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






2. Six elements - catharsis






3. Rebellion against melodrama and romanticism - more based on character's psychological journey - controversial subject matter






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

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5. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






6. The first director






7. Greek - actor






8. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






9. Based on the lives of the saints






10. A>B>C>D






11. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






12. Writer and first actor






13. Ideas within the play






14. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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15. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






16. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






17. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






18. Business aspect of theatre: House manager - box office manager - ushers






19. Appearance of truth






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






21. Units of action that build emotional intensity






22. Planned actor movement






23. Requires actors to call on personal memories of situations similar to those of their characters






24. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






25. Part of What is included in the text






26. Main character






27. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






28. Play reenacting biblical stories






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






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

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31. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






32. Artistic decisions meant to communicate a specific interpretation to the audience






33. Amateur theatre in which shows are created by residents of a particular area who come together without being part of a professional or academic institution






34. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






35. Performs Actions of the Play






36. 'Father of Realism'






37. Rhyming






38. A group of actors - not just one star






39. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






40. Proscenium arch/stage






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






42. Was poetry for many years






43. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






44. Units of action that build emotional intensity






45. Imitation of character and action






46. A type of performance in which dialogue and action are not planned ahead of time and written down - but are made of on the spot by the actors






47. The person in charge of the financial business and aspects of a production.






48. The era we are currently in






49. Linear events progress forward in time






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