to purge the unconscious mind of destructive impulses

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Which are playwrights whose works characterized American psychological realism of the early postwar years?

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Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams

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What musical is often cited as the first to fully integrate music, story, dance and visual elements to support the dramatic action?

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Oklahoma

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Which is NOT an absurdist playwright?

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Arthure Miller

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Expressionism was the first artistic movement to reject representationalism (the long-standing relationship between perception and representation)

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False

question

Adolphe Appia considered light the most flexible of all theatrical elements

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True

question

Futurism and Dadaism both advocated simultaneity and multiple focus

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True

question

Eugene O'Neill's "The Hairy Ape" is an example of an "Epic Theatre" play

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False

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The widely acclaimed Group Theatre (1931-1941) had no connection to Stanislavsky and bitterly opposed his ideas and practices

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False

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In The Good Woman of Setzuan a kind-hearted prostitute named Shen Te disguises herself as her hard-hearted cousin Shui Ta because she finds it impossible to be good in an economic system that forces people to do bad things in order to survive

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True

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Artaud was at one time a member of the realistic movement

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False

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Artaud advocated the creation of new performance spaces wherein the formal divisions between performers and audience would be eliminated

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True

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Elia Kazan, who directed the first Broadway production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, was successful in insisting that Tennessee Williams include "Big Daddy" in the last act, and make other changes to make the overall tone of the play more positive

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True

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In Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, one major theme is the isolation and loneliness of human beings

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True

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Pedro Huang

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Theatre 101 Chapters 5&6 – Flashcards

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As I traverse the stage in a direction away from the audience, I am traveling __________

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upstage

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Which statement best describes the end of the director's involvement with the play?

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The director may still change aspects of the play during previews or the run, but primarily has given over responsibility to the audience

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Which of the following is true of stylizing directors?

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They are unrestrained by rigid formulas with respect to verisimilitude or realistic behavior.

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__________ founded the Theatre Libre in France.

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Andre Antoine

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The "preplanned approach" is where the director and the actors work together to develop the movements and actions of the play.

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False

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A great directorial concept has the qualities of being generalized, well-established by tradition, intellectually relaxing, designer-oriented, and readily apparent.

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False

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George II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, is generally regarded as the first modern

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True

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Which of the following tasks belong to the director?

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conceptualizing the play and giving it vision and purpose

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How did the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries' emphasis on rationalism influence the director's role?

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The demand for historical accuracy required the director to conduct comprehensive research, organization, and coordination.

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A director should possess all of the following EXCEPT

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a capable voice and an athletic physique, both which comprise the actor's instrument.

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As a response against Stanislavsky's realism, the director Vsevolod Meyerhold evolved a theatre of "biomechanical constructivism" in Moscow.

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True

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What does a director NOT seek in a designer-director collaboration?

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financial independence

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This director assistant is responsible for compiling the prompt book.

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Stage manager

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This historic phase of the director passed on knowledge of "correct" technique.

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Teacher-director

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The initial shows where a director can evaluate the production in terms of audience response and institute new changes are known as

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previews

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The director's work with the designers is generally suggestive and corrective, rather than overtly controlling.

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True

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The timing and placement of a character's entrances, exits, crosses, embraces, and other major movements is called

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Blocking

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The rhythm of a production, sometimes confused with the speed of the actor's delivery, is called

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pace

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Small-scale movement on the stage, which an actor performs within the larger pattern of entrances and exits, is called

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business

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A producer may be an individual, such as an artistic director, or a partnership of individuals, such as a committee.

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True

question

Appia and Craig both thought that scenic design must be more realistic and less expressionistic.

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False

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Which of the following is true of the history of lighting in scene design?

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Even before the advent of electricity, designers attempted to manipulate lighting with candles, oil lamps, and reflective surfaces.

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Which of the following types of stage is completely surrounded by audience?

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arena

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Platforms, flats, and drapery are the traditional building blocks of fixed stage scenery.

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True

question

Makeup, like costuming, is

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both ceremonial and illustrative.

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Makeup can serve all the functions EXCEPT which of the following? AnswerMakeup can serve all the functions EXCEPT which of the following? AnswerMakeup can serve all the functions EXCEPT which of the following?

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Makeup may be used to help improve the actor's diction.

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Ancient masks were thought to have supernatural powers.

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True

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A loosely woven fabric that looks opaque when lit from one side and transparent when lit from the other side is called a cyclorama.

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False

question

Realistic costuming took over when which of the following became a major guiding principle in drama?

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Historical accuracy

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__________ argued for light as the guiding principle of all design and defined the role of the modern lighting designer.

