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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. Used alienation to encourage distance






2. Main character






3. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






4. Wrote 'The Republic' about people who would be allowed in his society






5. Top of stage






6. 'Storm and stress'






7. Information needed to understand the play






8. England's type of theatre






9. Part of What is included in the text






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






11. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






12. Works published before 1923






13. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






14. High point of action






15. Greek - actor






16. Performs Actions of the Play






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






18. 100-499 people






19. Controls the environment in the theatre






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






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






22. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






23. Busiest person in the theatre






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






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






26. A second or later round of auditions to which specific actors are invited






27. Medea - The Bacchae






28. Writer and first actor






29. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






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






31. A>B>C>D






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






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






34. Was poetry for many years






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






36. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






37. Events progress forward in time






38. Not many props or detailed scenery






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






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






41. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






42. Appearance of truth






43. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






44. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






45. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






46. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






47. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






48. England's type of theatre






49. A second or later round of auditions to which specific actors are invited






50. The audience seating are 'sitting place'