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






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

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






4. Performs Actions of the Play






5. Humorous - objective view point






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

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






8. 500-1800 people






9. A fee for each performance






10. 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






11. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






12. Units of action that build emotional intensity






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






14. 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)






15. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






16. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






17. Busiest person in the theatre






18. Person who embodies a character on stage






19. Causes trouble for the main character






20. Rejection of neoclassicism -






21. 100-499 people






22. Based on the lives of the saints






23. Italians






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






25. Causes trouble for the main character






26. 'Storm and stress'






27. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






28. Imitation of character and action






29. In ancient Greece - the audience seating area at floor level immediately in front of the stage






30. A group of actors - not just one star






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






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






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






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






35. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






36. Verse






37. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






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






39. Visible light source on stage






40. Gas lights - etc.






41. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






42. 'Storm and stress'






43. Focused on thought - controversial






44. Planned actor movement






45. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






46. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






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






48. Major character at odds with social expectations






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






50. A fee for each performance