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a #theater quiz for Acting I students
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1
The type of theater that has a picture frame through which the audience looks is called a
proscenium stage
thrust stage
professional stage
provisional stage
2
In order to be a Broadway show, the theater must
be situated in a certain area of midtown Manhattan
be like the Aronoff center, in any city
seat a certain number of people
A and B
3
When you want to acknowledge that you heard a note in theater, you say...
fine! ok!
uh yeah, I heard you!
Macbeth!
thank you!
4
The Greek Theater really flourished into a golden age in the
1900's
5th century BC
5th century AD
4th century
5
The game of Machines, or throwing the ball, helps us understand the importance of
Concentration
Focus
Energy
All of the above
6
After the stage pictures, the church moved the now-more-produced stage pictures onto
the altar
mansions in the church yard
A and B
pageant wagons that could be moved around town
7
The first Greek Theater took place in a ritual honoring
Dionysus
Diana
Zeus
Yahweh
8
The term Upstage refers to the area away from the audience
True
False
9
The first actors were probably
part of a ritual
performing to tell a story
all of the above
cave dwellers
10
Aesthetics is concerned with
the nature of beauty
theater only
the nature of the human mind
none of the above
11
By the Middle or Dark ages, the Roman Catholic church had effectively banned theater.
False
True
12
The first actor to step out of the chorus and act out the story was
Tervis
Therreleus
Thespis
Thaddeus
13
The two word motto of this class is -
Upstage, Downstage
Yes, And
Greek, Medieval
No, Never
14
Moving your body expressively is not a very important part of acting
True
False
15
The terms stage right and stage left refer to the
director
's right and left
False
True
16
Which of these is an example of a
musical
currently playing on Broadway
The Hand of God
Romeo and Juliet
Hamilton, the musical
none of the above
17
The Church used human still pictures to reenact Biblical stories. These are called
Pantomimes
Tropes
Tableaux
Improv