Question 1

Ibsen's dramas were considered controversial because:

Accepted Answer

A)  They sensationalized violence through elaborate spectacle 
B)  They focused on lower-class characters and unsavory life-styles 
C)  They challenged existing moral values and social norms 
A)  They sensationalized violence through elaborate spectacle 
B)  They focused on lower-class characters and unsavory life-styles 
C)  They challenged existing moral values and social norms C

Question 2

Romanticists thought of a play as merely "a slice of life" - reality transferred to the stage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Which artistic movement challenged neoclassicism in the late 18th and early 19th centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dadaism 
B)  Romanticism 
C)  Realism 
D) Naturalism 
A)  Dadaism 
B)  Romanticism 
C)  Realism 
D) Naturalism B

Question 4

Stanislavsky's "magic if" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  A training method through which the performer could increase their physical dexterity and agility 
B)  A way through which the performer may imaginatively project themselves into the world of the play 
C)  The standard stage movement practice of performers at the Moscow Art Theatre, wherein the secondary actor moved to the center of the stage if the primary actor moved away from it 
D)  The practice of observing real life behavior and then transferring it directly to the stage 
A)  A training method through which the performer could increase their physical dexterity and agility 
B)  A way through which the performer may imaginatively project themselves into the world of the play 
C)  The standard stage movement practice of performers at the Moscow Art Theatre, wherein the secondary actor moved to the center of the stage if the primary actor moved away from it 
D)  The practice of observing real life behavior and then transferring it directly to the stage

Question 5

The independent theatre movement:

Accepted Answer

A)  Staged popular melodramas on stages specially equipped for aquatic or equine effects 
B)  Staged public performances of cutting edge dramas by young, unpublished writers 
C)  Got around the censorship laws governing public performance by staging "private" performances 
A)  Staged popular melodramas on stages specially equipped for aquatic or equine effects 
B)  Staged public performances of cutting edge dramas by young, unpublished writers 
C)  Got around the censorship laws governing public performance by staging "private" performances

Question 6

Which is an implication some derived from Charles Darwin's theories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heredity and environment influence human behavior and characteristics 
B)  Conscience is innate 
C)  Shakespeare's plays should be performed as initially intended by the playwright 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Heredity and environment influence human behavior and characteristics 
B)  Conscience is innate 
C)  Shakespeare's plays should be performed as initially intended by the playwright 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 7

The configuration of Wagner's theatre at Bayreuth set the pattern for most 20th century theatres

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Among other things, Freud's theories contributed to an increased awareness of subtext (the possibility of a covert meaning beneath what is overtly communicated)

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The complexity involved in staging the spectacular effects required by melodrama was a contributing factor in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Stanislavsky's work at the Moscow Art Theatre 
B)  The development of the German Sturm and Drang 
C)  The perceived need for a director to coordinate and unify stage action 
D)  The objection by censors to the public presentation of Ibsen's plays 
A)  Stanislavsky's work at the Moscow Art Theatre 
B)  The development of the German Sturm and Drang 
C)  The perceived need for a director to coordinate and unify stage action 
D)  The objection by censors to the public presentation of Ibsen's plays

Question 10

Explain the concepts of Richard Wagner: what he sought to create and how he realized this goal through his production practices and the creation of his theatre at Bayreuth.

Accepted Answer

Richard Wagner was a 19th-century German

Question 11

Which was NOT an appeal of melodrama?

Accepted Answer

A)  Realistic spectacle 
B)  Suspense 
C)  Box Sets 
D)  The vindication of virtue 
A)  Realistic spectacle 
B)  Suspense 
C)  Box Sets 
D)  The vindication of virtue

Question 12

A Doll's House exemplifies realism in that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Most of the characters are stereotypes who are consciously aware of their behavior 
B)  The play develops logically through a cause-to-effect dramatic construction 
C)  The play focuses on characters against a spectacular background 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Most of the characters are stereotypes who are consciously aware of their behavior 
B)  The play develops logically through a cause-to-effect dramatic construction 
C)  The play focuses on characters against a spectacular background 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 13

Explain the 5 basic premises of the Stanislavsky system of acting and relate why such a system might be particularly effective for the performers in plays by Ibsen or Chekhov.

Accepted Answer

The 5 basic premises of the Stanislavsky

Question 14

Saxe-Meiningen's company was known especially for its realistic crowd scenes

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Melodrama encouraged the development of realistic spectacle

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

George Bernard Shaw wrote comedies for London's Independent Theatre that punctured popular prejudices and provoked audiences to reassess their values

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Who is usually considered the first director, in the modern sense?

