Study Guide for LSU Theatre 1020 Exam 1 Midterm

Stanislavski's early research into realistic acting techniques was conducted while he was directing many plays by

Anton Chekhov.

Who wrote Lysistrata, which condemned the Peloponnesian Wars through its comic premise?

Aristophanes

Who wrote Old Comedy, which made fun of social, political, or cultural conditions?

Aristophanes

Which of the following may be thought of as an example of incorporating theatre or the theatrical in everyday life?

A trial in a courtroom, A wedding, A funeral. Places where you must incorporate an exaggerated sense of self.

Which of the following added a second actor to the play, starting drama as we now know it?

Aeschylus

Which of the following reduced the size of the chorus to twelve to make it more manageable?

Aeschylus

Who is considered the first important Greek dramatist?

Aeschylus

Who wrote Oresteia - a tragedy about the family of Trojan War hero Agamemnon?

Aeschylus

Which of the following is NOT part of a Spanish corral?

Amphitheatre (The ones that were are the Patio, Cazuela, and Gallery)

Which of the following did not play a role in the development of the role of the director

Edwin Forrest (The ones that were are David Garrick, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Richard Wagner)

Of the following, which did NOT include women in their ranks?

Elizabethan acting companies

One of the hallmarks of melodrama is that evil nearly always triumphs over the forces of good

False

Some of the most outstanding drama ever produced was a product of the eighteenth century

False

The Elizabethans perfected the art of painted scenery for the theatre.

False

The Golden Age of Greece took place in the second century C.E.

False

The Greek amphitheatre is the first example of a proscenium theatre space.

False

The Romantics strictly adhered to prescribed artistic rules

False

The choregus is the lead actor in a Greek drama.

False

The drive toward diversity in contemporary theatre is being done in order to reflect the homogenous "melting pot" philosophy of our culture.

False

The first significant dramatic criticism, The Poetics, was written by Horace during the Roman Empire.

False

The god Dionysus, to whom the Greek dramatic festivals were dedicated, was the god of war, death, and chastity.

False

The people creating and establishing theatre in Asia modeled their work after the theatres of Greece and Rome.

False

The plot and the story are essentially the same things.

False

The word "genre" means an ability to "generalize about all human beings by observing a small portion of their actions."

False

Theatre employs such an in-depth collaborative process that an audience is not essential to the completed production.

False

Theatrical performances in the United States are typically available only in the Broadway district in New York City

False

Thespis stepped out of the audience to become the first actor.

False

Though the presence of conflict or tension between opposing forces is useful in drama, it is not essential to dramatic structure.

False

Traditional tragedy assumes a basically optimistic view of the universe, placing faith in the ability of humanity to overcome adversity.

False

Tragedies are an ancient form of drama and have not been written since the nineteenth century.

False

Under Islamic rule in India, theatrical productions and classic Sanskrit dramas continued to be encouraged and maintained.

False

Written drama was probably the most significant art form of the Italian Renaissance.

False

Richard Wagner's concept of a totally unified artwork, which influenced twentieth century theories of "total theatre" and directing, is known as

Gesamtkunstwerk.

__________ theatre refers to theatre not just in the Western tradition but theatre from around the world such as India, China, Africa, Latin America and Native America cultures.

Global

The Natyasastra serves as a kind of encyclopedia of theatrical practice for which country?

India

In response to the new realistic drama of the late nineteenth century, ________ devised a system to teach performers how to achieve the necessary believability.

Konstantin Stanislavski

Without art, humanity would be as impoverished as if they tried to live without

Language

Which of the following was NOT a category of personnel in an Elizabethan acting company?

Master of the Revels

We can see aspects of theatre in which of the following?

Venues at Las Vegas, In rock concerts, Sporting events. Events with an element of heightened presentation.

Which was the overriding concern of the neoclassicists as part of the neoclassical ideals which dominated their dramatic theory?

Verisimilitude

Which English Renaissance playwright, noted for the power of his metaphors and music of his language, was also an actor with the Lord Chamberlain's Men?

William Shakespeare

According to Japanese legend, Kabuki theatre was originated by

a Shinto priestess.

A main difference between episodic and climactic forms of structure is that episodic construction emphasizes

a broader view with a cumulative effect

Experimental theatre groups in the second half of the twentieth century developed dramatic forms based on ritual, which is

a reenactment of actions that have acquired special meaning.

