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WorksheetsCh. 1 & 2 - Theatre, Art, & Entertainment, & Stage vs. Screen
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
1) Theatre takes time and concentration and if an individual has neither then they do not have time for the arts or theatre. To make this point, which subway performance was referenced in chapter one?
The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci
David by Michelangelo
Death of a Salesman with Philip Seymour Hoffman
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Joshua Bell playing a Stradivarius
This branch of philosophy deals with the nature and expression of beauty.
Metaphysics
Ethics
Politics
Aesthetics
Epistemology
When the word art appears in everyday conversation, it is used in a wide array of contexts but generally conveys three main ideas. Which of the following is not one of the three?
Sophistication
Skill
Beauty
Meaning
This ancient philosopher accused theatre people of promoting vice and wickedness and of being largely responsible for the corruption of his day.
Epictetus
Plato
Archimedes
Aristotle
Confucius
This ancient philosopher believed that good theatre fortifies us because it allows us to release repressed emotions in a controlled, therapeutic way.
Epictetus
Plato
Archimedes
Aristotle
Confucius
Which of the following is not one of the five basic elements that all art has to a certain extent?
A form of human expression
Values
Subject and Medium
Reaction
A perception of Order
Its purpose is to reaffirm the audience’s values and confirm their established belief systems.
Science
Literature
Art
Entertainment
University
This type of art is created by manipulating material in space and includes sculpture, pottery, and architecture.
Spatial art
Graphic art
Literary art
Performing art
Visual Art
This type of art is illustrative and includes drawing and painting.
Spatial art
Graphic art
Literary art
Performing art
Visual Art
Theatre is classified as which type of art?
Spatial art
Graphic art
Literary art
Performing art
Visual art
Many theatre companies do not have stockholders and pay no dividends or federal taxes. These theatres are known as:
nonspecific theatres.
free theatres.
profit tomorrow theaters.
IRS theatres.
nonprofit theatres.
When a screen entertainment company places an ad for a product into the story it is called?
Product placement
Ad advertising
Movie Magic
Commercial Appeal
Product featuring
Most nonprofit theatres receive what percentage of their production costs from ticket sales?
10%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Which federal agency in the United States disburses tax dollars to the arts?
Domestic Policy Council
The Treasury
The National Endowment for the Arts
Chief Financial Arts Council
The National Arts Council
The commercial theatre is sometimes called?
Royalty Free Theatre
Bourgeois Theatre
Entertainment Theatre
Memorial Theatre
Community Theatre
This is a legal guarantee granted by the government to an author, composer, choreographer, inventor, publisher, and/or corporation to maintain control and profit for a particular creative work.
Government arts grant
Government arts warranty
Author contract
Copyright
Arts and entertainment pack
Which best describes public domain?
Family rated TV
When a copyright expires
Another way of saying “audience”
TV shows about the general public
When the general public decides what will and what will not be on TV
How long does a copyright last?
The creator's lifetime
The creator's lifetime plus two years
The creator's lifetime plus 70 years
One hundred years
Ten years
Which of the following generally keeps the copyright?
Playwrights
Screenwriters
Which of the following uses more federal tax dollars?
National Endowment for the Arts
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