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Theatre as an Artform part 2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an artist's medium?

a)

A secret menu item at Starbucks

b)

A fortune teller

c)

The material art is made of

d)

A magazine that review paintings from new artists

2.

When the audience sees the actor, but chooses to believe in the character and the world of the show, what is this called?

a)

The paradox of the actor

b)

The Dierdot Formula

c)

The medium of the artist

d)

The suspension of disbelief

3.

What is the symbol for theatre?

a)

Two flying birds

b)

The mask

c)

The golden staff

d)

The blue goblet

4.

What does the mask symbolize?

a)

The way that the actor transforms into the character

b)

The way that a hunter stalks a deer

c)

The way that a scientist analyzes lab results

d)

The manner in which a student takes a test

5.

What culture once had performances that featured actors who all wore masks?

a)

Ancient Greece

b)

Ancient Peru

c)

Modern-day Uzbekistan

d)

Ancient Spain

6.

Who invented the term, "the paradox of the actor"?

a)

Steven Spielberg

b)

Denis Dierdot

c)

Viola Spolin

d)

Euripides

7.

What is a paradox?

a)

A self-contradictory, but usually wise statement

b)

The idea that actors are liars

c)

Two docks,built side-by-side on a river

d)

An actor wearing a mask

8.

What is the paradox of the actor?

a)

The idea that when theatre is done well, the actor no longer exists

b)

The idea that when theatre is done well, the actor is no longer alive

c)

The idea that when theatre is done well, the theatre closes down

d)

The idea that when theatre is done well, the actor no longer innovates

9.

Which of these are examples of the modern mask?

a)

Makeup

b)

Costumes

c)

The actor's natural accent

d)

Wigs

e)

False Teeth

10.

If the actor is doing a good job, the audience will be drawn into the world of the play. Even though they know what they're seeing isn't real, they will still choose to suspend their _________________________.

a)

Anxiety

b)

Disbelief

c)

Joy

d)

Anger