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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. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






2. Planned actor movement






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






4. Busiest person in the theatre






5. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






6. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






7. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






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






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

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10. An entrance to elevated seating for the audience that runs underneath the audience and comes up to empty to the seating area






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






12. Experimental - popular between 1890's-1960's






13. Play reenacting biblical stories






14. Emotional release






15. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






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






17. Planned actor movement






18. Rejection of neoclassicism -






19. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






20. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






21. Busiest person in the theatre






22. Performs Actions of the Play






23. Performs Actions of the Play






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






25. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






26. Someone who writes plays






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






28. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






29. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






30. Italians






31. Grammatically based






32. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






33. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






34. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






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






36. The first director






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






38. Greek - actor






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






40. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






41. A fee for each performance






42. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






43. Controls the environment in the theatre






44. Experimental - popular between 1890's-1960's






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

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46. Part of What is included in the text






47. Less than 100 people - experimental theatre - not exactly commercial






48. Humorous - objective view point






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






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