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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. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






2. Production of plays in schools at primary - secondary - undergraduate - and graduate levels






3. A group of actors - not just one star






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






5. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






6. Top of stage






7. Grammatically based






8. The era we are currently in






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






10. Not many props or detailed scenery






11. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






12. A group of actors - not just one star






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


14. Works published before 1923






15. Italians






16. Proscenium space






17. Organization of action






18. To see something in a 3 dimensional way


19. Main character






20. Events progress forward in time






21. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






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






23. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






24. Naturalism - throw away traditional structure - 'slice of life'






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






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






27. Major character at odds with social expectations






28. Business aspect of theatre: House manager - box office manager - ushers






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


30. A fee for each performance






31. Proscenium arch/stage






32. Causes trouble for the main character






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






34. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






35. Rejection of neoclassicism -






36. Medea - The Bacchae






37. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






38. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






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






40. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






41. Ideas within the play






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






43. A group of educated men from Oxford and Cambridge Who wrote and performed for the professional public theatre






44. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






45. Emile Zola - throws away traditional structure - 'slice of life'






46. Gas lights - etc.






47. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






48. 'Storm and stress'






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






50. Events that set off a major conflict