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A movement, usually of the arm, that helps to express an idea or feeling
Blocking
Gestures
Pantomime
Setting
2
An example of a prop is...
A handshake
A phone used by an actor
A light cue
The stage where the play is performed
3
What was the seating area in Greek theaters called?
Orchestra
Parodos
Skene
Theatron
4
Who wrote what is considered the greatest tragedy ever, Oedipus the King?
Euripides
Aristophanes
Sophocles
Aeschylus
5
What 3 "loci" (locations) did Aristotle believe thought occurred?
In the passages, words, and context
Mind of the playwright, director, and actor
Mind of the character, author, and audience
In the
6
Who is considered the father of Western theater & credited with adding a second actor?
Aeschylus
Euripides
Aristophanes
Sophocles
7
What does Vygotsky say mentors & teachers act as?
Scaffolds
Ladders
Bridges
Rock-walls
8
A scene performed with little/no rehearsal.
Prologue
Stand up comedy
Pantomime
Improvisation
9
Who is the antagonist?
Good guy
Bad guy
Person the protagonists confides in
Character in opposition of the protagonist
10
What theatre genre engages a full musical score & dancing?
Opera
Melodrama
Revival
Musical
11
Who were the 4 great playwrights of Greek Theatre?
Aeschylus, Euripides, Sophocles, & Aristophanes
Euripides, Percius, Medea, & Aristotle
Pericles, Oedipus, Aeschylus & Thespis
Aristophanes, Antigone, Syscilus, & Pericles
12
Cat's exposed only to vertical or horizontal lines are part of what type of experiment?
Social Conditioning
Brain Pruning
Visual Grooming
Spatial Relationship
13
A scene for two people...
Duel scene
Duet scene
Monologue
Scenery
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The “real person” on the stage
Ensemble
Character
Props
Actor
15
Who were the great playwrights of Roman theatre?
Tristan & Sophocles
Plautus & Tristan
Terrence & Sophocles
Plautus & Terrence
16
Who mixed tragedy with comedy?
Aristophanes
Euripides
Aeschylus
Sophocles
17
Voice inflection is when you...
Have variety in speech
Are monotone in speech
Speak under your breath
Don't speak at all
18
The written text of a play.
Book
Set
Script
Voice inflection
19
What is the difference between mood & setting?
Mood is the the time and place, setting is the feeling
Setting (ie); dark & creepy, mood (ie): old castle
Mood is how I act without chocolate, setting is for tables
Setting is the created time & place, mood is the feeling
20
When was the "Golden Age" of Greek theatre?
Fifth century
450 BCE
625 BCE
Sixth Century
21
What is pantomime?
Wearing a beret and white face paint
Pretending to be stuck in a box
Acting with just movement & feeling, no words
Style of theatre
22
What change did the English Royal Patent of 1662 allow?
Plays written with real life problems
Stage lights to be used
Women on stage
Cross-dressing
23
The scenery and furniture used on a stage or in the place where a film or TV show is being made.
Props
Script
Setting
Set
24
What was the name of the competitive tragedy festival held in March in Athens (500 BC)?
City of Athens
City of Pantheon
City of Thespis
City of Dionysia
25
The 18th, 19th & 20th Century are known as what theatre period?
Modern
Naturalist
Post Modern
Restoration
26
What are the 5 P's of Arts Integration Philosophy?
Parenting, Paint, Participation, Photos, & Production
People, Principles, Places, Programs, & Pedagogy
People, Places, Prices, Products, & Performance
Programs, Principals, Professionalism, Potential, & Progress
27
Where were Kabuki & Noh theatre developed?
China
Taiwaan
Korea
Japan
28
Although a highly acclaimed playwright, he was more proud of his career in the military.
Aristophanes
Aeschylus
Sophocles
Euripides
29
Seating in early theaters grew from 7000 seats to
25,000 seats
10,000 seats
20,000 seats
40,000 seats
30
What is the general idea of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs theory?
Bilingual learners will always feel behind unless seperated
The child must feel fulfilled with themselves first
Teachers act as scaffolds to bridge the gaps in learning
Survival needs must be met before any learning can occur.
31
The first actor in theater was
Socrates
Sophocles
Oedipus
Thespis
32
According to Gardner, how do the arts play a vital role in improving students ability to learn?
Helps them express their ideas & feelings freely
Showcase their different talents
Helps relate to the child when words cannot
Draw on a range of intelligences & learning styles
33
What part of the Greek theater means set?
Parodos
Skene
Orchestra
Theatron
34
Who were the 3 brilliant actor-playwrights of the Elizabethan period?
Johnson, Tartuff, & Ibsen
Marlowe, Ibsen & Terrence
Shakespeare, Terrence, & Marlowe
Marlowe, Johnson, & Shakespeare
35
Blocking is...
Instructions in the text of a play
Choreography of actions on a stage
A movement, usually of the arm, that helps to express an idea or feeling
A signal to begin action or dialogue.
