- According to Wilson, which of the following most often provides the blueprint for a stage presentation?
Your answer:
performance artist
actor
director
playwright
- The conversation in a play is called:
Your answer:
argumentation
monologue
dialogue
narration
- The creator of a play script is called:
Your answer:
a) The playwright
b) The dramaturge
c) The director
d) The dramatist
e) a and b
f) a and d
- Theater serves only one purpose.
Your answer:
True
False
- Which of the following is NOT part of the playwright's job description?
Your answer:
determining the subject matter
deciding on characters
deciding what type of play it will be
none of the above
- According to Wilson, what is always the subject of theater?
Your answer:
people
animals
events
places
- The 'rules of the game' in theater are also known as:
Your answer:
conventions
edicts
regulations
restrictions
- Which of the following is NOT a convention of theater?
Your answer:
limited time and space
incentive and motivation
strongly opposed forces
unbalanced forces
- According to Wilson, another word for the structure of a dramatic work is:
Your answer:
outline
organization
framework
none of the above
- Which of the following does Wilson describe as 'the arrangement of events or the selection and order of scenes in a play'?
Your answer:
juxtaposition
story
plot
organization
- Which of the following is a principle of dramatic structure?
Your answer:
every theatrical event must have an underlying pattern of organization
an established pattern or organization must be organic and have integrity
every play must have a beginning, middle, and end
both of the first two answers above
- Which of the following does Wilson describe as 'a full account of an event, or series of events, usually told in chronological order'?
Your answer:
story
plot
organization
juxtaposition
- Which of the following is an element of dramatic structure?
Your answer:
the opening scene
crisis and climax
obstacles and complications
all of the above
- What is the difference between art and advertising?
Your answer:
a) Advertising is commercial and art is not
b) The artist has a clear point of view, distinct to the individual, while advertising disguises its motives
c) Advertising has a defined point of view while art does not
d) Art imposes a direct and deliberate point of view while advertising uses indirect and subtle techniques to influence buyers
e) a and c
f) b and d
- Point of view determines if something is humorous or serious.
Your answer:
True
False
- Which two historical periods glorify humanity while exposing the cruelty of life simultaneously, creating the ideal situation for writing tragedy?
Your answer:
The Greek golden age and the Roman era
The Age of French Neoclassicism and the middle ages
The middle ages and the Renaissance
The Greek golden age and the Renaissance
- Some feminist theatre critics and practitioners have offered an alternative to
Your answer:
comedy
Aristotelian structure
male dominance
all of the above
- How does the viewpoint of society figure into the creation of a play?
Your answer:
It serves as the main focus
It serves as a background for creating the work
It serves as a barometer for the whole piece
It serves as the driving force in developing the script
- Genre is the French word for...
Your answer:
a) Class
b) Type
c) Category
d) Label
e) a and b
f) b and c
- Plays always fit neatly into categories.
Your answer:
True
False