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


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






4. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






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






6. Gas lights - etc.






7. A group of actors - not just one star






8. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






9. Information needed to understand the play






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






11. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






12. Performs Actions of the Play






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






14. Rhyming






15. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






16. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






17. A fee for each performance






18. Wrote 'The Republic' about people who would be allowed in his society






19. A>B>C>D






20. The era we are currently in






21. Movement of art and literature in 16th century - based on Greek and Roman works






22. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






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






24. 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






25. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






26. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






27. Linear events progress forward in time






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. Information needed to understand the play






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






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






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






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






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






35. Grammatically based






36. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






38. Controls the environment in the theatre






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


40. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






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






42. Gas lights - etc.






43. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






44. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






45. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






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


47. Play reenacting biblical stories






48. Causes trouble for the main character






49. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






50. A group of performers working together vocally and physically