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






2. Italians






3. Ideas within the play






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






5. Play reenacting biblical stories






6. Gas lights - etc.






7. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






8. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






9. Verse






10. A fee for each performance






11. Part of What is included in the text






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

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13. Organization of action






14. Thomas Aquinas - literature can be dispersed at a faster rate






15. Rhyming






16. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






17. Controls the environment in the theatre






18. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






19. Thomas Aquinas - literature can be dispersed at a faster rate






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






21. Naturalism - throw away traditional structure - 'slice of life'






22. England's type of theatre






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






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






25. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






26. Events that set off a major conflict






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






28. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






29. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






30. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






31. Secondary line of action that is included in the plot/story






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






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

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34. A chart that records the items of clothing worn by each actor in each scene of the play






35. Humorous - objective view point






36. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






37. Based on the lives of the saints






38. Imitation of character and action






39. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






40. 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)






41. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






42. Practitioners do not rely on theatrical activity for their livelihood






43. Not many props or detailed scenery






44. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






45. Grammatically based






46. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






47. Major character at odds with social expectations






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






49. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






50. What characters do - what characters say about themselves - what others say about them