Question 1

The broad spectrum approach includes performances in which of the following contexts?

Accepted Answer

A)  dance 
B)  everyday life 
C)  sport 
D)  theatre 
E)  all of the above 
A)  dance 
B)  everyday life 
C)  sport 
D)  theatre 
E)  all of the above E

Question 2

Social media users communicate in highly performative ways mainly because:

Accepted Answer

A)  users no longer need to be highly literate. 
B)  users can creatively reveal or mask identities. 
C)  users need to communicate in the dominate language of English. 
D)  hypertext has replaced traditional literacy. 
A)  users no longer need to be highly literate. 
B)  users can creatively reveal or mask identities. 
C)  users need to communicate in the dominate language of English. 
D)  hypertext has replaced traditional literacy. B

Question 3

Which of these does Dwight Conquergood not cite as a key perspective of Performance Studies at Northwestern University?

Accepted Answer

A)  Analysis 
B)  Asymmetry 
C)  Accomplishment 
D)  Application 
A)  Analysis 
B)  Asymmetry 
C)  Accomplishment 
D)  Application B

Question 4

Performance Studies programs exist:

Accepted Answer

A)  only in the U.S. 
B)  only in the U.S. and the U.K. 
C)  in several countries all over the world. 
D)  only in North America and Europe. 
A)  only in the U.S. 
B)  only in the U.S. and the U.K. 
C)  in several countries all over the world. 
D)  only in North America and Europe.

Question 5

In Renaissance Europe the widely accepted notion that the world was a great theatre was called:

Accepted Answer

A)  the mirror stage. 
B)  the republic. 
C)  theatrum mundi. 
D)  the performative. 
A)  the mirror stage. 
B)  the republic. 
C)  theatrum mundi. 
D)  the performative.

Question 6

To call Performance Studies an interdisciplinary field means that it is:

Accepted Answer

A)  run by a critical mass of scholars. 
B)  resistant to any single system of knowledge, values, or subject matter. 
C)  in the formative years of its development. 
D)  subject to the rules of a variety of disciplines. 
A)  run by a critical mass of scholars. 
B)  resistant to any single system of knowledge, values, or subject matter. 
C)  in the formative years of its development. 
D)  subject to the rules of a variety of disciplines.

Question 7

One criticism of Performance Studies claims that the field is:

Accepted Answer

A)  imperialistic. 
B)  closed-minded. 
C)  too abstract. 
D)  out of touch with the latest theories. 
A)  imperialistic. 
B)  closed-minded. 
C)  too abstract. 
D)  out of touch with the latest theories.

The broad spectrum approach includes performances in which of the following contexts?

Social media users communicate in highly performative ways mainly because:

Which of these does Dwight Conquergood not cite as a key perspective of Performance Studies at Northwestern University?

Performance Studies programs exist:

In Renaissance Europe the widely accepted notion that the world was a great theatre was called:

To call Performance Studies an interdisciplinary field means that it is:

One criticism of Performance Studies claims that the field is:

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Exam 1: What Is Performance Studies

The broad spectrum approach includes performances in which of the following contexts?

Social media users communicate in highly performative ways mainly because:

Which of these does Dwight Conquergood not cite as a key perspective of Performance Studies at Northwestern University?

Performance Studies programs exist:

In Renaissance Europe the widely accepted notion that the world was a great theatre was called:

To call Performance Studies an interdisciplinary field means that it is:

One criticism of Performance Studies claims that the field is:

What Is Performance

Ritual

Play

Performativity

Performing

Performance Processes

Global and Intercultural Performances

Filters