What is an orange wrench?

Prostitutes who sold fruit for the audience to throw

What is the definition of slapstick during the Italian Renaissance?

Two wooden sticks hitting together during a fight scene

What is the definition of a screen scene?

A scene in which one character must hide behind a screen.

Told about the life of a saint or biblical character

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1
What is an orange wrench?
A lewd woman
None of the above
Prostitutes who sold fruit for the audience to throw
A girl or a young woman
2
Which of the following are characteristics of the Realism theatre movement?
Very conversational dialogue
Set is very bare
Used theatricalism
Takes place in a dream world
3
How did the church influence the restarting of theatre in the 10th century?
The started acting out bible stories during their sermons
All of the above
Plays were performed outside the church in local language
The small acts during service turned into Mystery plays
4
How was Roman theatre different from Greek theatre?
Roman theatre used more language
Roman theatre was more violent
Roman theatre was more sophisticated
Greek theatre was more violent
5
What is the definition of slapstick during the Italian Renaissance?
Two wooden sticks hitting together during a fight scene
The 3 Stooges
Comedy based on deliberately clumsy actions
All of the above
6
Which of the following is a playwright from the realism movement?
William Shakespeare
George Bernard Shaw
Samuel Beckett
Constantin Stanislavski
7
What is the definition of a screen scene?
A scene in which one character must hide behind a screen.
None of the above
A filmed test for a movie role
A half hour of prime time urban entertainment
8
How many stock characters were men in Commedia Dell'arte shows?
7
5
3
10
9
What philosophies did Absurdists playwrights incorporate into their plays?
Life cannot be logically explained
Life is ridiculous
We are in an irrational universe
All of the above
10
What were the 2 types of comedies that were popular during the Restoration period?
None of the above
Both a and b
Comedy of Manners
Comedy of Humours
11
What popular TV show was influenced by Commedia Dell'arte style performances?
The 3 Stooges
Scandal
Spongebob Squarepants
Friday Night Lights
12
Miracle plays:
Taught moral lessons but not directly associated with church
All of the above
Told about the life of a saint or biblical character
Told stories from the bible
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Which of the following is a greek play?
Waiting for Godot
Everyman
Tartuffe
Antigone
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Which of the following is a playwright from the absurdist movement?
William Shakespeare
Samuel Beckett
George Bernard Shaw
Constantin Stanislavski

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