Question 1

In play construction,the single action that initiates the major conflict of the play is called the

Accepted Answer

A) exposition. 
B) inciting incident. 
C) characterization. 
D) denouement. 
A) exposition. 
B) inciting incident. 
C) characterization. 
D) denouement. B

Question 2

The visual aspect of the play,including the scenery,costumes,lighting,make-up,and the overall look of the stage,are included in the element known as

Accepted Answer

A) allusion. 
B) intermezzo. 
C) cortina magica. 
D) spectacle. 
A) allusion. 
B) intermezzo. 
C) cortina magica. 
D) spectacle. D

Question 3

Which dramatic genre offers a wild,hilarious treatment of a trivial theme,usually based on a stock component like identical twins,switched identities,lovers in closets,and might include full-stage chases,misheard instructions,various disrobings,discoveries,and disappearances?

Accepted Answer

A) dark comedy 
B) melodrama 
C) farce 
D) tragicomedy 
A) dark comedy 
B) melodrama 
C) farce 
D) tragicomedy C

Question 4

What is a play?

Accepted Answer

A) a story in dialogue form written in a book 
B) a single oral performance of a story 
C) an action framed and focused around a particular conflict,which gives the action significance 
D) performance on a stage using live actors and musical accompaniment 
A) a story in dialogue form written in a book 
B) a single oral performance of a story 
C) an action framed and focused around a particular conflict,which gives the action significance 
D) performance on a stage using live actors and musical accompaniment

Question 5

Consider you are wanting to impress a friend with your knowledge of theatre.Your friend thinks going to see a tragedy is a waste of time.Explain to them what a tragedy is and the benefits for an audience member to attend a tragedy.Give examples from famous tragedies such as Oedipus.

Accepted Answer

A tragedy is a form of drama that depict

Question 6

The purging or cleansing of the audience's pity and terror at the climax of a tragedy is called

Accepted Answer

A) hamartia. 
B) exposition 
C) containment 
D) catharsis. 
A) hamartia. 
B) exposition 
C) containment 
D) catharsis.

Question 7

A play that dramatizes the key events in the life of a historical figure,such as George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan,is called

Accepted Answer

A) a history play. 
B) tragicomedy. 
C) a farce. 
D) a burlesque. 
A) a history play. 
B) tragicomedy. 
C) a farce. 
D) a burlesque.

Question 8

Which dramatic genre purports to be serious but,in fact,deals with human issues on only the most superficial level,embellished with spectacular staging,flamboyant dialogue,and highly suspenseful and contrived plotting?

Accepted Answer

A) documentary drama 
B) tragicomedy 
C) melodrama 
D) farce 
A) documentary drama 
B) tragicomedy 
C) melodrama 
D) farce

Question 9

The word "drama" comes from the Greek dran,which means

Accepted Answer

A) to make. 
B) to play. 
C) to do. 
D) to dance. 
A) to make. 
B) to play. 
C) to do. 
D) to dance.

Question 10

The curtain call functions as an important convention in the drama.Explain its importance,especially in terms of the actor's paradox.What are your expectations of a curtain call? Do you have any memorable ones you can recount?

Accepted Answer

The curtain call is an important convent

Question 11

Aristotle's list of six components of a drama is not really respected or used today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A play's components and its timeline are both elements of the play's

Accepted Answer

A) dramaturgy. 
B) plot. 
C) conventions. 
D) action. 
A) dramaturgy. 
B) plot. 
C) conventions. 
D) action.

Question 13

The six components of a play that Aristotle lists,in order of importance,are

Accepted Answer

A) script,stage,actor,playwright,choral leader,and government support. 
B) plot,character,theme,diction,music,and spectacle. 
C) irony,pastoral,idyll,satire,drama,and humor. 
D) reversal,tragic flaw,recognition,catharsis,inciting incident,and subplots. 
A) script,stage,actor,playwright,choral leader,and government support. 
B) plot,character,theme,diction,music,and spectacle. 
C) irony,pastoral,idyll,satire,drama,and humor. 
D) reversal,tragic flaw,recognition,catharsis,inciting incident,and subplots.

Question 14

Discuss pre-play activities that are relevant today.List and discuss the kinds of activities that you have engaged in and how social media might play into this convention.

Accepted Answer

Pre-play activities are relevant today a

Question 15

When actors "freeze" and the lighting dims,Western theatrical convention dictates that the audience understands time has stood still and the narrative has paused.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The unspoken agreements between the audience and the actor,which includes a whole set of traditional understandings surrounding the theatrical event,is called

Accepted Answer

A) music. 
B) convention. 
C) theme. 
D) denouement 
A) music. 
B) convention. 
C) theme. 
D) denouement

Question 17

Which of the following is true about the differences between tragedy and comedy?

Accepted Answer

A) Tragedy typically deals with great people,whereas comedy deals with ordinary people. 
B) Tragedy leads to the audience feeling disgusted about going to the theatre at all. 
C) Tragedy is always about the Gods,whereas comedies are only about mortals. 
D) Tragedy is about soap-opera types of conflict,whereas comedy is usually about a new major social and political awareness. 
A) Tragedy typically deals with great people,whereas comedy deals with ordinary people. 
B) Tragedy leads to the audience feeling disgusted about going to the theatre at all. 
C) Tragedy is always about the Gods,whereas comedies are only about mortals. 
D) Tragedy is about soap-opera types of conflict,whereas comedy is usually about a new major social and political awareness.

