Aesthetics Final Review

Which of the following is a key characteristic of comedia of the Spanish Golden Age?

The first person to publish his plays, and thereby accord them with a status nearing "literary" was:

Which of the following identifies the phase of development when you link the component parts into a repeatable action?

The characterization of the Middle Ages as a "dark age" is generally accepted by historians as fair.

Which of the following is the most important outcome of a college education?

Which of the following is NOT true?

Which of the following identifies the influential French drama that relies on intricate plots and a clear resolution?

The life of a professional actor in the late Renaissance was a very difficult one.

In AMND, who brings the complaint against Hermia to Theseus in Act 1?

Which of the following is NOT a factor in the delay of the emergence of French Golden Age Theatre?

Which of the following is the most reasonable statement based on the Drottingholm videos?

Which of the following is NOT true?

Which of the following is the stage of development that you should seek to attain?

Which of the following mental processes identifies the skill you are using to analyze dramatic action?

Which of the following mental processes identifies the skill you are using to perform a dramatic action?

Princes and others in the Renaissance supported artists because they believed in the power of art to make society better

The rise of the prolific Irish-born writer Dion Boucicault made English/Irish melodrama the most influential in the worl

What change in the practice of 18th century theatrics had the greatest impact on how audiences viewed productions?

Which is the best answer to “what is the organizing idea in the plot of In a Heartbeat ?”

Lope de Vega was the most famous author to emerge from the Golden Age of Spanish Theatre.

In AMND, which character does Titania fall in love with due to Oberon's potion?

Which author is considered the "Shakespeare" of France?

Desiree Armfeldt is a self-absorbed, once-successful actress who is now touring the countryside in what is clearly not t

A song that explains a character, group, or situation is what kind of song?

Which of the following is NOT true of story?

What distinguished the Lord Chamberlain's Men from other professional theatretroupes of Shakespeare's time?

English Restoration theatres were smaller than Shakespeare's.

Which of the following is NOT true about the filmed version of A DOLL’S HOUSE seen in lecture?

Becoming an expert theatre artist requires more focus and training on:

The American and French Revolutions are arguably the most important events that reshaped the Western world.

The first steps towards realistic acting and staging were taken during the 18th century.

In the modern world, from where does meaning arise?

Medieval cycle plays that used mansions were usually decorated to look very pretty.

A play that explores how humanity might earn salvation was called:

Which of the following is NOT true?

English born and trained actors and writers dominated the early American stage for nearly 175 years.

It is possible that William Shakespeare may have seen a cycle play in his youth.

What strategy most often leads to successful “creativity” in scientists?

Which part of theater changed the most during the 18th century?

Which of the following is NOT true of Neoclassicism in France?

Which of the following is NOT true of Shakespeare’s world in 1600?

In AMND, which character do Lysander and Demetrius both fall in love with after Puck sprinkles the potion on their eyes?

Which of the following is NOT true of morality plays?

In AMND, how does Puck prevent Demetrius and Lysander from fighting?

Which of the following is NOT true of Hrotsvit, the Canoness at the Saxon abbey of Gandersheim?

What is privilege, relevant to theatre?

Characters in stories should have the following:

Which of the following is NOT true of the status of professional actors in early modern Europe?

In the pre-modern world, from where does meaning arise?

Which of the following is NOT true of Shakespeare?

I was one of the most famous actors in the world in the Romantic age.

According to Andrew Stanton, the most important idea that most directly led him to share his talk with TED is:

Which of the following is NOT true concerning Shakespeare?

Which of the following is NOT a factor in the decline of dramatic literature during the Romantic Age?

The fall of the Roman Empire signaled the end of theatrical activity in western and central Europe.

The staging of autos used conventions of Medieval staging common throughout Europe, such as wagons and scaffolds.

Peter the Great's palace in St. Petersburg was explicitly intended to rival Louis 14th'spalace at Versailles.

English Renaissance players had elaborate and fanciful costumes.

The term "Renaissance" refers to a different time in Europe from the "early modern" period.

Who was the most important and most prolific writer of comedia?

Organized theatrical activity in late Medieval Europe emerged from an evolutionary cycle that started with tropes.

The titles for tropes were often taken from their first lines.

Pedro Calderon de la Barca was the most important and famous author to emerge from the Golden Age of Spanish drama.

Which of the following is NOT true of the end of the Spanish Golden Age of Theatre?

Which of the following is NOT true of morality drama's evolution from the middle ages to the Renaissance?

In AMND, why are Oberon and Titania fighting at the beginning of the play?

Many parts of the ceremonies and rituals of the Medieval Christian Church are inherently theatrical.

Which of the following is NOT a common feature of pre-modern theaters around the world?

The early modern period in Europe was profoundly affected by the discovery of the so-called New World.

Who among the following characters plays the cello?

Eighteenth-Century Theater was characterized by both stability and change.

Private theatres in Renaissance London performed in the city on properties known as "liberties" bc law did not apply.

In AMND, what part of her appearance does Hermia believe Helena has exploited to win Lysander's love?

Which of the following is the BEST strategy for achieving artistic success?