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THTR 482 Quiz 3
THTR 482 Quiz 3
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1
Why is Emile Zola important for the realistic/naturalist movement?
Scientific objectivity
Realistic upper-class dramas
A & C
Realistic Shakespeare themes
2
What did André Antoine
contribute
to French Theatre?
Naturalistic acting
Rented out small "out-of-the-way" theatres
Worked with amatuer actors
All of the above
3
What
peculiarities
did the Moscow Art Theatre have?
Professional actors & venues, who sucessfully staged Chekov's plays
Professional actors & venues, who sucessfully staged Shaw's plays
Professional actors & venues, who sucessfully staged Gorky's plays
Professional actors & venues, who sucessfully staged Ibsen's plays
4
What does Constantine want to be?
A musician
A painter
A playwright
A poet
5
how does Ibsen's
A Doll's House
react against well made plays?
Happy ending
Good moral judgments
It was just very well-made
refusing to make simple moral judgements & resolving dramatic action
6
Nina is in love with Constantine
False
True
7
Dialogue in
The Seagull
uses
mundane
language reflecting everyday conversations
False
True
8
What
topic(s)
were considered more appropriate for naturalist drama?
Initiate reforms
Sordid and seamy aspects of society
Call attention to social problems
All of the above
9
Trigorin is Constantin's father
True
False
10
Chekov's final play was
The Seagull
False
True
11
Which of the following relationships are established
latest
in the play?
Masha's marriage to Medviendenko
Paulina's unrequited love for Dorn
Arkadina's romantic involvement with Trigorin
Constantine's love for Nina
12
What is the a
modern
picture of?
The Moscow Art Theatre
The Majestic Repertory Theatre
The Théâtre Libre in Paris
The SoHo Playhouse
13
Why was
The Governor's Lady
remarkable
in this respect?
Actual slabs of meat were hung on the stage
Costumes were made out of found objects
The actors all had "beef" with each other
Real food was consumed on stage
14
What is the relationship between
Medvienko & Paulina?
Paulina is Medvienko's Mother-in-law
Paulina is Medvienko's sister
Paulina is Medvienko's aunt
Paulina is Medvienko's stepmother
15
Naturalism is seen as a subdivision of realism, bt an
extreme
form
False
True
16
Naturalists believed that the most appropriate subject matter for drama was the lower class
True
False
17
What did the
previous method
attempt to obtain?
Minstrel
Realism
Burlesque
Naturalism
18
In
Act IV
, Shamraev presents Trigorin with a
flashing rod
as a token of appreciation
False
True
19
What season is it in
Act I?
Summer
Spring
Fall
Winter
20
What best describes the
initial romance
between Nina & Constantine?
The have no initial romantic interest
Constantine loves Nina; Nina is focused on theater
Nina loves Constantine; Constantine is focused on his play
They are mutually deeply in love from the start
21
Who's line: I am little concerned w/ beauty or perfection. I don't care for the great centuries. All I care about is..."
Stefano Boselli
Henrik Ibsen
Emile Zola
Anton Chekhov
22
“Independent theatres” were venues for realist/naturalist drama cause they would take in those that were exempt from gov
True
False
23
What are the common theme of Ibsen's plays?
Unhappy marriages and the sexual double standard
All of the above
The position of women
Interaction of people in society
24
Who is Émile Zola?
French writer
Just a girl
Spanish writer
American writer
25
Ibsen is considered the founder of...
Modern dance
Romanticism
Melodramas
Modern realism
26
Who is Constantine infatuated with?
Trigorin
Chekov
Irina
Nina
27
There are five acts in
The Seagull.
True
False
28
What are the main ideas of realism?
Heroes vs Villains
Bombastic and over the top
Accurately recording, temporary life by using the study of society
Grotesque and Sublime
29
Why was Antoine's production of
The Butcher
by Fernand Icre
(in)famous
?
It was big stinky
Actual slabs of meat were hung on the stage
It held the longest riots
The actors didn't learn their lines
30
What is the relationship between
Arkadina & Trigorin?
They are constantly bickering and often engage in fist fights
They have a purely platonic friendship based on their artistic interest
Arkadina is possessively in love with Trigorin
Trigorin is secretly in love with Arkadina's son, Constantine
31
Constantine and Irina have a strained relationship
True
False
32
Who is the
sole
director of the Théâtre Libre in Paris?
Anton Chekov
Konstantin Stanislavski
Vladmir Nemirovich-Danchenko
André Antoine
33
What is the idea of Scientific Objectivity?
Something Einstein believed in
The artist presents a picture of the real world w/o making presence felt
Artists use science in plays
Using science as the objective
34
Who is Henrik Ibsen?
Elizabeth Taylor's 3rd husband
Norwegian Playwright/Producer
Pharmacist Apprentice (duh)
Famous Actor
35
Which of the following events happens
earliest
in the play?
Arkadina returns to the estate when Sorin is ill
Masha tells Mediedenko she wears black because she is unhappy
Treplieff shoots the seagull
Nina gives Trigorin a medallion
36
Chekov never married
False
True
37
What were the main social characteristics of the period between 1875 & 1915?
Freud, Enstine, Darwin, Marxism vibes
Workers gaining econmic and political power by unionizing
Industrialization resulted in urbanization
All of the above
38
What does a "slice of life" mean?
Perfectly edited play that is never dull
Acting that feels realistic and personal
Slices from a time continuum (no edits)
Key lime pie
39
What
classes
were considered more appropriate for naturalist drama?
Everyone was important!
Middle Class
Royalty
Lower Class
40
How much time passes between
Act III & Act IV
of the play?
Two years
Six months
Three years
One year
41
The Seagull
presents characters as clearly Good or Evil akin to
melodramatic
traditions
False
True
42
How was the play originally received?
With critical acclaim
Poorly
With huge, loud audiences
43
What types of characters were represented in 19th century realism?
Stock characters
Historical figures
Complicated personalities molded as real people
Nobility
44
What were the main technology changes between 1875 & 1915?
Electrical light, telephone, early automobiles
Steam engine and sewing machine
The wheel
The letterpress and railroads
45
William Gillette
was the producer associated with the so-called "literal realism" in the US
False
True
46
What
play
is this a picture of?
The Seagull
Three Sisters
Uncle Vanya
Cherry Orchard
47
Who's
method
of acting was used at this time tha was so crucial to actor training?
Ibsen
Chekov
Shaw
Stanislavski
48
What was Chekov's other career?
He was a teacher
He was a doctor
He was a painter
He was a grocer
49
What is the relationship between
Paulina & Dorn?
They are happily married an have a large family
Paulina considers Dorn as her long lost brother
Pauline is in love with Dorn but he doesn't love her back
They are business partners who run the estate
50
Who are the
two
sole directors of the Moscow Art Theatre?
Valdimir Nemirovich-Danchenko & Konstantin Stanislavski
Konstantin Stanislavski & Anton Chekov
Richard Wagner & George Bernard Shaw
Nina & Constantine
51
How does Constantine kill himself?
By looking in the mirror
By shooting himself
By stabbing himself
By hanging himself
52
Where did
The Seagull
premiere?
France
Germany
Russia
England
53
Onstage sources (e.g. table lamp) were used for
motivated lighting
False
True
54
Chekov graduated from Moscow University
False
True
55
Masha's
snuffbox
is merely a costume piece with no symbolic value in the play
False
True
56
Which of the following events occurs
first
in
Act I
?
Nina arrives for the performance
Masha and Medivendenko discuss Masha's unhappiness
Sorin complains about his country life
The audience gathers to watch Treplieff's play
57
In
Act III
, Nina gives Triforin a
stuffed seagull
to remeber her by
False
True
58
Which of the following happens
latest
in
Act III
?
Trigorin reads the inscription on Nina's medallion
Arkadina and Trigorin decide to leave the estate
Treplieff reads Trigorn's story in the magazine and feels slighted
Masha bids farewell to Triorgin before his departure
59
Where does the majority of
The Seagull
take place?
A country estate
The Beach
Your mom's house
A prison
60
What is the familial relationship between
Arkadina & Sorin
?
Great Uncle & Grand Niece
Father & Daughter
Husband & Wife
Brother & Sister