Question 18

The play Notes from the Field can be classified as

Accepted Answer

A) a documentary drama. 
B) a melodrama. 
C) a history play. 
D) a musical. 
A) a documentary drama. 
B) a melodrama. 
C) a history play. 
D) a musical.

Question 19

Why do comedies typically go out-of-date more quickly than tragedies?

Accepted Answer

A) Comedies were historically written on parchment,whereas tragedies were inscribed on stone. 
B) Comedies used the common slang of the time,whereas tragedies are written in more refined language. 
C) Comedies are more topical and deal with ordinary life at the time they are written. 
D) Comedies utilize more stagecraft and precise timing than tragedies. 
A) Comedies were historically written on parchment,whereas tragedies were inscribed on stone. 
B) Comedies used the common slang of the time,whereas tragedies are written in more refined language. 
C) Comedies are more topical and deal with ordinary life at the time they are written. 
D) Comedies utilize more stagecraft and precise timing than tragedies.

Question 20

What is the difference between plot and story?

Accepted Answer

A) The terms are synonymous. 
B) Plot refers to the structure of events;story refers to a narrative of what happens in a play. 
C) A plot has a moral;a story has suspense. 
D) A plot can be turned into a play,but a story is usually too private to be performed publicly. 
A) The terms are synonymous. 
B) Plot refers to the structure of events;story refers to a narrative of what happens in a play. 
C) A plot has a moral;a story has suspense. 
D) A plot can be turned into a play,but a story is usually too private to be performed publicly.

In play construction,the single action that initiates the major conflict of the play is called the

The visual aspect of the play,including the scenery,costumes,lighting,make-up,and the overall look of the stage,are included in the element known as

Which dramatic genre offers a wild,hilarious treatment of a trivial theme,usually based on a stock component like identical twins,switched identities,lovers in closets,and might include full-stage chases,misheard instructions,various disrobings,discoveries,and disappearances?

What is a play?

Consider you are wanting to impress a friend with your knowledge of theatre.Your friend thinks going to see a tragedy is a waste of time.Explain to them what a tragedy is and the benefits for an audience member to attend a tragedy.Give examples from famous tragedies such as Oedipus.

The purging or cleansing of the audience's pity and terror at the climax of a tragedy is called

A play that dramatizes the key events in the life of a historical figure,such as George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan,is called

Which dramatic genre purports to be serious but,in fact,deals with human issues on only the most superficial level,embellished with spectacular staging,flamboyant dialogue,and highly suspenseful and contrived plotting?

The word "drama" comes from the Greek dran,which means

The curtain call functions as an important convention in the drama.Explain its importance,especially in terms of the actor's paradox.What are your expectations of a curtain call? Do you have any memorable ones you can recount?

Aristotle's list of six components of a drama is not really respected or used today.

A play's components and its timeline are both elements of the play's

The six components of a play that Aristotle lists,in order of importance,are

Discuss pre-play activities that are relevant today.List and discuss the kinds of activities that you have engaged in and how social media might play into this convention.

When actors "freeze" and the lighting dims,Western theatrical convention dictates that the audience understands time has stood still and the narrative has paused.

The unspoken agreements between the audience and the actor,which includes a whole set of traditional understandings surrounding the theatrical event,is called

Which of the following is true about the differences between tragedy and comedy?

The play Notes from the Field can be classified as

Why do comedies typically go out-of-date more quickly than tragedies?

What is the difference between plot and story?

What Is Theatre

The Actor

The Playwright

Designers and Technicians

The Director

Theatre Traditions

The Modern Theatre

Musical Theatre

Theatre Today

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 2: What Is a Play

In play construction,the single action that initiates the major conflict of the play is called the

The visual aspect of the play,including the scenery,costumes,lighting,make-up,and the overall look of the stage,are included in the element known as

Which dramatic genre offers a wild,hilarious treatment of a trivial theme,usually based on a stock component like identical twins,switched identities,lovers in closets,and might include full-stage chases,misheard instructions,various disrobings,discoveries,and disappearances?

What is a play?

Consider you are wanting to impress a friend with your knowledge of theatre.Your friend thinks going to see a tragedy is a waste of time.Explain to them what a tragedy is and the benefits for an audience member to attend a tragedy.Give examples from famous tragedies such as Oedipus.

The purging or cleansing of the audience's pity and terror at the climax of a tragedy is called

A play that dramatizes the key events in the life of a historical figure,such as George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan,is called

Which dramatic genre purports to be serious but,in fact,deals with human issues on only the most superficial level,embellished with spectacular staging,flamboyant dialogue,and highly suspenseful and contrived plotting?

The word "drama" comes from the Greek dran,which means

The curtain call functions as an important convention in the drama.Explain its importance,especially in terms of the actor's paradox.What are your expectations of a curtain call? Do you have any memorable ones you can recount?

Aristotle's list of six components of a drama is not really respected or used today.

A play's components and its timeline are both elements of the play's

The six components of a play that Aristotle lists,in order of importance,are

Discuss pre-play activities that are relevant today.List and discuss the kinds of activities that you have engaged in and how social media might play into this convention.

When actors "freeze" and the lighting dims,Western theatrical convention dictates that the audience understands time has stood still and the narrative has paused.

The unspoken agreements between the audience and the actor,which includes a whole set of traditional understandings surrounding the theatrical event,is called

Which of the following is true about the differences between tragedy and comedy?

The play Notes from the Field can be classified as

Why do comedies typically go out-of-date more quickly than tragedies?

What is the difference between plot and story?

What Is Theatre

The Actor

The Playwright

Designers and Technicians

The Director

Theatre Traditions

The Modern Theatre

Musical Theatre

Theatre Today

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