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Adolphe Appia

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What kind of scenery uses evocative visual images to make a visual statement about the production's intended mood or theme?

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metaphorical

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The name given to the boards that elevate the actors above the level of the audience is a flat.

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False

question

The production stage manager's primary responsibility is the working and timing of lighting cues, ensuring that the lights support the play's action and aesthetic.

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False

question

Which invention brought lighting to the stage in its modern form and made lighting a more controlled part of the drama?

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the gaslight

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__________ will enhance the actor, complete the costume, and compensate for audience distance.

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makeup

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The movement toward scenic abstraction began with the theoretical and occasionally practical works of Adolphe Appia.

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True

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All of the following are elements the scenic designer might take into consideration when creating the visual presentation of the staging EXCEPT

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underscoring

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Scenery must be practical and aesthetic.

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True

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The order and process of developing a design for a play could be summarized by the following steps:

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reading the play, researching, imagining, creating a physical presentation, collaborating, approving for the budget, ensuring viability, implementing.

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In describing dramatic space as "psycho-plastic," which "scenographer" (Europe's most celebrated in the 20thcentury) said "The goal of a designer can no longer be a description of a copy of actuality, but the creation of its multidimensional model?"

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Joseph Svoboda

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Theatre Appreciation UNO. Performance spaces, dramatic structure – Flashcards 192 terms

Kenneth Miller

192 terms

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Theatre Appreciation UNO. Performance spaces, dramatic structure – Flashcards

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The most significant difference between film and theatre is

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the relationship between the performer and the audience.

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Which of the following statements about theatrical history is NOT correct?

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It was not until the twenty-first century that theatrical techniques were affected by global influences.

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Permanent, professional, non-profit theatres that offer first-class to their audiences is called

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regional theatre.

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Which one of the following is not an example of experimental forms of avant-garde theatre by young playwrights avant-garde?

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regional theatre

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__________ theatre refers to theatre not just in the Western tradition but theatre from around the world such as India, China, Africa, Latin America and Native America cultures.

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Global

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Which of the following may be thought of as an example of incorporating theatre or the theatrical in everyday life?

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All of the above.

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We can see aspects of theatre in which of the following?

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All of the above

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We often attend theatre performances because of its sheer excitement as well as to be amused. However, another often-overlooked reason is

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to learn about the human condition.

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When audiences today watch a play at one of our nation's many theatre festivals, they are sharing a kind of live theatre experience that has existed for 2,500 years.

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True

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The most significant difference between film and theatre is the relationship between the performer and the audience.

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True

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Theatre is the fountainhead of all drama.

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True

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Acting is a part of our everyday lives.

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True

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Despite global influences, contemporary theatre tends to maintain the uniform and traditional styles of the country of production.

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False

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Diversity in theatre tends to reflect the homogenous "melting pot" philosophy of our culture.

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False

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Theatre may be referred to as "the lively art" because it is alive in a way that other forms of dramatic presentation are not

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True

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The putting aside of all literal and practical considerations in order to enter into the world of the drama is called

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the willing suspension of disbelief.

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Because of the power of an audience's mental and emotional participation in a theatrical event, those in authority may fear the effect theatre can have. This fear sometimes results in

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censorship

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A main difference between a critic and a reviewer is that a reviewer

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is restricted by time and space.

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__________ is the coordinator of all the elements of the production and is responsible for the unifying vision of the production.

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Director

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Which of the following questions does NOT address one of the main criteria by which a critic judges a production?

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How will the review affect the production?

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One characteristic of ________ is that each performance is unique and occurs in the presence of an audience.

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theatre

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One characteristic of ________ is that the entertainment can be edited.

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film

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Art forms that exist space and are created to last over time.

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spatial arts

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Art forms that exist for only a specific period of time.

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temporal arts

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Also called __________ this is the blueprint for a production in which the playwright transforms the raw material—the incident, the biographical event, the myth—into a drama, a sequence of events that features characters speaking and interacting with one another.

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script

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Because of the availability of new technology such as YouTube and personal websites, __________ represent a new source of theatre criticism.

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bloggers

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Theatre employs such an in-depth collaborative process that an audience is not essential to the completed production.

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False

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Dramaturg comes from a French word for "dramatic advisor."

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False

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It is wise to always agree with a theatre critic when deciding to purchase a ticket for a play or musical.

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False

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The audience's desire to believe in the reality of what is happening onstage is called willing suspension of disbelief.

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True

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The size and type of theatre space affects audience perception; therefore, this factor makes a big difference to both actors and the audience.

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True

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If a reviewer dislikes a particular production, it is probably best to avoid it.

