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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. Evokes emotions of pity and fear - serious - ends unhappily






2. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






3. Linear events progress forward in time






4. Planned actor movement






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






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






7. A>B>C>D






8. High point of action






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






10. Focused on thought - controversial






11. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






12. Rejection of neoclassicism -






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






14. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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15. Not many props or detailed scenery






16. Time (play had to take place within a 24 hour period) - place (the whole play must take place in a single location) - and action (single plot)






17. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






18. Proscenium arch/stage






19. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






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






21. Events progress forward in time






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






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

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24. Emotional release






25. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






26. Part of What is included in the text






27. Humorous - objective view point






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






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






30. Events progress forward in time






31. The Oresteia - only surviving Greek trilogy - added 2nd actor






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






33. A chart that records the items of clothing worn by each actor in each scene of the play






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






35. 'Father of Realism'






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






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






38. Italians






39. The first director






40. A>B>C>D






41. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






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

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43. A group of actors - not just one star






44. Planned actor movement






45. Rebellion against melodrama and romanticism - more based on character's psychological journey - controversial subject matter






46. The standard tool for casting a production






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






48. 100-499 people






49. Series of short stories






50. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.