Accepted Answer

A)  Konstantin Stanislavsky 
B)  Emile Zola 
C)  Richard Wagner 
D)  George II, duke of Saxe-Meiningen 
A)  Konstantin Stanislavsky 
B)  Emile Zola 
C)  Richard Wagner 
D)  George II, duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Question 18

Stanislavsky believed that on stage the actor should be free to improvise spontaneously

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Wagner's demand for "unity of production:"

Accepted Answer

A)  Sought to filter all stage expressions through a single artistic consciousness 
B)  Sought to demonstrate the effects of environment and heredity through realistic, "box-set" scenery 
C)  Sought for crowd scenes to be played by large groups of actors unified by a single purpose 
A)  Sought to filter all stage expressions through a single artistic consciousness 
B)  Sought to demonstrate the effects of environment and heredity through realistic, "box-set" scenery 
C)  Sought for crowd scenes to be played by large groups of actors unified by a single purpose

Question 20

Realism and naturalism were based on the idea that character is determined by heredity and environment

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Ibsen's dramas were considered controversial because:

Romanticists thought of a play as merely "a slice of life" - reality transferred to the stage.

Which artistic movement challenged neoclassicism in the late 18^th and early 19^th centuries?

Stanislavsky's "magic if" refers to:

The independent theatre movement:

Which is an implication some derived from Charles Darwin's theories?

The configuration of Wagner's theatre at Bayreuth set the pattern for most 20^th century theatres

Among other things, Freud's theories contributed to an increased awareness of subtext (the possibility of a covert meaning beneath what is overtly communicated)

The complexity involved in staging the spectacular effects required by melodrama was a contributing factor in:

Explain the concepts of Richard Wagner: what he sought to create and how he realized this goal through his production practices and the creation of his theatre at Bayreuth.

Which was NOT an appeal of melodrama?

A Doll's House exemplifies realism in that:

Explain the 5 basic premises of the Stanislavsky system of acting and relate why such a system might be particularly effective for the performers in plays by Ibsen or Chekhov.

Saxe-Meiningen's company was known especially for its realistic crowd scenes

Melodrama encouraged the development of realistic spectacle

George Bernard Shaw wrote comedies for London's Independent Theatre that punctured popular prejudices and provoked audiences to reassess their values

Who is usually considered the first director, in the modern sense?

Stanislavsky believed that on stage the actor should be free to improvise spontaneously

Wagner's demand for "unity of production:"

Realism and naturalism were based on the idea that character is determined by heredity and environment

The Nature of Theatre

The Audience and Criticism

The Play

Festival Theatre:greek, Roman and Medieval Theatre Experiences

Creating a Professional Theatre:elizabethan England, Italian Commedia Dellarte, and Seventeenth-Century France

Modernism and Its Effect: 1885-1960

Decentralization and Subsidization: New Directions

Contemporary Theatre and Its Diversity

Asian and African Theatre

Theatrical Space and Production Design

Playwriting and Dramaturgy

Directing and Producing

Acting

Scene Design

Costume Design and Makeup

Lighting and Sound Design

Filters

Exam 6: From Romanticism to Realism

Ibsen's dramas were considered controversial because:

Romanticists thought of a play as merely "a slice of life" - reality transferred to the stage.

Which artistic movement challenged neoclassicism in the late 18th and early 19th centuries?

Stanislavsky's "magic if" refers to:

The independent theatre movement:

Which is an implication some derived from Charles Darwin's theories?

The configuration of Wagner's theatre at Bayreuth set the pattern for most 20th century theatres

Among other things, Freud's theories contributed to an increased awareness of subtext (the possibility of a covert meaning beneath what is overtly communicated)

The complexity involved in staging the spectacular effects required by melodrama was a contributing factor in:

Explain the concepts of Richard Wagner: what he sought to create and how he realized this goal through his production practices and the creation of his theatre at Bayreuth.

Which was NOT an appeal of melodrama?

A Doll's House exemplifies realism in that:

Explain the 5 basic premises of the Stanislavsky system of acting and relate why such a system might be particularly effective for the performers in plays by Ibsen or Chekhov.

Saxe-Meiningen's company was known especially for its realistic crowd scenes

Melodrama encouraged the development of realistic spectacle

George Bernard Shaw wrote comedies for London's Independent Theatre that punctured popular prejudices and provoked audiences to reassess their values

Who is usually considered the first director, in the modern sense?

Stanislavsky believed that on stage the actor should be free to improvise spontaneously

Wagner's demand for "unity of production:"

Realism and naturalism were based on the idea that character is determined by heredity and environment

The Nature of Theatre

The Audience and Criticism

The Play

Festival Theatre:greek, Roman and Medieval Theatre Experiences

Creating a Professional Theatre:elizabethan England, Italian Commedia Dellarte, and Seventeenth-Century France

Modernism and Its Effect: 1885-1960

Decentralization and Subsidization: New Directions

Contemporary Theatre and Its Diversity

Asian and African Theatre

Theatrical Space and Production Design

Playwriting and Dramaturgy

Directing and Producing

Acting

Scene Design

Costume Design and Makeup

Lighting and Sound Design

Filters

Which artistic movement challenged neoclassicism in the late 18^th and early 19^th centuries?

The configuration of Wagner's theatre at Bayreuth set the pattern for most 20^th century theatres