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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Humorous - objective view point






2. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






3. Rejection of neoclassicism -






4. Occurs when something important is found - learned - or realized - during the action of the play






5. Ideas within the play






6. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






7. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






8. Six elements - catharsis






9. Wrote 'The Republic' about people who would be allowed in his society






10. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






11. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






12. 'Storm and stress'






13. The Oresteia - only surviving Greek trilogy - added 2nd actor






14. Used alienation to encourage distance






15. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






16. Proscenium arch/stage






17. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






18. Events that set off a major conflict






19. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






20. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






21. Born in Stafford Upon Avon - studied Latin in school - wrote 30 plays






22. A second or later round of auditions to which specific actors are invited






23. England's type of theatre






24. Planned actor movement






25. Shows that are produced to earn a profit for investors






26. Professional - but all proceeds go back into the theatre - may require grants/donations






27. Based on the lives of the saints






28. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






29. Proscenium arch/stage






30. Collection of mystery plays - performed outdoors - festivals lasted 1-25 days






31. Audience watches from 3 sides






32. Occurs when a line of action suddenly veers to the opposite






33. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






34. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






35. In ancient Greece - a stage house upstage from the circular orchestra






36. Works published before 1923






37. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






38. Wrote 'The Republic' about people who would be allowed in his society






39. Less than 100 people - experimental theatre - not exactly commercial






40. Proscenium space






41. Plot - Character - Thought - Language - Music - Spectacle


42. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






43. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






44. Suggest - distort - or abstract reality - deliberately incomplete - impossible in real life






45. Linear events progress forward in time






46. Greek - actor






47. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






48. A group of educated men from Oxford and Cambridge Who wrote and performed for the professional public theatre






49. An entrance to elevated seating for the audience that runs underneath the audience and comes up to empty to the seating area






50. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed