Question 1

Nudity,profanity,simulated sex,and violence have become commonplace in American theatre due to

Accepted Answer

A) lack of family values in the United States. 
B) being trained in this style of acting. 
C) legal censorship that has become locally unenforceable in America. 
D) publishers who are requesting these types of plays. 
A) lack of family values in the United States. 
B) being trained in this style of acting. 
C) legal censorship that has become locally unenforceable in America. 
D) publishers who are requesting these types of plays. C

Question 2

The Borderlands Theatre is in Tucson,Arizona and presents the struggles of the Latinx community.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT true of Broadway performances?

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A) A new play rarely premieres on Broadway,and despite high ticket prices,most new plays on Broadway are in fact financial failures. 
B) Broadway producers await new plays whose worth is proven in the subsidized European (chiefly English)theatre or on the not-for-profit regional stage. 
C) Only the star-studded revival or Tony Award-winning new musical is likely to be bankable. 
D) The "Great White Way" has offered breakthrough teaching and acting positions through government-funded mentorships and apprenticeships. 
A) A new play rarely premieres on Broadway,and despite high ticket prices,most new plays on Broadway are in fact financial failures. 
B) Broadway producers await new plays whose worth is proven in the subsidized European (chiefly English)theatre or on the not-for-profit regional stage. 
C) Only the star-studded revival or Tony Award-winning new musical is likely to be bankable. 
D) The "Great White Way" has offered breakthrough teaching and acting positions through government-funded mentorships and apprenticeships. D

Question 4

The emergence of spectacular theatre was facilitated mainly by

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A) higher ticket prices. 
B) advanced theatre technology. 
C) the audience's desire for pure entertainment. 
D) a decline in performance art. 
A) higher ticket prices. 
B) advanced theatre technology. 
C) the audience's desire for pure entertainment. 
D) a decline in performance art.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT true of nonprofit theatres?

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A) "Nonprofit" means strictly noncommercial,so that nonprofit theatres rely upon funding sources other than box office receipts. 
B) "Nonprofit" is strictly a legal designation.The theatre has no owners and makes no profit. 
C) "Nonprofit" means that no one makes a profit;therefore,actors,stage designers,and all members involved in the production receive no salaries. 
D) Nonprofit theatres are exempt from most taxes. 
A) "Nonprofit" means strictly noncommercial,so that nonprofit theatres rely upon funding sources other than box office receipts. 
B) "Nonprofit" is strictly a legal designation.The theatre has no owners and makes no profit. 
C) "Nonprofit" means that no one makes a profit;therefore,actors,stage designers,and all members involved in the production receive no salaries. 
D) Nonprofit theatres are exempt from most taxes.

Question 6

Although American artists are largely protected from direct censorship by the U.S.Constitution's first amendment,government funding is subject to approval by local and national legislators who sometimes balk at funding the work of certain artists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Founded by Luis Valdez in 1965,which contemporary Chicano theatre was created to dramatize the farm workers' situation in California?

Accepted Answer

A) Carmina Burana 
B) Teatro Campesino 
C) Teatro Milagro 
D) Teatro la Raza 
A) Carmina Burana 
B) Teatro Campesino 
C) Teatro Milagro 
D) Teatro la Raza

Question 8

Which of the following playwrights has received a Pulitzer Prize?

Accepted Answer

A) Suzan-Lori Parks 
B) Lynn Nottage 
C) Charles Gordone 
D) Naomi Wallace 
A) Suzan-Lori Parks 
B) Lynn Nottage 
C) Charles Gordone 
D) Naomi Wallace

Question 9

Which play represented the watershed moment for Asian American theatre,in terms of sheer popularity?

Accepted Answer

A) Golden Child 
B) Yankee Dawg You Die 
C) Yellow Face 
D) M)Butterfly 
A) Golden Child 
B) Yankee Dawg You Die 
C) Yellow Face 
D) M)Butterfly

Question 10

The hit downtown New York production of Sleep No More,based on Shakespeare's Macbeth,takes place in a giant warehouse and allows the audience to wander wherever they wish.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) macaronic theatre. 
B) dangerous theatre. 
C) solo performance. 
D) site-specific theatre as well as immersive theatre. 
A) macaronic theatre. 
B) dangerous theatre. 
C) solo performance. 
D) site-specific theatre as well as immersive theatre.

Question 11

Today's theatre is difficult to categorize because

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A) there are so few masterpieces being produced. 
B) it is difficult to predict which plays will stand the test of time. 
C) all of the theatrical conventions used in earlier eras have been abandoned. 
D) former drama critics now focus their attention on film. 
A) there are so few masterpieces being produced. 
B) it is difficult to predict which plays will stand the test of time. 
C) all of the theatrical conventions used in earlier eras have been abandoned. 
D) former drama critics now focus their attention on film.

Question 12

The current emphasis on multiculturalism,globalization,and the changing state of international politics has broken the theatre away from many artistic conventions.With this in mind,discuss the relationship between historical change and theatrical change.What historical changes might account for performance forms that have recently emerged or gained new popularity?

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The relationship between historical chan

Question 13

Eastern European directors created a theatre of ancient plays produced with

Accepted Answer

A) no interest from the community at all. 
B) no political agenda within their productions. 
C) hidden,often subversive meanings clear to audiences,but lost on the government. 
D) adaptions that irritated the local governments. 
A) no interest from the community at all. 
B) no political agenda within their productions. 
C) hidden,often subversive meanings clear to audiences,but lost on the government. 
D) adaptions that irritated the local governments.

Question 14

Dinner theatres were introduced to suburban America in the 1970s offering a "night on the town" package of dinner and a play in the same facility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

One recent example of a mainstream Broadway musical that addresses issues of sexuality is

Accepted Answer

A) The Book of Mormon. 
B) Once. 
C) Avenue Q. 
D) Mary Poppins. 
A) The Book of Mormon. 
B) Once. 
C) Avenue Q. 
D) Mary Poppins.

Question 16

The founding of the Yale Drama Department (now known as the Yale School of Drama)

Accepted Answer

A) signaled an expanded commitment on the part of American higher education to train and educate future theatre artists. 
B) was at the community theatre level. 
C) was considered a waste of funding. 
D) was not an important part of American theatre history. 
A) signaled an expanded commitment on the part of American higher education to train and educate future theatre artists. 
B) was at the community theatre level. 
C) was considered a waste of funding. 
D) was not an important part of American theatre history.

Question 17

The theatre company Native Voices performs ________ plays regularly at the Autry Theatre in Los Angeles.

Accepted Answer

A) Latinx 
B) Asian American 
C) genderqueer 
D) Native American 
A) Latinx 
B) Asian American 
C) genderqueer 
D) Native American

Question 18

What kind of theatre puts on plays for their own enjoyment and is considered amateur?

Accepted Answer

A) regional theatre 
B) off-Off Broadway 
C) summer stock 
D) community theatre 
A) regional theatre 
B) off-Off Broadway 
C) summer stock 
D) community theatre

Question 19

The artist Karen Finley,who had her NEA grant revoked after she smeared her naked body with chocolate,was working in the genre of

Accepted Answer

A) puppet performance. 
B) performance art. 
C) dance-theatre. 
D) dangerous theatre. 
A) puppet performance. 
B) performance art. 
C) dance-theatre. 
D) dangerous theatre.

Question 20

Anna in the Tropics was written by which Latinx playwright?

Accepted Answer

A) Lin-Manuel Miranda 
B) Nilo Cruz 
C) Octavio Solis 
D) José Rivera 
A) Lin-Manuel Miranda 
B) Nilo Cruz 
C) Octavio Solis 
D) José Rivera

Nudity,profanity,simulated sex,and violence have become commonplace in American theatre due to

The Borderlands Theatre is in Tucson,Arizona and presents the struggles of the Latinx community.

