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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. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






2. Organization of action






3. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






4. Linear events progress forward in time






5. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






6. Evokes emotions of pity and fear - serious - ends unhappily






7. High point of action






8. 'Storm and stress'






9. A>B>C>D






10. Top of stage






11. Based on the lives of the saints






12. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






13. Organization of action






14. Works published before 1923






15. Physical comedy that became popular with the downslide of religious theatre

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16. High point of action






17. In a proscenium space - spaces offstage to the left and right for actors - crew - and scenery not yet in the visible performance space






18. Causes trouble for the main character






19. Movement of art and literature in 16th century - based on Greek and Roman works






20. An individual that aids the director in researching the play and its historical time period






21. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






22. In the middle ages - wagons with scenery used in professional staging






23. Top of stage






24. The actual meaning of the dialogue behind the words spoken






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






26. Time (play had to take place within a 24 hour period) - place (the whole play must take place in a single location) - and action (single plot)






27. Moscow arts theatre - ensemble acting - psychological evaluation of character






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

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29. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






30. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






31. Causes trouble for the main character






32. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






33. Person who embodies a character on stage






34. A drawing created by the lighting designer showing where each lighting instrument is to be hung






35. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






36. 'The Well Made Play' Credited with writing in between 440-500 plays - featured a melodramatic strategy






37. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






38. Someone who writes plays






39. A>B>C>D






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






41. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






42. Information needed to understand the play






43. Part of What is included in the text






44. Production of plays in schools at primary - secondary - undergraduate - and graduate levels






45. Greek - actor






46. Rejection of neoclassicism -






47. Ideas within the play






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

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49. Emotional release






50. Plays with a moral message - good vs. evil