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theater arts quiz

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

classical tragedy

a)

the most famous genre of theatre

b)

the worst genre of theatre

c)

the second genre of theatre

d)

the first genre of theatre

2.

what are the two genres?

a)

tragedy and comedy

b)

drama and comedy

c)

adventure and horror

d)

romance and action

3.

What is drama?

a)

storytelling to portray characters through peace

b)

storytelling to portray characters through violence

c)

storytelling to portray characters: conflict and emotion through and action dialogue

d)

storytelling to portray characters through conflict and emotion

4.

what is domestic drama

a)

drama focused on friends and family

b)

drama focused on neighborhood and family

c)

drama focused on cousins and strangers

d)

drama focused on royals families

5.

comedy has a primary goal to ______ and/or create _______

a)

amuse/laughter

b)

amuse/happyness

c)

disappoint/

laughter

d)

disappoint/ happyness

6.

dark comedy uses subject matter usually seen as ______ or ________.

a)

serious/painful

b)

sad/depressing

c)

serious/ comfortable

d)

serious/

uncomfortable

7.

modern tragedy

a)

kings and queens

b)

common people and common language

c)

low brow(language)

d)

high brow(language)

8.

Farce relies on confusion, exaggerated characters, and focuses on the physical action.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

satire is...

a)

less intellectual(language based) than farce; intends to attack or exposed

b)

more intellectual(language based) than farce; intends to defend or exposed

c)

more intellectual(language based) than farce; intends to attack or exposed

10.

melodrama

a)

media based

b)

drama with music; lowly intense and non-suspenseful situations paired with music used to to manipulate the audiences emotions

c)

drama with music; highly intense and suspenseful situations paired with music used to to manipulate the audiences emotions

d)

drama with music; intense and non-sus situations paired with sound used to to manipulate the audiences emotions

11.

concept

a)

A word or idea that guides all artistic decisions and makes a production unique

b)

A sentence that guides all artistic decisions and makes a production unique

c)

A word or idea that guides all non-artistic decisions and makes a production unique

d)

A word or idea that guides all artistic decisions and makes a production not unique

12.

technical rehersals=

a)

adding lights, sound, and costumes

b)

removing light, sound, and costumes

13.

casting is selecting which playwright to play which role.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

thespian=

a)

director

b)

prop actors

c)

actor

d)

lead actor

15.

The one person responsible for the unity of all elements of a staged production(has a vision that brings the playscript to life on stage)

a)

audience

b)

director

c)

actor

d)

electrician

16.

who assists the director with rehearsals and manages performances?

a)

the director

b)

the stage itself

c)

the actors

d)

the stage manager

17.

objective

a)

what they want

b)

how they get it

c)

the fact

d)

the opinion

18.

subtext

a)

the not so deep meaning

b)

the meaning under what there showing

c)

what there showing

d)

the non-spoken text

19.

improv

a)

a performance planned

b)

a performance scripted

c)

a performance quickly made

d)

a late performance

20.

the majic if

a)

gets the director thinking and feeling as the character

b)

gets the actor thinking as the character

c)

gets the actor feeling as the character

d)

gets the actor thinking and feeling as the character

21.

who is the father of modern acting

a)

Stan

b)

Konstantin Stanislavski

c)

antin lavski

d)

Stanislavski Konstantin

22.

a choreographer is a person that is ________ for creating and teaching _____ ___________

a)

responsible/fight sequences

b)

not responsible/fight sequences

c)

responsible/dance sequences

d)

not responsible/ dance sequences

23.

Earliest recorded theatre performance was in

a)

Greece

b)

Athens

c)

Britan

d)

Itay

24.

mask are for clearer facial expressions

a)

false

b)

true

25.

repeated characters immediately recognizable to the audience

a)

stock characters

b)

directors

c)

actors

d)

characters

26.

chorus is a group of 51 men singing and dancing a long poem in unison

a)

true

b)

false

27.

how they try to get the objective

a)

opinion

b)

fact

c)

objective

d)

tactic

28.

bunraku

a)

a japanese theatre

b)

a asian theatre

c)

A Japanese puppet theatre

d)

a asian puppet theatre

29.

