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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. Gas lights - etc.






2. Controls the environment in the theatre






3. Planned actor movement






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






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






6. The standard tool for casting a production






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






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






9. Appearance of truth






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






11. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






12. 100-499 people






13. Events progress forward in time






14. Linear events progress forward in time






15. A fee for each performance






16. High point of action






17. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






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






19. Writer and first actor






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






21. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






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






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






24. Blend of union and non-union actors - sometimes housed in non-traditional locations






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






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






27. Audience watches from 3 sides






28. 100-499 people






29. Imitation of character and action






30. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






32. Organization of action






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






34. 500-1800 people






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






36. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






37. Audience watches from 3 sides






38. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






39. Italians






40. Verse






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






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






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






44. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






45. Series of short stories






46. Events progress forward in time






47. Units of action that build emotional intensity






48. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






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






50. Proscenium arch/stage