An essential element of dramatic structure that serves to define the characters and is prompted by the conflict is called the ________ of the play.

action

Edwin Booth is noted for his work as a(n)

actor

Eleonora Duse is noted for her work as a(n)

actor

William Charles Macready is noted for his work as a(n)

actor

The degree of separation between the object or an event, which an artist creates and the audience observes, is called

aesthetic distance.

Ensemble acting emphasizes the

artistic unity of a group performance.

The program developed by Vsevolod Meyerhold that emphasizes physical exercises and circus-like control of the body is known as

biomechanics.

English actors Charles Macklin and David Garrick both rebelled against the

bombastic, conventionalized style of acting.

In which tragic form are the central figures of the play caught in a series of tragic circumstances?

both traditional and modern tragedy

Which tragic form questions the meaning of life and the reason for humanity's suffering?

both traditional and modern tragedy

One type of comic form that relies on gross exaggeration and occasional vulgarity is

burlesque.

Because of the power of an audience's mental and emotional participation in a theatrical event, those in authority may fear the effect theatre can have. This fear sometimes results in

censorship

The sutradhara was the ________ in early Sanskrit troupes.

chief actor and manager

In which type of dramatic structure do events have a strong cause-and-effect relationship with the action of the play?

climactic structure

In which type of dramatic structure does the plot or action of the play begin very late in the story?

climactic structure

In which type of dramatic structure is the construction of the plot is very tight?

climactic structure

Which type of dramatic structure requires extensive exposition because the plot begins late in the story?

climactic structure

Though there may be several crises throughout the play, the final and most significant crisis is referred to as the

climax

Full-length secular plays during the Spanish Golden Age were known as

comedias

A type of play that pokes fun at the social conventions of the upper class is called a

comedy of manners.

The playwrights Carlo Goldoni and Carlo Gozzi were in conflict over the direction that ________ should take

commedia dell'arte

Unlike English Renaissance theatre, theatre in Renaissance Spain

continued to include religious themes.

Along with storytelling and imitation, ______________ is a theatrical element that recurs in cultures around the world as an important part of religious observances and rituals.

costuming

An open-ended, serial structure that does not build to a single climax and is often associated with female playwrights is ________ structure

cyclical

Which type of dramatic structure has been embraced by feminist playwrights as being openended and fragmentary?

cyclical structure

The dramatic structure which does not build to a single climax and in which actions are repeated is

cyclical structure.

The Bibiena family is noted for their work as

designers.

Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, is noted for his work as a(n)

director

The __________ is the coordinator of all the elements of the production and is responsible for making the production cohesive and exciting.

director

The French dramatic form developed in the eighteenth century that was a serious play but did not fit neoclassical definitions of tragedy was known as

drame.

The purpose of many Roman comedies from 2,000 years ago and many Broadway comedies in the contemporary United States is to _________

entertain

The structure of William Shakespeare's plays are typically

episodic

Which type of dramatic structure features large numbers of locations?

episodic structure

Which type of dramatic structure may have a single parallel subplot or even multiple subplots?

episodic structure

Which type of dramatic structure uses the technique of juxtaposition and contrast to connect scenes?

episodic structure

The dramatic structure that creates the impression of events piling up is called

episodic.

According to the textbook, another highly significant but often overlooked reason to attend theatre performances, other than excitement and entertainment, is to

explore the human condition

The imparting of details about the past that are essential but not covered by the action onstage is known as

exposition.

Which comic form has few intellectual pretensions; its humor arises as the result of ridiculous situations?

farce

Which comic form requires a temporary suspension of the natural laws of probability and logic?

farce, satire, and burlesque (All of the above)

In which comic form does an idea or concept turn the accepted notion of things upside down?

farce, satire, burlesque (all of the above)

Broad physical humor and stereotypical characters are main ingredients of

farce.

One characteristic of ________ is that the entertainment can be edited.

film

The playwright lets the audience know whom the play is about and how to view those characters - either favorably or unfavorably - by means of ________

focus.

Whether a play is based in history or an imaginary story, the subject matter of drama is always __________

human beings.

The goal for _________ is to personalize the experience for each audience member while still emphasizing the social interaction between small groups and the audience as well as with the performers.

immersive theatre

In order for a performer to convincingly play a role, he or she must synthesize the inner and outer aspects of training through a process called

integration.

A main difference between a critic and a reviewer is that a reviewer

is restricted by time and space.

Which of the following is NOT a convention of common climactic dramatic structure?

limited conflict (essentials are limited space, time, and number of characters)

Ornate, professionally staged, mythological allegories that were intended to praise the monarch during the Jacobean period were known as

masques.

The dramatic form that emphasizes suspense and excitement and is primarily escapist in form that emphasized visual spectacle and special effects is known as

melodrama

"Centering" involves finding the place where all the lines of force in the body come together. It is located, roughly, in the

middle of the torso.

In ________, the language used in the play is prose.

modern tragedy

In which tragic form do the characters tend to be regular men and women?

modern tragedy

A ________ uses allegorical characters and religious themes to teach a lesson.

morality play

Everyman, which used allegorical instead of biblical characters, is an example of a

morality play

The relationship between theatre and rock music have included

musical theatre productions using previously recorded rock music as their score, an emphasis on spectacle at rock concerts featuring lighting effects and gymnastic like dance routines, rock and pop music artists creating original scores for musical theatre productions.

Which of the following is NOT an essential aspect of dramatic structure?

mutually agreeable forces (Essential ones are plot, reasonable balance, conflict)

A ________ dramatizes a series of biblical events.

mystery play

A ________ dramatizes the lives of saints.

mystery play

Noah's Ark, about Noah building and filling the ark with animals, is a

mystery play.

The Second Shepherds' Play, about a stolen sheep and presenting gifts to the newborn Christ child, is a

mystery play.

In ________, the main characters are able to escape their fate and the play ends happily for all

neither traditional nor modern tragedy

Actors have reported that technology has helped them in all but which of the following ways:

offering discounts on tickets and performances through websites (The others ones are just social media)

Male actors who play women's parts in Kabuki with stylized gestures and attitudes are known as

onnagata

A popular entertainment in Rome which used a single dancer, chorus, and music and was similar to modern ballet, was called

pantomime.

At the heart of the theatre experience is the

performer-audience relationship

Aphra Behn is noted for her work as a(n)

playwright.

Carlo Goldoni is noted for his work as a(n)

playwright.

Eugène Scribe is noted for his work as a(n)

playwright.

Oliver Goldsmith is noted for his work as a(n)

playwright.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan is noted for his work as a(n)

playwright.

William Congreve is noted for his work as a(n)

playwright.

William Wycherley is noted for his work as a(n)

playwright.

The selection and arrangement of scenes that actually happen onstage is called the

plot

The scene-shifting method of changing wings and back shutters that was developed by Italian Giacomo Torelli is known as the

pole-and-chariot system.

In order to throw the voice into the audience so that it penetrates to the utmost reaches of the theatre, the actor must

project.

The type of theatre space preferred during the Restoration was the

proscenium stage

Permanent, professional, nonprofit theatres that offer first-class productions to their audiences throughout the U.S are called

regional theatre

Characters that embody the quintessential characteristics of a group are known as ________ characters

representative

The internet helped cosplay, which includes ___________, become a worldwide popular culture phenomenon.

role-playing, costuming, social interactions

Which comic form relies on sophisticated language to attack evil and foolishness?

satire

Alongside the tragedies and comedies, ___________ were also performed at the City Dionysia in Athens.

satyr plays

Which of the following is NOT a component of commedia dell'arte?

scaena (the ones that are: Zanni, lazzi, slapstick)

The __________, which is also known as the blueprint for a theatrical production, is where the playwright transforms the raw material—the incident, the biographical event, the myth— into a drama, a sequence of events that features characters speaking and interacting with one another

script

Shakespeare's plays typically included subplots, which are

secondary plots that reinforce or runs parallel to the major plot.

Which type of dramatic structure is exemplified by a musical revue or an evening of one-act plays?

serial structure

Which type of dramatic structure sometimes features little to no connection between its parts?

serial structure

In addition to traditional print media, a valuable new source of theatre criticism has emerged on __________ where reviews, opinions, and reactions can be shared sometimes instantaneously while watching a production.

social media

Most of the essential elements of theatrical design are visual except for

sound

Art forms that exist in space and are created to last over time are called __________.

spatial arts

Another term for a through line is

spine.

