Theatre-101 Final Exam Study Guide (Part 1)
Study Guide for Mrs. Halverson's THA-101 final exam.
- 1.The Glass Menagerie was written by ___________ __________
- 2.Death of a Salesman was written by ________ _______
- 3.A Midsummer Night's Dream was written by ___________
- 4.A Doll's House was written by _______ _______
- 5.Tartuffe was written by _________
- 6.Fences was written by ______ _______
- 7.______ _______ was the protagonist in Death of a Salesman. because he was an example of the "_______" and he alone was the center of attention and drove ______ of the play forward.
- 8.The style of acting taught by Constantine Stanislavsky is considered to be
- A.
External
- B.
Internal
- C.
Physical
- D.
Vocal
- 9.Motivated movement on stage by an actor is called his/her
- A.
Motivation
- B.
Beats
- C.
Blocking
- D.
Goats
- 10.The primary job of an actor is to
- A.
Learn his/her lines
- B.
Look good in their costume
- C.
Do what the director says
- D.
Interpret the character
- 11.The Universal theme found in Death of a Salesman is ___ ________ ____
- 12.An example of a ________ in the Glass menagerie is Laura's glass unicorn which represents something that is different like she is, and that her emotions and feelings are fragile like glass.
- 13.When improvising a scene with a partner you must always
- A.
Accept whatever information is given
- B.
Try to add to the given information
- C.
Try to be funny
- D.
A and B
- 14.Floor plans are always drawn from the ________ point of view
- 15.Stage directions are always given from the _______ point of view
- 16.The producer's responsibilities include
- A.
Finding the financial resources for a production
- B.
Securing the location for a production
- C.
Hiring the director for a production
- D.
All of the above
- 17.Aristotle's components include
- A.
Comedy, tragedy, soap operas, musicals, operas, ballet
- B.
Plot, character, theme, diction, music, spectacle
- C.
Storyline, protagonists, antagonists, blocking
- D.
Beats, Goals, Tactics, Obstacles, Emphasis
- 18.The three types of dramatic criticism are _______, ______, and _____ _______ criticismm
- 19.In class we defined a play as
- A.
A person, place or thing
- B.
The lines spoken by a character while performing an action
- C.
Characters in action in an imagined situation
- D.
Actors on a set pretending to be in a story
- 20.Actors take a bow at the end of the performance to both to _____ ___ ___ _____ _______ and for the actors to _____ __ _______
- 21.During the ___________ period, theater took place in the streets of the town with local labor unions prepating pageant wagons that depicted the story of Christ.
- 22.During the time of ___________ there were thirteen public theatre producing plays in London.
- 23.During the Greek and __________ periods, plays took place outdoors. The performance spaces were built into hill sides and there was a building for storing scenery behind the stage.
- 24.During the time of Aristotle, a play that demonstrated universal importance, a protagonist of high stature and opportunity for the audience to experience a catharsis was called a __________.
- 25.A documentary is a play that uses
- A.
Pure character types to engage the audience
- B.
Interpersonal conflict to create a catharsis for the audience
- C.
Authentic evidence to tell about historical events
- D.
May use inaccurate information to get the audience interested in historical events
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