THEATER 101 CHAPTER 10 QUIZ #9
QUIZ #9 - Dramatic Structure: Climactic, Episodic

 

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  1. Which of the following structures was used in 5th century Greece and reemerged in France in the 17th century and Norway in the 19th century?

    2. Your answer:
    episodic
    avant-garde
    climactic
    serial

  2. Which of the following structures is best illustrated by the plays of William Shakespeare?

    3. Your answer:
    Episodic
    avant-garde
    climactic
    serial

  3. Climactic and episodic structure cannot be combined within a play.

    4. Your answer:
    True
    False

  4. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of climactic structure?

    5. Your answer:
    plot begins late in the story
    scenes, locales, and characters are limited
    there may be a parallel plot or subplot
    construction is tight

  5. Which of the following is considered a significant period of climatic structure?

    6. Your answer:
    Greece-5th century
    France-17th century
    France-19th century
    all of the above

  6. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of episodic structure?

    7. Your answer:
    people, places, and events proliferate
    construction is tight
    there may be a parallel plot or subplot
    the overall effect is cumulative

  7. Which of the following is considered a significant period of episodic structure?

    8. Your answer:
    England-late 16th, early 17th centuries
    Spain-18th century
    United States-17th century
    all of the above

  8. According to Wilson, which of the following is 'a repetition or reenactment of a proceeding or transaction which has acquired special meaning'?

    9. Your answer:
    pattern
    juxtaposition
    ritual
    ceremony

  9. What does Wilson describe as 'a repeated sequence of events containing its own order and logic'?

    10. Your answer:
    pattern
    juxtaposition
    ritual
    ceremony

  10. Serial structure is best described as:

    11. Your answer:
    a repetition of events in no specific order
    a series of individual theater events offered as a single presentation
    a series of acts held together by a common theme
    none of the above

  11. Which of the following theater groups is NOT considered experimental?

    12. Your answer:
    Polish Laboratory Theater
    Living Theater
    Wooster Group
    Abbey Theater Players

  12. Which of the following is NOT described by Wilson as a significant departure from traditional theater practice?

    13. Your answer:
    emphasis on nonverbal theater
    reliance on improvisation
    interest in ritual and ceremony
    none of the above

  13. A static scene onstage featuring performers in costume is known as a/an:

    14. Your answer:
    segment
    feature
    tableau
    episode

  14. According to Wilson, musical theater structure involves which two techniques?

    15. Your answer:
    alternation and juxtaposition
    tableau and segment
    ritual and pattern
    rhyme and reason

  15. Which musical does Wilson use to illustrate structure?

    16. Your answer:
    Oklahoma
    A Chorus Line
    My Fair Lady
    Hair