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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 era we are currently in






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






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






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






5. Person who embodies a character on stage






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






7. To see something in a 3 dimensional way


8. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






9. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






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






11. Imitation of character and action






12. Linear events progress forward in time






13. Professional - but all proceeds go back into the theatre - may require grants/donations






14. Emotional release






15. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






16. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






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






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






19. Major character at odds with social expectations






20. Humorous - objective view point






21. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






22. Italians






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






24. England's type of theatre






25. The first director






26. Gas lights - etc.






27. Proscenium space






28. The person in charge of the financial business and aspects of a production.






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






30. Born in Stafford Upon Avon - studied Latin in school - wrote 30 plays






31. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






32. Major character at odds with social expectations






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






39. Units of action that build emotional intensity






40. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






41. Emile Zola - throws away traditional structure - 'slice of life'






42. Part of What is included in the text






43. Medea - The Bacchae






44. Grammatically based






45. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






46. Not many props or detailed scenery






47. Top of stage






48. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






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






50. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax