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

North America was colonized by England

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

They owned the first permanent theater building in London

Which of the following is NOT true?

DAs are the same as literal actions

Which of the following is NOT true of morality plays?

based on the liturgical dramas (tropes) that preceded them

Which of the following is NOT true?

Traveling to the past is possible for humans

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

to identify and construct meaning

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

troupes in England that performed these were killed when Henry broke from

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

scenic conventions and technologies

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

to translate that meaning across complex cognitive structures

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

Articulate a controversial/new position or idea that destabilizes old ideas

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

He wants custody of the Indian boy

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

growth was aided by the continued attachment to Medieval styles of staging

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

abilities to learn, judge, and use new information or processes

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

fixed relationship between audience and actors

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

difficulties in overcoming the residual effects of Neoclassicism on dramati

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

Create a controversial/new work that destabilizes old ideas

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

Religious drama continued to hold sway over France despite their civil war

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

Scenic changes were lavish but noisy

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1
Desiree Armfeldt is a self-absorbed, once-successful actress who is now touring the countryside in what is clearly not t
False
True
2
It is possible that William Shakespeare may have seen a cycle play in his youth.
False
True
3
The early modern period in Europe was profoundly affected by the discovery of the so-called New World.
True
False
4
Which is the best answer to “what is the organizing idea in the plot of In a Heartbeat ?”
love is hidden
love is visible
love never dies
love wins over hate
5
Which of the following is NOT true of Shakespeare’s world in 1600?
Slave trade is a mature industry
Most people died before they turn 40
North America was colonized by England
England had become, accidentally, the world’s greatest navy
6
Which author is considered the "Shakespeare" of France?
Richelieu
Corneille
Moliere
Racine
7
The rise of the prolific Irish-born writer Dion Boucicault made English/Irish melodrama the most influential in the worl
True
False
8
In AMND, who brings the complaint against Hermia to Theseus in Act 1?
Bottom
Egeus
Lysander
Quince
9
English Restoration theatres were smaller than Shakespeare's.
False
True
10
Medieval cycle plays that used mansions were usually decorated to look very pretty.
False
True
11
Which of the following identifies the phase of development when you link the component parts into a repeatable action?
Autonomous Phase
Cognitive Phase
Associative Phase
Bovinimerdous Phase
12
The titles for tropes were often taken from their first lines.
True
False
13
What distinguished the Lord Chamberlain's Men from other professional theatretroupes of Shakespeare's time?
They were all university graduates
They were patronized by Queen Elizabeth
They owned the first permanent theater building in London
They allowed women to be members
14
Private theatres in Renaissance London performed in the city on properties known as "liberties" bc law did not apply.
False
True
15
Which of the following is NOT true?
DA identifies and links to the forces that surround the protagonist
DAs tell us how the actors might act
DAs are the same as literal actions
All actions have beginnings, middles, and ends
16
Which of the following is NOT true of morality plays?
likely drew on the Pater Noster (or Lord's Prayer)
focused on the salvation of an individual Christian
based on the liturgical dramas (tropes) that preceded them
allegorical in nature
17
Which of the following is NOT true of the status of professional actors in early modern Europe?
relative economic security
dramatic censorship
antitheatrical prejudice
both secular and religious condemnation
18
The American and French Revolutions are arguably the most important events that reshaped the Western world.
True
False
19
Who was the most important and most prolific writer of comedia?
Pedro Calderon de la Barca
Lope de Vega
Bill Shakespeare
Cosimo Lotti
20
Princes and others in the Renaissance supported artists because they believed in the power of art to make society better
True
False
21
The characterization of the Middle Ages as a "dark age" is generally accepted by historians as fair.
False
True
22
Eighteenth-Century Theater was characterized by both stability and change.
False
True
23
The term "Renaissance" refers to a different time in Europe from the "early modern" period.
True
False
24
According to Andrew Stanton, the most important idea that most directly led him to share his talk with TED is:
Use what you know, a truth
Identify something that makes you special
Instill a sense of wonder
Have a strong theme
25
Which of the following is NOT true?
M-theory provides a framework for all forces in nature
Traveling to the past is possible for humans
major factors in your multi-dimensional journey: Choice, Chance, Action of
Time moves in more than one direction
26
Which of the following mental processes identifies the skill you are using to analyze dramatic action?
to interpret symbolic abstractions
to translate that meaning across complex cognitive structures
to identify and construct meaning
to communicate all of these clearly
27
Which of the following is NOT true of morality drama's evolution from the middle ages to the Renaissance?
troupes in England that performed these were killed when Henry broke from
Catholics and Protestants used them to advance their political views
They became an instrument for personal study and development
Morality plays began to engage with increasingly secular subjects
28
Which part of theater changed the most during the 18th century?
scenic conventions and technologies
audiences and who went to the theater
the social position of theater artists and their families
plays and dramaturgical expectations
29
Becoming an expert theatre artist requires more focus and training on:
the mind
the body
both equally
neither
30
Which of the following mental processes identifies the skill you are using to perform a dramatic action?
to identify and construct meaning
to interpret symbolic abstractions
to translate that meaning across complex cognitive structures
to communicate all of these clearly
31
The first steps towards realistic acting and staging were taken during the 18th century.
True
False
32
What strategy most often leads to successful “creativity” in scientists?
Repeat or regurgitate an "accepted answer"
Articulate a controversial/new position or idea that destabilizes old ideas
Reject most knowledge as elitist propaganda
Offer an innovative insight into the nature of a particular phenomenon
33
In AMND, why are Oberon and Titania fighting at the beginning of the play?
She is angry that he is always meddling in human affairs
He wants custody of the Indian boy
He is tired of her using Puck for her own errands
She is secretly in love with Bottom
34
In AMND, which character does Titania fall in love with due to Oberon's potion?
Lysander
Quince
Puck
Bottom
35
Which of the following is the stage of development that you should seek to attain?
Conscious competence
Unconscious incompetence
Unconscious competence
Conscious incompetence
36
Which of the following identifies the influential French drama that relies on intricate plots and a clear resolution?
action melodrama
Sardoodledom
well-made play
the mise-en-scene
37
Which of the following is NOT true of Neoclassicism in France?
growth was aided by the continued attachment to Medieval styles of staging
new rules were given official sanction by the Academie Francaise
Authors who violated these rules risked audience riots
French authors and intellectuals increasingly championed "rules" of drama
38
The life of a professional actor in the late Renaissance was a very difficult one.
False
True
39
The first person to publish his plays, and thereby accord them with a status nearing "literary" was:
William Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe
Benjamin Johnson
Thomas Kyd
40
Lope de Vega was the most famous author to emerge from the Golden Age of Spanish Theatre.
True
False
41
Many parts of the ceremonies and rituals of the Medieval Christian Church are inherently theatrical.
False
True
42
Which of the following is the most important outcome of a college education?
knowledge of history, culture, and politics
skills in acting, singing, designing, or dancing
abilities to learn, judge, and use old information or processes
abilities to learn, judge, and use new information or processes
43
Characters in stories should have the following:
a spine (dramatic)
an unchanging nature
a hidden secret
a flaw
44
Which of the following is NOT a common feature of pre-modern theaters around the world?
connection to religion and politics
audiences were self-aware of their religious relationship to the performan
standard scenic setting that remained essentially the same for all plays
fixed relationship between audience and actors
45
Which of the following is NOT a factor in the decline of dramatic literature during the Romantic Age?
rise in popularity and technical sophistication of stage spectacles
distrust of writers for theater managers and actors
continued popularity of Shakespeare as the world's "serious" dramatist
difficulties in overcoming the residual effects of Neoclassicism on dramati
46
What is privilege, relevant to theatre?
way of analyzing scripts and characters to enlarge our understanding
special right or advantage granted or available only to a particular people
both of these
neither of these
47
Which of the following is the BEST strategy for achieving artistic success?
Reject most artist expression as elitist propaganda
Offer an innovative interpretation of a script, design, or character
Imitate or steal from an artist who has the “successful answer"
Create a controversial/new work that destabilizes old ideas
48
Who among the following characters plays the cello?
Fredrik
Anne
Henrik
Desiree
49
Which of the following is NOT a factor in the delay of the emergence of French Golden Age Theatre?
The first public theatre in Paris charged very high rates
Professional companies traveling across Europe avoided Paris
Religious drama continued to hold sway over France despite their civil war
middle class was late to adopt the practice of viewing plays
50
Which of the following is the most reasonable statement based on the Drottingholm videos?
Scenic changes were viewed as magical by their original audiences
Scenic changes were a necessary evil for theatre artists
Scenic changes were a rare part of 17th and 18th century theatre practice
Scenic changes were lavish but noisy
51
In AMND, which character do Lysander and Demetrius both fall in love with after Puck sprinkles the potion on their eyes?
Peaseblossom
Helena
Bottom
Hermia
52
Which of the following is NOT true of the end of the Spanish Golden Age of Theatre?
no dramatists sought to innovate and merely followed established forms
decline of Spanish theatre mirrored that of the decline of the Spanish Empi
The death of Lope de Vega marks the end of the Spanish Gold Age
Spectacular performances continued to be a feature of court theatrics
53
In AMND, what part of her appearance does Hermia believe Helena has exploited to win Lysander's love?
her height
her hair
her figure
her face
54
Which of the following is NOT true of story?
Great stories are well organized lack of information
Story is an exact science, predictable
Stories should make a promise
Everything in a great story points to the end
55
The staging of autos used conventions of Medieval staging common throughout Europe, such as wagons and scaffolds.
False
True
56
A song that explains a character, group, or situation is what kind of song?
I Perform Song
Realization Song
I Want Song
I Am Song
57
In AMND, how does Puck prevent Demetrius and Lysander from fighting?
By magically freezing them in place
By transforming their weapons into weeds
By squeezing love potion onto their eyelids
By mimicking their own voices, causing them to get lost in the woods
58
A play that explores how humanity might earn salvation was called:
cycle play
morality play
mystery play
miracle play
59
What change in the practice of 18th century theatrics had the greatest impact on how audiences viewed productions?
the breaking of monopoly rules over theatrical houses
increased the size and complexity of the house
removed audience members from the stage itself
the introduction of steam power
60
I was one of the most famous actors in the world in the Romantic age.
Lilly Langtree
Sarah Bernhardt
David Garrick
George Bernard Shaw
61
Which of the following is a key characteristic of comedia of the Spanish Golden Age?
primarily religious in nature
written in a five act form
mixed high and low comedy, as well as various verse forms
primarily funny
62
In the pre-modern world, from where does meaning arise?
from careful examination of phenomena
from a powerful few who are “blessed"
from a powerful many who contest it
from general agreement among peoples
63
Which of the following is NOT true?
the arts document the common problems of life
Art is multidimensional
Success and failure in science and art do not share much in common
Art is inherently powerful
64
English Renaissance players had elaborate and fanciful costumes.
True
False
65
Which of the following is NOT true of Shakespeare?
adapted Medieval and Classical conventions in staging and structure
Scholars are certain about the authorship of all his plays
wrote in the conventional style of the day
plays have been translated into many languages
66
Which of the following is NOT true of Hrotsvit, the Canoness at the Saxon abbey of Gandersheim?
The plays she wrote had a significant impact on her contemporaries
the first known female playwright
adapted the conventions of Roman comedies to Christian themes and subjects
wrote six plays
67
Pedro Calderon de la Barca was the most important and famous author to emerge from the Golden Age of Spanish drama.
False
True
68
In the modern world, from where does meaning arise?
from general agreement among peoples
from a powerful few who are “blessed"
from careful examination of phenomena
from a powerful many who contest it
69
Organized theatrical activity in late Medieval Europe emerged from an evolutionary cycle that started with tropes.
False
True
70
Which of the following is NOT true about the filmed version of A DOLL’S HOUSE seen in lecture?
Nora exited into an elevator
given circumstances of the production were moved to the 20th century
characters remained largely the same
plot was changed to fit with modern times
71
English born and trained actors and writers dominated the early American stage for nearly 175 years.
True
False
72
Which of the following is NOT true concerning Shakespeare?
His plays have been translated into every conceivable language
Both his plays and life are still the subject of contemporary storytelling
He was widely admired during his lifetime
He remains famous because his plays are powerfully theatrical
73
The fall of the Roman Empire signaled the end of theatrical activity in western and central Europe.
True
False
74
Peter the Great's palace in St. Petersburg was explicitly intended to rival Louis 14th'spalace at Versailles.
True
False

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