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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. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






3. Play reenacting biblical stories






4. A drawing created by the lighting designer showing where each lighting instrument is to be hung






5. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






6. Rejection of neoclassicism -






7. Rhyming






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






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






10. Six elements - catharsis






11. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






12. Based on the lives of the saints






13. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






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






15. A group of actors - not just one star






16. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






17. Ideas within the play






18. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






19. Works published before 1923






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






21. The era we are currently in






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






23. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






24. The first director






25. Imitation of character and action






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






27. Was poetry for many years






28. The person in charge of the financial business and aspects of a production.






29. Part of What is included in the text






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

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

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32. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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






34. Busiest person in the theatre






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






36. Gas lights - etc.






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






38. Writer and first actor






39. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






40. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






41. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






42. Proscenium space






43. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






44. Events progress forward in time






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






46. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






47. Used alienation to encourage distance






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






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






50. 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