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False

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The experienced theatre critic tends to look at a particular theatrical event independent of other factors and attempts to avoid putting theatre into a larger context.

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False

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A full account of an event or series of events, usually in chronological order, is called a

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story

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A main difference between episodic and climactic forms of structure is that episodic construction emphasizes

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a broader view with a cumulative effect.

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The selection and arrangement of scenes that actually happen onstage is called the

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plot

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Which of the following is NOT an essential aspect of dramatic structure?

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mutually agreeable forces

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The final and most significant crisis is referred to as the

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climax

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Shakespeare's plays typically included subplots, which are

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secondary plots that reinforce or runs parallel to the major plot.

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The imparting of details about the past that are essential but not covered by the action onstage is known as

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exposition

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The dramatic structure that piles up people, places, and events is called

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episodic

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An open-ended, serial structure that is often associated with female playwrights is ________ structure.

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cyclical

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Which of the following is NOT a convention of common climactic dramatic structure?

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limited conflict

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A hallmark of commedia dell'arte is its

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improvisation

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Characters that embody the quintessential characteristics of a group are known as ________ characters.

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representative

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The central conflict and movement through a drama is referred to as the ________ of the play.

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action

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Theatre grew out of ritual, which is

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a reenactment of actions that have acquired special meaning.

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Which type of dramatic structure requires extensive exposition?

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climactic structure

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The structure of William Shakespeare's plays typically

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episodic

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The dramatic structure that features a restricted number of scenes is

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climactic structure.

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In which type of dramatic structures does the plot begins relatively early in the story?

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episodic structure

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Which type of dramatic structure features large numbers of locales?

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episodic structure

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Which type of dramatic structure features a restricted numbers of characters?

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climactic structure

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One of the hallmarks of melodrama is that characters tend to be complex and contradictory in their motivations and actions.

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False

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Traditional tragedy assumes a basically optimistic view of the universe, placing faith in the ability of humanity to overcome adversity.

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False

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Many of the plays of playwright George Bernard Shaw can be placed under the special heading of "comedy of ideas."

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False

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In the modern period, tragicomedy has become the predominant form of many of the best playwrights.

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True

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Comedy of manners is a form of comic drama that emphasizes a sophisticated atmosphere and witty dialogue.

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True

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Heroic dramas tend to have happy endings.

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True

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In ________, the hero or heroine is a person of social stature: a king, a queen, a general, a nobleman, etc.

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traditional tragedy

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In ________, the language used in the play is prose.

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modern tragedy

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In which tragic form do the heroes or heroines meet their fate with dignity after finding themselves in a situation from which there is no honorable avenue of escape?

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traditional tragedy

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In which tragic form are the central figures of the play caught in a series of tragic circumstances?

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both traditional and modern tragedy

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In which tragic form do the characters tend to be regular men and women?

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modern tragedy

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In ________, the situation becomes irretrievable; there is no turning back, there is no way out.

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both traditional and modern tragedy

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Which comic form relies on sophisticated language to attack evil and foolishness?

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satire

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Which comic form requires a temporary suspension of the natural laws of probability and logic?

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All these answers are correct.

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Which comic form has few intellectual pretentions; its humor arises as the result of ridiculous situations?

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farce

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One type of comic form that relies on gross exaggeration and occasional vulgarity is

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burlesque

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Exaggeration is one of the main ingredients of

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farce

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In which comic form does an idea or concept turn the accepted notion of things upside

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All these answers are correct.

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Farce relies on knockabout physical humor, gross exaggerations, and occasional vulgarity.

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False

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Which of the following is NOT one of the responsibilities of a performer in the theatre?

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to coordinate the elements and the vision of the production

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Which of the following is NOT a performance technique developed by Stanislavski?

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biomechanics

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Which of the following best characterizes acting in classical Asian theatres?

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stylization and symbolism

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In order to throw the voice into the audience so that it penetrates to the utmost reaches of the theatre, the actor must

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project

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In response to the new realistic drama of the late nineteenth century, ________ devised a system to teach performers how to achieve the necessary believability.

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Konstantin Stanislavski

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Ensemble acting emphasizes the

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artistic unity of a group performance.

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In order for a performer to convincingly play a role, he or she must synthesize the inner and outer aspects of training through a process called

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integration

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The program developed by Vsevolod Meyerhold that emphasizes physical exercises and circus-like control of the body is known as

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biomechanics

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"Centering" involves finding the place where all the lines of force in the body come together. It is located, roughly, in the

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middle of the torso.

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Stanislavski's early research into realistic acting techniques was conducted while he was directing many plays by

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Anton Chekhov.

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Another term for a through line is

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spine

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Which of the following best characterizes Stanislavski's later approach to actor training?

