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Semester Exam Review 2024
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Where do we get the modern word "theater" from?
The structure behind the performers in the amphitheaters
The performance area in the amphitheaters
The seating area in the amphitheaters
The formula for tragedies
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Parts of a theatre - What part is #2
Curtains
Legs
Arms
Wings
3
A conversation between two or more characters
Cold Reading
Call Back
Dialogue
Subtext
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What were the 4 tools to aid in understanding Shakespeare's works?
Meter, Punctuation, Figurative Language and Word Sound
Punctuation, Figurative Language, Character and Wording
Rhyme scheme, Meter, Punctuation and Character
Word Sound, Figurative Language, No Fear Shakespeare and Rhyme Scheme
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The planning and working out of an actor's movement on stage
Cross
Cue
Blocking
Fourth Wall
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Which Commedia character was old, rich and loved money?
Capitano
Dottore
Zanni
Pantalone
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Parts of a theatre - What part is #6
Apron
House
Lobby
Chairs
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Which of the Ancient Greek playwrights has surviving comedies?
Sophocles
Euripides
Aristophanes
Aeschylus
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The information implied, but not stated in a line
Dialogue
Cold Reading
Call Back
Subtext
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Which is true about Ancient Greek theatre
All of the above
Their plays were not scripted
They wore masks to express their characters
They did not allow women to perform
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Body positions - What position is X
3/4 Left
1/4 Right
1/4 Left
3/4 Right
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Body positions - What position is X
Profile
Full Back
Full Front
Reverse
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Which is true of Ancient Greek theatre
All of the above
They used shadow and lighting effects to enhance their story
They always wore lavish costumes
The chorus acted as narrators
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A performance by actors who have not previously read the play
Subtext
Call Back
Cold Reading
Dialogue
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Parts of a theatre - What part is #3
Arms
Legs
Stage
Wings
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In what poetic meter did Shakespeare write most of his plays
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Lambic Pendameter
Iambic Pentameter
Angelic Pedometer
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These people created theatre
Shakespeare and the King's Men
The Ancient Greeks
Unknown as it has been around for centuries
Thespis and Dionysus
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Who was Dionysus
The first solo actor
The Greek God of wine and fertility
The first Greek writer
A Character from Greek Tragedy who kills his father and marries his mom
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An actor's movement on stage
Cue
Cross
Fourth Wall
Blocking
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Which type of play was naughty and had actors dress as mythological creatures
Romance
Satyr
Tragedy
Comedy
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Stage direction for X
Center
Upper middle
Up stage
Up center
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Parts of a theatre - What part is #5
House
Apron
Lobby
Shop
23
How many plays from Ancient Greece survived?
900
90
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No one knows for sure
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Who was Thespis?
A Character from Greek Tragedy who kills his father and marries his mom
The First Solo Actor
The First Greek Writer
The Greek God of Wine
25
Body positions - What position is X
3/4 Right
1/4 Right
3/4 Left
1/4 Left
26
Stage directions for X
Down right
Bottom left
Down left
Lower right
27
A signal that indicates something is about to happen
Blocking
Cross
Cue
Fourth Wall
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Parts of a theatre - What part is #4
Proscenium
Stage
Apron
Fourth Wall
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Which Commedia character was lazy and bad at their job
Pantalone
Capitano
Dottore
Zanni
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A second or additional audition for a theatrical part
Call Back
Subtext
Dialogue
Cold Reading
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Which Commedia character was overweight and used big words
Pantalone
Zanni
Dottore
Capitano
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The imaginary divide separating the audience from the actors
Blocking
Cue
Cross
Fourth Wall
33
Stage directions for X
Left center
Right center
Middle left
Middle right
34
What is iambic pentameter?
All of the above
The meter in which Shakespeare wrote most plays
It resembles a heart beat
It is 5 unstressed and 5 stressed syllables
35
Body positions - What position is X
1/2 Right
1/2 Left
Profile Left
Profile Right
36
Which is TRUE for Commedia performers
Each actor learned many roles
They stuck closely to their scripts
They fit the performance to the audience
They used lavish make-up
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Parts of a theatre - What part is #1
Backstage
Shop
Lobby
Curtain
