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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. The standard tool for casting a production






2. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






3. High point of action






4. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






5. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






6. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






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


8. Not many props or detailed scenery






9. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






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






11. Rhyming






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






13. Busiest person in the theatre






14. Was poetry for many years






15. Appearance of truth






16. The era we are currently in






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






18. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






19. Plato thought it was harmful to be one thing and act like another


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


21. The first director






22. High point of action






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






24. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






25. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






26. Causes trouble for the main character






27. Proscenium arch/stage






28. Someone who writes plays






29. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






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






31. Imitation of character and action






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






33. Units of action that build emotional intensity






34. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






35. Major character at odds with social expectations






36. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






37. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






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






39. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






40. Scenery - costume - lighting - rhythm - movement - composition






41. Works published before 1923






42. Emotional release






43. Controls the environment in the theatre






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






45. Proscenium space






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






47. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






48. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






50. Based on the lives of the saints