Theatre Appreciation Exam

Theatre Appreciation Exam CH. 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11 NAME: DATE: MUTLIPLE CHOICE (2 PTS. EACH) Highlight or Underline your answer for each. 1. A circular revolving unit that is set into the floor, and which can turn mechanically to bring one set into view as another disappears, is a A) Wagon. B) Treadmill. C) Turntable. D) Trapdoor. 2. While in the theatre, the audience is always in the presence of the performers. Film allows the audience to be in the presence of _________. A) Movie stars B) An image C) Special effects D) A community 3. Most Broadway performance spaces were built with the ________ configuration. A) Proscenium stage B) Thrust stage C) Arena stage D) Multifocus theatre 4. The casting of a role without consideration of a performer's ethnicity, gender, transgender identity, or disability is called A) Conditional casting. B) Diversity casting. C) Multicultural casting. D) Nontraditional casting. 5. In the early nineteenth century, which type of lighting was installed in theatres? A) Argand lamps B) Candles C) Gas lighting D) Electric lighting 6. In regards to role playing in everyday life, what is the name we give to the roles we develop with our family and friends? A) Social roles B) Personal roles C) Professional roles D) Complementary roles 7. A stage set should tell the audience A) When the play takes place. B) Where the play takes place. C) What kind of characters the play is about. D) All of these answers are correct. 8. Which is NOT a characteristic of extraordinary characters? A) Larger than life B) Prestigious roles such as kings or queens C) Pivotal but minor role D) Depicts characters at their best and worst 9. The objectives of the scene designer do NOT include A) Helping to set the mood and style of the production. B) Developing a design concept. C) Solving practical design problems. D) Assisting in the blocking of the production. 10. A main task of the modern-day director is to A) oversee the budget and financial management of the production. B) prevent performers from overacting. C) draw disparate elements together to create a unified whole. D) create distance between the audience and the production. 11. In 1879, Thomas Edison invented the incandescent lamp. What did this do for theatrical lighting design? A) B) C) D) It allowed lights to be controlled and safe. It started the era of imaginative lighting. It created major fires in multiple theatres. It allowed lights to be controlled and safe, and it started the era of imaginative lighting. 12. In the Stanislavsky system, what is referred to as the internal or subjective world of characters? A) B) C) D) The inner truth The magic "if" The given circumstances The circle of attention 13. Which of the following structures is best illustrated by the plays of William Shakespeare? A) B) C) D) Episodic Avant-garde Climactic Serial 14. The type of theatre space that is adaptable and could be in any type of environment, such as a barn, warehouse, or basement, is known as a(n) _________. A) Created or found stage B) Proscenium stage C) Thrust stage D) Arena stage 15. A realistic element of theatre is best described as _________. A) One that resembles observable reality B) Everything that does not conform to observations of surface reality C) One that has actually happened, historically D) One that makes the audience feel comfortable OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS: CHOOSE 2 YOU WOULD LIKE TO ANSWER (10 PTS EACH). Once chosen, answer on a separate sheet. 1. Could the setting for a play be created solely with light and sound on a bare stage? Why or why not? Would there be any advantages to such an arrangement? 2. Identify in everyday life how many different types of events you can think of that have theatrical elements to them. Theater prides our life in so many ways. For example Children and adults imitate behaviors they admire in the same way that actors and actresses mimic behavior. We play many roles throughout our lives. For example parent to child, student to teacher are examples of roles created in our everyday lives. Movies and tv shows have actors and actresses that influence our everyday lives. Music, something that we listen to almost thoroughly throughout our day, has many theatrical elements. Each person in a band or even a soloist has roles to play and it can teach you a lesson just as a movie, tv show, or musical. There are ma y different genres in all theater, tv shows music, and movies. THese genres brign out who you are as a person. These can influence you in many ways, your clothing style, your personality and your hobbies. 3. Extraordinary characters are increasingly prevalent in today’s films. Discuss such characters. In what type of films do they most often appear? How can we, as normal people, relate to such characters? Extraordinary characters are in most dramatic works of the past, the heroes and the hurons are extraordinary in some way. They are larger than life, historically, major characters have been kings, queens, Bishops, members of the nobility, or other figures clearly marked as holding a special place in society. They represent the extreme of human behavior. THey have strong virtues with telling weaknesses. They are seen in both tragedies and comedies and are at the outer limits of human capability and endurance.