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purposeful action as the most direct route to the emotions

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What were three questions Stanislavski associated with psychophysical actions?

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What? Why? When?

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"Viewpoints" theory is an approach to acting that originated in the United States and combines dance and stage movement with concepts of

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time and space.

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Techniques for developing personal charisma were developed by

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None of these answers is correct.

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In which way is the approach of Lee Strasberg different from the approach of acting teachers like Stella Adler, Sanford Meisner, and Uta Hagen?

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It emphasizes the inner aspects of acting.

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Which of the following acting teachers encouraged students to use the text as an instrument of action through exercises such as the "Content-less Scene"?

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Robert Cohen

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In order for an actor or actress to properly prepare a role, he or she should always begin with an outer aspect¾a walk, a posture, a peculiar vocal delivery¾and then develop the inner life of the character.

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False

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The realistic portrayal of characters in a lifelike fashion has been characteristic of theatre throughout history.

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False

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Performers must not mix acting methods; they should find a method that works for them and then strictly adhere to that method's approach.

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False

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Which of the following is NOT the responsibility of the dramaturg?

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hiring the director and performers

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It is very important for directors to create interesting visual compositions with the actors in space; this is known as creating effective

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stage pictures.

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A main task of the modern-day director is to

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draw disparate elements together to create a unified whole.

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Which of the following is NOT associated with the "front of the house"?

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raising money for the production

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Characteristic of English director Peter Brook's work is an attempt to

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discover a universal language in theatre.

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Which of the following is NOT a hallmark of a postmodern production?

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closeness

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In a noncommercial theatre, the managing director is akin to the ________ in a commercial theatre.

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producer

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When a play is performed as it will be before the public, complete with all production elements but without an audience present, it is called the

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dress rehearsal.

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A performance in front of an audience prior to the "official" opening of a play, when the director and the performers discover which parts of the play are successful and which are not, is known as the

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preview

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The arrangement and movements of performers relative to each other and to the stage space is called

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blocking

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The activity of a performer onstage, such as the opening of a letter or the making of a bed, is described by which term?

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business

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Which person is responsible for raising money to finance a production?

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producer

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Which person blocks or stages the play?

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director

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Which person discovers and reads new plays?

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dramaturg

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Which person casts the actors?

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director

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Which person researches productions and criticism?

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dramaturg

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Which person maintains quality control of all production elements after opening?

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stage manager

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Which person oversees the budget?

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producer

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Which person develops a concept for the production?

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director

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Which person works with playwrights to develop new scripts?

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dramaturg

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A "fourth wall theatre" describes a(n)

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proscenium stage.

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Which of the following provides the most intimate performance space?

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arena stage

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The type of performance space associated with street theatre is the

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created, or found, space.

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Which type of performance space utilizes the greatest amount of scenery and stage machinery?

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proscenium stage

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Developed by the Greeks, the ________ was also the type of theatre space used during Shakespeare's time.

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thrust stage

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Elaborate scenery on/in a(n) ________ is impossible because it would block the view of other audience members.

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arena stage

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Which type of performance space was originally built into hillsides in Greece?

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thrust stage

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Which type of performance space in the medieval period was called a platform stage or trestle stage

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thrust stage

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Most Broadway performance spaces were built with the ________ configuration.

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proscenium stage

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The ________ is of special interest to experimental or avant-garde practitioners.

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created, or found, space

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Which type of performance space requires spectators to take in and synthesize several impressions at once?

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multifocus theatre

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In which of the following performance spaces do all the seats face in one direction?

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proscenium stage

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Which of the following uses unusual structures with their original architectural elements intact, carving out special areas for acting and viewing?

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created, or found, space

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In which type of performance space do audiences sit on three sides?

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thrust stage

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The Salle des Machines, or "Hall of Machines," is which type of configuration?

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proscenium stage

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A typical Elizabethan playhouse was which type of performance space?

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thrust stage

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One particularly effective performance space for realistic settings is the

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proscenium stage.

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It is difficult to balance and establish the right type of aesthetic distance in/on the ________, which places some audience members mere feet from the stage action and others quite a distance away.

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proscenium stage.

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In one form or another, the ________ has been the most widely used of all the theatre spaces.

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thrust stage

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Which of the following is not ordinarily used for performances?

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created, or found, space

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In which of the following performance spaces do performers usually have to make their entrances and exits along aisles that run through the audience?

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arena stage

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In a(n) ________, action occurs on several stages simultaneously.

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multifocus theatre

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In which type of space are Chinese and Japanese dramas performed?

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thrust stage

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The objectives of the scene designer do NOT include

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assisting in the blocking of the production.

