Anton Chekov's shows were important to realism as they were about...

The first two answers (A and B)

Christians shut down all theaters during the Dark Ages because...

They were tired of their people being fed to lions

In Stanislavski's System communion is...

The relationship between the actors and the audience

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1
The types of traveling plays put on to tell allegorical stories in the Middle Ages were called...
Pageant Plays
Biblical Tales
Sermons
Allegory Stories
2
The realism movement began with Norwegian playwright...
Eugene O'Neil
Anton Chekov
Helios Swinton
Henrik Ibsen
3
Restoration theater featured "comedy of manners" which depicted over-the-top version of...
The church
The middle class
The lower class
The upper class
4
Which of these ARE part of Stanislavski's System?
Magic If
Emotional Memory
All of the above
Adaptation
5
Greek and Roman theater were known for having...
Large gestures
All of the above
Stylized poses
Presentational style
6
Playwrights during the Enlightenment created "larger than life characters" who spoke in...
Elevated language
Contemporary slang of the time
A variety of languages
Primarily Latin
7
Anton Chekov's shows were important to realism as they were about...
The first two answers (A and B)
The silly affairs of the upper class
Realistic problems faced by normal people
Every day people in the middle class
8
Christians shut down all theaters during the Dark Ages because...
They were tired of their people being fed to lions
They found Greek and Roman plays boring
They did not approve of the over the top style of acting
They believed God did not approve of live performances
9
Commedia del'arte was known for having...
Touring Companies
All of the above
Improvised Stories
Stock Characters
10
Stanislavski's acting technique was known as the...
System
Method
Style
Performance Base
11
During the Romantic period, Delsarte created poses that represented different...
Stock characters
Social standings
None of the above
Emotions
12
Konstantin Stanislavski co-founded what theater company?
The Moscow Arts Theatre
The St. Petersburg Arts Collective
The Russian Theater Alliance
The National Theater
13
The first artist to have his plays put on at the Moscow Arts Theatre was...
Michael Chekov
Konstantin Stanislavski
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Anton Chekov
14
Stanislavski hated what past elements of theater?
Commercial Stars
Semaphor acting with artificial poses
Predictable plot and tacky backdrops
All of the above
15
Which of these is NOT in Stanislavski's System?
Super-objective
Through-line
Given Circumstances
Stock Characters
16
In Stanislavski's System communion is...
The relationship between religious faith and the theatrical productions
The relationship between the stage crew and the performers
The realtionship between characters within the play
The relationship between the actors and the audience

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