Which of the following is NOT true of Broadway performances?

The emergence of spectacular theatre was facilitated mainly by

Which of the following is NOT true of nonprofit theatres?

Although American artists are largely protected from direct censorship by the U.S.Constitution's first amendment,government funding is subject to approval by local and national legislators who sometimes balk at funding the work of certain artists.

Founded by Luis Valdez in 1965,which contemporary Chicano theatre was created to dramatize the farm workers' situation in California?

Which of the following playwrights has received a Pulitzer Prize?

Which play represented the watershed moment for Asian American theatre,in terms of sheer popularity?

The hit downtown New York production of Sleep No More,based on Shakespeare's Macbeth,takes place in a giant warehouse and allows the audience to wander wherever they wish.This is an example of

Today's theatre is difficult to categorize because

Eastern European directors created a theatre of ancient plays produced with

Dinner theatres were introduced to suburban America in the 1970s offering a "night on the town" package of dinner and a play in the same facility.

One recent example of a mainstream Broadway musical that addresses issues of sexuality is

The founding of the Yale Drama Department (now known as the Yale School of Drama)

The theatre company Native Voices performs ________ plays regularly at the Autry Theatre in Los Angeles.

What kind of theatre puts on plays for their own enjoyment and is considered amateur?

The artist Karen Finley,who had her NEA grant revoked after she smeared her naked body with chocolate,was working in the genre of

Anna in the Tropics was written by which Latinx playwright?

What Is Theatre

What Is a Play

The Actor

The Playwright

Designers and Technicians

The Director

Theatre Traditions

The Modern Theatre

Musical Theatre

The Audience

The Ancients

The Middle Ages

The Renaissance

The Theatre of Asia

The Royal Era

The Modern Theatre: Realism

The Modern Theatre: Antirealism

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Exam 10: Theatre Today

Nudity,profanity,simulated sex,and violence have become commonplace in American theatre due to

The Borderlands Theatre is in Tucson,Arizona and presents the struggles of the Latinx community.

Which of the following is NOT true of Broadway performances?

The emergence of spectacular theatre was facilitated mainly by

Which of the following is NOT true of nonprofit theatres?

Although American artists are largely protected from direct censorship by the U.S.Constitution's first amendment,government funding is subject to approval by local and national legislators who sometimes balk at funding the work of certain artists.

Founded by Luis Valdez in 1965,which contemporary Chicano theatre was created to dramatize the farm workers' situation in California?

Which of the following playwrights has received a Pulitzer Prize?

Which play represented the watershed moment for Asian American theatre,in terms of sheer popularity?

The hit downtown New York production of Sleep No More,based on Shakespeare's Macbeth,takes place in a giant warehouse and allows the audience to wander wherever they wish.This is an example of

Today's theatre is difficult to categorize because

Eastern European directors created a theatre of ancient plays produced with

Dinner theatres were introduced to suburban America in the 1970s offering a "night on the town" package of dinner and a play in the same facility.

One recent example of a mainstream Broadway musical that addresses issues of sexuality is

The founding of the Yale Drama Department (now known as the Yale School of Drama)

The theatre company Native Voices performs ________ plays regularly at the Autry Theatre in Los Angeles.

What kind of theatre puts on plays for their own enjoyment and is considered amateur?

The artist Karen Finley,who had her NEA grant revoked after she smeared her naked body with chocolate,was working in the genre of

Anna in the Tropics was written by which Latinx playwright?

What Is Theatre

What Is a Play

The Actor

The Playwright

Designers and Technicians

The Director

Theatre Traditions

The Modern Theatre

Musical Theatre

The Audience

The Ancients

The Middle Ages

The Renaissance

The Theatre of Asia

The Royal Era

The Modern Theatre: Realism

The Modern Theatre: Antirealism

Filters