36
What did Modern Theatre's roots lie in?
Conflict, women's rights, & family issues
Brain research, political issues & defiance
Political, social, & intellectual revolutions
"Stick it to the man"
37
Instead of imposing values like goodness & badness, Modern theatre encourages what?
Going with the norms and not questioning anything
People to act out their anger on stage
Exploration & discussion to confront issues
Saying forget the rules, I do what I want
38
Comedic plays were originally called ______ plays.
Farce
Satire
Satyr
Tragicomedy
39
Who added a third actor and was credited with creating scenery painting?
Sophocles
Aristophanes
Euripides
Aeschylus
40
What drama came about/was sponsored by the Christian church after the fall of western theatre?
Liturgical drama
Restoration drama
Melodrama
Commedia del arte
41
Who was the first actor?
Dionysis
Thespis
Thebes
Plautus
42
What was the climax of Renaissance theatre known as?
Medieval Era
Shakespeare Era
The Restoration Age
The Elizabethan Age
43
A signal to begin action or dialogue.
Improvisation
Stage directions
Cue
Gestures
44
What elements did the Festival of Dionysus and the Hopi Kachina "Home Dance" have in common?
storytelling, goat sacrifice, music, under a pavillion
masks, music, several days, outdoors, good of community
ensured fertilitiy, held indoors, masks, and music
Costumes, makeup, ritual, 2 days, & for fertility
45
Who created strong female characters in his plays?
Sophocles
Euripides
Aeschylus
Aristophanes
46
The group of performers, who comment with a collective voice on the dramatic action, is the ______.
actors
playwrights
chorus
orchestra
47
A scene for one actor who speaks their thoughts aloud or talks to an imaginary character or directly to the audience.
Setting
Dialogue
Duet Scene
Monologue
48
How does drama embrace "empathy"?
It allows us to express our concern for another
It helps us see our differences and similarities
It teaches us to have pity for those less fortunate
By "walking in another's shoes" we are less likely to hate
49
What part of the Greek theater was the entrance for the chorus and became part of the stage?
Theatron
Parodos
Skene
Orchestra
50
What was the Greek word for the open hillside the audience sat on?
Theatron
Periaktoi
Orchestra
Loci
51
Sponsors of playwrights were called
Thespians
Patrons
Choregos
Chorus
52
What historical event is the marker for postmodern theatre?
WW2
9/11
Desert Storm
WW1
53
Setting is...
When the sun is going down
Scenery and furniture used on a stage or where a film/TV show is made.
A scene performed with little/no rehearsal
The imaginary place and time the stage area presents.
54
What did Aristotle define as the "six elements" of tragedy?
Relationships, spectacle, death, music, betrayal, & diction
Diction, thought, music, dance, song, character & spectacle
Death, hardships, betrayal, plot, conflict, & relationships
Plot, character, thought, diction, music & spectacle
55
How is it possible for SPED or ESL students to excel in the arts?
Their lack of communication makes them rely on their bodies
The arts are easy
The arts can communicate even when words can not.
They have a better imagination
56
Where is "up left"?
Furthest from the audience, on the actor's left
Closest to the audience, on directors left
Furthest from audience, on directors left
Closest to audience, on actors left
57
Where would the chorus perform in Greek theaters?
Orchestra
Parodos
Skene
Theatron
58
What do the roots of theatre lie in?
Song & Dance
Plot & Character
Wine & Fertility
Ritual & Story telling
59
What is a group of musicians, actors, or dancers who perform together?
Duet scene
Blocking
A cast
An ensemble
60
Where did Western Theater begin?
Turkey
Italy
England
Greece
61
Who was the "Father of Dramatic Realism"?
Anton Checkhov
Arthur Miller
Henrik Ibsen
Eugene O'Neil
62
Theater developed as a way to honor which god?
Apollo
Poseidon
Dionysus
Zeus
63
Besides verbal, visual, inter/intra personal, and kinesthetic; what are Gardner's other MI's?
Linguistic, Musical, & Natural
Linguistic, Logical & Musical
Logical, Naturalistic, & Spatial
Musical, Logical, & Naturalistic
64
Who is the only comedic playwright with surviving works?
Dante
Aeschylus
Aristophanes
Plutarch
65
Dialogue is...
the spoken words on stage
hand movements
a scene performed with little/no rehearsal
a scene for one actor who speaks their thoughts aloud
66
An instruction in the text of a play indicating movement, position, or tone of an actor, or sound effects and lighting.
Set
Stage directions
Cue
Dialogue
67
What is a "fat" question?
questions about candy bars
Open ended
yes, no answers
really wordy question
68
Who was the god of wine, fertility, & theatre?
Oedipus
Dionysus
Aristotle
Thespis
69
What did Aristotle think the audience should experience?
Metstasis
Conversion
Catharsis
Metamorphosis