__________ is a _____ playwright who wrote Christian comedies

a)

Sophocles/athens

b)

sophocles/Greek

c)

sophocles/greek

d)

Sophocles/Greek

30.

Italian created a presentational performance style rooted in improv also known as commedia dell'arte

a)

false

b)

true

31.

Hrotsvitha

a)

first female playwright

b)

earliest known playwrite

c)

earliest known female playwright

d)

first female playwrite

32.

_________ _________ is the most influential playwright in history. ________ _________ was another playwright in his time period.

a)

William Shakespear/ Christopher Marlow

b)

william Shakespear/ Christopher marlow

c)

William shakespear/ christopher Marlow

d)

William Shakespear/ Christopher marlow

33.

The 4 major areas of theatrical design

a)

scenic, costume, sound, and lighting

b)

scenic, costume, noise, and lighting

c)

scenic, health, sound, and lighting

d)

scenic, costume, sound, and darkness

34.

A _____ _________ is responsible for the compensation of scenic elements.

(a)  

35.

props are...

a)

smol objects used to help the visual world of the play

b)

small objects used to help the visual world of the play

c)

smol objects used to help the visual world of of the play

d)

small objects used to help the the visual world of the play

36.

What's a sound designer responsible for?

a)

They're responsible for the removed and supported sound elements

b)

They're responsible for the added and unsupported sound elements

c)

They're responsible for the added and supported sound elements

d)

They're responsible for the added and supported sounds

37.

who is responsible for all items worn by actors?

a)

A scenic designer

b)

A costume designer

c)

A lighting designer

d)

A sound designer

38.

A gobo is ...

a)

(not usually) a metal plate placed in front of a light source that casts a specific shadow

b)

(most usually) a plastic plate placed in front of a light source that casts a specific shadow

c)

(most usually) a plate placed in front of a light source that casts a specific shadow

d)

(most usually) a metal plate placed in front of a light source that casts a specific shadow

39.

the significance of "The Astor Place Opera House"

a)

a major riot happened containing about 10,000 people fighting in New York City

b)

a major riot happened containing about 1,000 people fighting in New York City

c)

a major riot happened containing about 10,000 people fighting New York

d)

a major riot happened containing about 1,000 people fighting York City

40.

uses a mix of deaf and hearing actors, all using sign language

a)

death west theatre

b)

loud west theatre

c)

deaf east theatre

d)

deaf west theatre

41.

Musical theatre

a)

live story telling combining acting, singing, and often dancing

b)

live story telling combining acting, singing, and not often dancing

c)

recorded story telling combining acting, singing, and often dancing

d)

live story telling separating acting, singing, and often dancing

42.

______ is a series of unrelated short performances of comedy, song, and/or dance

a)

vaudville

b)

Vaudville

c)

Vaud Ville

d)

vaud ville

43.

Oklahoma!

a)

The musical that began the golden age of the the American musical industry

b)

The musical that ended the golden age of the American musical industry

c)

The musical that began the golden age of the American musical industry

d)

The play that began the golden age of the American musical industry

44.

where in NYC has become the musical theatre capital of the world?

a)

bradway

b)

broadway

c)

shortway

d)

noway

45.

The highest-grossing ($$$) Broadway musical of all time is ...

a)

lion king

b)

Hamlet

c)

Hamilton

d)

Phantom of the opera

46.

longest running broadway musical of all time is...

a)

hamilton

b)

lion king

c)

hamlet

d)

the phantom of the opera

47.

most Tony awards of all time...

a)

hamilton

b)

the phantom of the opera

c)

hamlet

d)

lion king

48.

what do the Toney Awards recognize?

a)

recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre

b)

recognizes excellence in recorded Broadway theatre

c)

recognizes acceptance in live Broadway theatre

d)

recognizes perfection in live Broadway theatre

49.

Hamilton tells the story of...

a)

tells the story of of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton

b)

tells the story of American Founding Father, Alexander Hamilton

c)

tells the story of a foreign man named Alexander Hamilton

d)

tells the story of American Father, Alexander Hamilton