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A stage set should tell the audience

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All of these answers are correct.

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Stage right and stage left mean the right and left side, respectively, from the perspective of the

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performers facing the audience.

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If an actor is near the edge of the stage closest to the audience, and she turns her back and walks away from the audience, she is walking

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upstage

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A circular revolving unit that is set into the floor, and which can turn mechanically to bring one set into view as another disappears, is a

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turntable

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A strong design concept

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all of the above.

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A low platform on wheels upon which set pieces and even actors are brought onstage is called a

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wagon

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Canvas stretched on wood with the side facing the audience painted to look like a solid wall is called a

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flat

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A firm material called lauan placed on a wooden or hollow metal frame, which can be painted and, in addition, have three-dimensional plastic moldings attached to it to create cornices, chair rails, and other features, is called a

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hard flat.

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A gauze or cloth screen that, when painted and lit from the front, appears solid, but when lit from behind becomes transparent, is called a

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scrim

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Line, mass, color, texture, balance. Which one of these is not considered one of the five elements of scene design?

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balance

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A fairly complete sketch made by the scene designer, usually done in color, is called a

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rendering

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A small-scale, three-dimensional version of the set is called a

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model

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A rough sketch that provides the basis for further discussions between the director and the scene designer is called a

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thumbnail sketch.

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The person responsible for seeing that the scenery, platforms, and other elements are built, painted, and installed onstage is called a

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technical director.

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The best-known of his innovations, designer Josef Svoboda used screens in conjunction with actors; the actors were part of the film, and the film was part of the action. He called this

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lanterna magika.

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The development of a ________ is an extremely important step in preparing for the show to begin rehearsals so the actors and director know how their patterns of movement will be affected by the placement of scenic elements and/or furniture.

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floor plan or ground plan

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Who wrote King Oedipus?

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Sophocles

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Which of the following reduced the size of the chorus to twelve?

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Aeschylus

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Which of the following is noted for his sympathetic portrayal of female characters?

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Euripides

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Of the following, who is considered the most modern?

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Euripides

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Who wrote Old Comedy, which made fun of social, political, or cultural conditions?

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Aristophanes

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Who increased the number of members in the chorus to fifteen?

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Sophocles

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Which of the following was considered to be most rebellious?

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Euripides

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Who is considered the first important Greek dramatist?

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Aeschylus

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Who wrote Lysistrata?

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Aristophanes

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Which of the following added a second actor to the play, starting drama as we now know it?

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Aeschylus

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Which of the following added a third actor to the play?

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Sophocles

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Who wrote Oresteia

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Aeschylus

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Which of the following demonstrated a skeptical attitude toward the gods?

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Euripides

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Which of the following is the author of Ars Poetica (The Art of Poetry)?

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Horace

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Who wrote The Menaechmi?

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Plautus

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Whose tragedies were similar to those of the Greeks, except that they were considerably more violent?

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Seneca

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Which of the following wrote plays that dealt exclusively with domestic situations?

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Plautus

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The comic playwright whose style is more literary and less exaggerated than that of the other Roman comic playwrights is

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Terence

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Although ________ used a chorus in his plays, it did not play an integral part.

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Seneca

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He states in Ars Poetica that drama should both teach a lesson and entertain.

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Horace

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The author of Phormio is

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Terence

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Who often wrote plays in which supernatural beings appeared in the dramatic action?

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Seneca

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The works of ________ likely influenced Shakespeare's Hamlet.

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Seneca

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A ________ dramatizes a series of biblical events.

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mystery play

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A ________ dramatizes the lives of saints.

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mystery play

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A ________ uses religious characters and religious themes to teach a lesson.

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morality play

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The Second Shepherds' Play is a

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mystery play.

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Everyman is a

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morality play.

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Noah's Ark is a

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mystery play.

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Despite the popularity of medieval religious drama, secular theatre and drama also existed in the Middle Ages.

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True

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No one knows how theatre began, and where or when it originated.

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True

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The Golden Age of Greece took place in the second century A.D.

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False

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The god Dionysus, to whom the Greek dramatic festivals were dedicated, was the god of war, death, and chastity.

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False

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The Greek amphitheatre is the first example of a proscenium theatre space.

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False

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The choregus is the lead actor in a Greek drama.

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False

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Thespis is considered the first playwright.

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False

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The speeches of the Greek chorus were sung and danced.

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True

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The plot of King Oedipus by Sophocles has a climactic structure.

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True

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Old Comedy dealt with romantic and domestic problems.

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False

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Comedies written by Plautus were quite similar to the Old Comedy written by Aristophanes.

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False

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