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WorksheetsTech Theatre - Unit 1 Test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What we know of as theatre can be traced back to this time and place
Elizabethan England
Ancient Rome
Feudal Japan
Ancient Greece
The Ancient Greeks used Theatre as a way to honor this god
Zeus
Dionysus
Athena
Apollo
This man is credited as being the first actor (dating back to the 6th Century BC)
Thespis
Keanu Reeves
Aristotle
Theseus
During the time of the Ancient Greeks, actors would often play multiple roles. Because of this, actors would often wear _______ to distinguish between characters
Costumes
Masks
Makeup
Wigs
Because of the violence of early plays, theatre was said to be too dangerous for this group of people.
Children
Lower Class Men
Women
Catholics
These were often the basis for the early plays of Ancient Greece
Novels
Movies
Natural Events (Ex. The Weather)
Myths
Why is imagination so important when reading a play's script?
There are too many details, so you have to make things up
It is important to be able to visualize what the play could look like
It's not important
You need it to really understand a complicated script
Which of the following is NOT true about stage directions in a script?
They are often in italics
They are a record of the original staging of the play
Many designers ignore them
They are an incredibly important tool that a designer MUST use
What is the most essential information in the script of a play?
The message
The characters
The setting
The costumes
How can the text of a play be given subtext
By letting the audience know there's a hidden meaning
The way an actor speaks and how they move
By using effective lighting
By over analyzing every word
How can the scripts for musicals be difficult to read?
They are written in verse (like Shakespeare)
They dont have scripts
Both the character's lines AND the song lyrics give insight into the characters and plot
It's hard to tell when a song starts and ends
Many plays can have this structure, meaning the story is generally told in order with not very many characters and settings
Boring
Traditional
Classical
Cinematic
Plays with THIS structure have much larger casts, numerous settings, and multiple plotlines
Operatic
Episodic
Quixotic
Elizabethan
Gustav Freytag said that the structure of a story could be broken down into six sections, ending with the Denouement and beginning with ______________.
Exposition
Inciting Incident
Climax
Rising Action
What type of Dramatic Action is being used in this situation:
Polyneices and Eteocles die in battle before the events of The Burial at Thebes
Potential Action
Overt Action
Implied Action
Antecedent Action
What type of Dramatic Action is being used in this situation:
Laurie Strode feels she can finally breathe and relax, but we see Michael Myers slowly approaching behind her. This causes the audience to yell out at the screen.
Potential Action
Overt Action
Implied Action
Antecedent Action
What type of Dramatic Action is being used in this situation:
Julius Caesar is stabbed multiple times on stage.
Potential Action
Overt Action
Implied Action
Antecedent Action
What type of Dramatic Action is being used in this situation:
During a PTA meeting, a mom secretly takes a sip from her flask. Her husband sighs, showing that this is not her first time doing this.
Potential Action
Overt Action
Implied Action
Antecedent Action
Which of the following is NOT an example of Given Circumstances?
Sound Effects
Time and Place
Props
Theme
Which of the following is a Given Circumstance for Act One of the play
Harvey?
One setting of the play is the Dowd Mansion
The play takes place in the "present"
Telephones are frequently used
There is a sound effect of a woman singing
All of these
What is the Subtext when Veta says that "Elwood sees somebody"
He's dating someone
He can see Harvey
He has a regular doctor
He regularly visits people
What type of plot structure did Harvey have?
Cinematic
Episodic
Which of the following would be an example of Antecedent Action for Harvey?
Veta trys to put Elwood in an insane asylum
Veta and Myrtle Mae hold a party for ladies in the town
Veta is put in an insane asylum on accident
Elwood inherits the house from his mother
Each of the following is evidence of Harvey's existence in Act One EXCEPT...
His hat has holes for his ears
Harvey speaks to Veta
Veta says she has seen Harvey
Harvey writes in the book that Wilson reads
Based on what you read in Act One, Harvey would best be described as...
Comedy
Tragedy
Drama
Historical Fiction
