WorksheetsTheater History final exam review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The form of "melodrama" involved which of these characteristics?
Characters with complex histories and motivations
Spectacular scenic effects
Stage action that resembled everyday life
The three unities: time, place, and action
Plays of Theatre of the Absurd fall into which of these genres?
Tragedy
Comedy
Tragicomedy
History
Minstrelsy involved which of these characteristics?
A variety performance of songs, dances, and skits
Realistic portrayals of African American characters
Audiences of African American spectators
Political propaganda confronting racism
Which of these factors is commonly associated with the form of Naturalism and NOT with Realism?
Use of everyday, conversational language
Settings that depict ordinary, recognizable locations
A scientific approach to understanding human behavior
A focus on the sordid and seamy aspects of lower class experience
The "American Method" of acting originated within which of these groups?
The Provincetown Players
The Moscow Art Theatre
The Krigwa Players Little Negro Theatre
The Group Theatre
Which of these writers is most strongly aligned with the Black Arts Movement?
W.E.B. DuBois
Lorraine Hansberry
Amiri Baraka
August Wilson
TRUE OR FALSE:
The philosophy of existentialism holds that it is impossible for humans to be happy, given the absurdity of our existence.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE:
The movements of Realism and Naturalism originated in the United States before spreading to Europe.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE:
We do not know the exact dimensions or layout for the Globe Theater as it existed during Shakespeare's time.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE:
Susan Glaspell wrote the play TRIFLES with the intention that it would be performed first in a Broadway theater.
TRUE
FALSE
Evidence suggests that acting in the Ancient Greek theater was not subtle or realistic, but large and presentational.
True
False
ANSWER WITH LAST NAME ONLY:
One of the key scientific thinkers whose work influenced the development of Realism and Naturalism is:
(a)
Andre Antoine's method of creating stage lighting that approximates real-life lighting conditions and sources of light is called (a) lighting.
Liturgical dramas from the medieval period were performed in which language?
(a)
[ANSWER WITH LAST NAME ONLY]
Who is credited as the creator of the "American Method" approach to actor training?
(a)
