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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. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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

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3. The period of work in which the show is made ready for the stage.






4. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






5. Busiest person in the theatre






6. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






7. A group of actors - not just one star






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

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9. Used alienation to encourage distance






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

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11. Grammatically based






12. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






13. Not many props or detailed scenery






14. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






15. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






16. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






17. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






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






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






20. Works published before 1923






21. Focused on thought - controversial






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






23. Series of short stories






24. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






25. Major character at odds with social expectations






26. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






27. Units of action that build emotional intensity






28. Appearance of truth






29. Emotional release






30. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






31. High point of action






32. Busiest person in the theatre






33. Meetings before casting - brainstorming - shaping work into a unified concept






34. Events that set off a major conflict






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






36. Verse






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






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






39. Part of What is included in the text






40. Main character






41. Organization of action






42. 'Emotion over intellect' - made to assault the senses - developed by Antonin Artaud






43. Blend of union and non-union actors - sometimes housed in non-traditional locations






44. The era we are currently in






45. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






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






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






48. The standard tool for casting a production






49. Focused on thought - controversial






50. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint