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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. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






3. Rejection of neoclassicism -






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






5. Italians






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






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






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






9. Units of action that build emotional intensity






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

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11. The era we are currently in






12. Works published before 1923






13. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






14. Based on the lives of the saints






15. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






16. The first director






17. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






18. Organization of action






19. Humorous - objective view point






20. Information needed to understand the play






21. Proscenium space






22. Proscenium arch/stage






23. 500-1800 people






24. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






25. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






26. Italians






27. Rhyming






28. A type of performance in which dialogue and action are not planned ahead of time and written down - but are made of on the spot by the actors






29. Humorous - objective view point






30. Events that set off a major conflict






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






32. Main character






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

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34. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






35. Busiest person in the theatre






36. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






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






38. Imitation of character and action






39. Verse






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






41. Used alienation to encourage distance






42. Focused on thought - controversial






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






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






45. Used alienation to encourage distance






46. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






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






48. Information needed to understand the play






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






50. 100-499 people