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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. Main character






2. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






4. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






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






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






7. The actual meaning of the dialogue behind the words spoken






8. In ancient Greece - the audience seating area at floor level immediately in front of the stage






9. Italians






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

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11. 'Father of Realism'






12. Plays with a moral message - good vs. evil






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

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14. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






15. Gas lights - etc.






16. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






17. Units of action that build emotional intensity






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






19. Grammatically based






20. The person in charge of the artistic aspects of theatrical production






21. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






22. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






23. Reality (violence happens offstage) - morality (needs to teach a moral lesson) - and universality






24. Controls the environment in the theatre






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






26. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






27. Used alienation to encourage distance






28. Part of What is included in the text






29. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






30. Not many props or detailed scenery






31. Linear events progress forward in time






32. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






33. Works published before 1923






34. Medea - The Bacchae






35. Major character at odds with social expectations






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






37. Units of action that build emotional intensity






38. The person in charge of the artistic aspects of theatrical production






39. Proscenium arch/stage






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






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






42. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






43. A>B>C>D






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






45. 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






46. Play reenacting biblical stories






47. The actual meaning of the dialogue behind the words spoken






48. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






49. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






50. The era we are currently in