Characters in commedia dell'arte are often identified as

stock characters.

Art forms that exist for only a specific period of time are called ___________.

temporal arts

English female playwrights of the 1690s were known informally as

the "female wits."

According to the textbook, the most significant difference between film and theatre is

the relationship between the performer and the audience.

The putting aside of all literal and practical considerations in order to enter into the world of the drama is called

the willing suspension of disbelief.

One characteristic of ________ is that each performance is unique and occurs in the presence of an audience.

theatre

The place the audience sat in Greek amphitheatres was called the

theatron.

The stage in an Elizabethan public theatre was most like a contemporary

thrust stage

"Viewpoints" theory is an approach to acting that originated in the United States and combines dance and stage movement with concepts of

time and space

All the great Asian theatre traditions have created and sustained one form or another that features a synthesis of elements that can be described as _________ and which is more complete than in traditional Western theatre.

total theatre

In ________, the hero or heroine is a person of social stature: a king, a queen, a general, a nobleman, etc.

traditional tragedy

Which of the following best describes the way audiences participate in theatrical performances?

vicariously

Indonesian shadow play puppet theatre is often referred to as

wayang

In a well-made play, the obligatory scene is the scene

wherein the opposed characters confront each other in a showdown.

The most obvious difference between theatre during the English Renaissance and Restoration theatre was that

women began to appear as actors on stage during the Restoration.

The desire to create realistic special effects graphics by today's video games and other interactive activities accessed through the Internet continue a tradition that begin with what theatre style?

Nineteenth-century stage melodrama

Which Asian theatre form features a long narrow bridge called the hashigakari leading to the stage and used for actor entrances?

Nō

Zeami Motokiyo was the most important and influential figure in the history of which form of drama?

Nō

Which one of the following is an example of experimental forms of avant-garde theatre by young playwrights? ("What experimental form of art includes a live performance as key aspect?")

Performance art

In regards to role playing in everyday life, what is the name we give to the roles we develop with our family and friends?

Personal roles

Probably the best-known neoclassical tragedy is

Phaedra by Racine.

Which of the following wrote plays that dealt exclusively with domestic situations, particularly concerning romance?

Plautus

Who wrote The Menaechmi - a comedy featuring mistaken identity?

Plautus

Which of the following was NOT an innovation in nineteenth-century theatre architecture?

Pole-and-chariot system for scene changing

Which of the following best characterizes Stanislavski's later approach to actor training?

Purposeful action as the most direct route to the emotions

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic characters of nō drama?

Rasa

The author of Phormio, which dramatizes the attempts of two cousins to overcome their fathers' objections to their lovers, is

Terence

The comic playwright whose style is more literary and less exaggerated than that of the other Roman comic playwrights is

Terence

Which play from China's Yuan period deeply influenced German playwright Bertolt Brecht to the point that he created his own version in the twentieth century?

The Circle of Chalk

The Drottningholm theatre in Sweden has been refurbished and can be seen today as a perfect working example of an eighteenth-century theatre.

True

The French were probably the first Europeans to construct a permanent theatre building after the Romans.

True

The audience's desire to believe in the reality of what is happening onstage is called willing suspension of disbelief.

True

The ballad opera was a satirical form that used popular music in eighteenth-century England.

True

The connection and bond among the live audience members at a performance are unique to the theatre and another reason for attending.

True

The device that enables one stagehand to control all the stage lighting in a theatre lit by gas in the nineteenth century is called a gas table.

True

The dialogue and actions of Italian commedia dell'arte performances were improvised around rough outlines called scenarios that had been written by company members previously.

True

The hurdles that block a character's path or the outside forces that are introduced at an inopportune moment are known as obstacles and complications.

True

The plot of King Oedipus by Sophocles has a climactic structure.

True

The point of view of a dramatic text helps to determine its genre.

True

The proscenium arch was partially responsible for the move toward greater theatrical realism.

True

The size and type of theatre space affects audience perception; therefore, this factor makes a big difference to both actors and the audience.

True

The speeches of the Greek chorus were sung and danced.

True

The term deus ex machina ("god from a machine") is used contemporarily to describe a playwriting device that appears at the end of a play to provide an arbitrary or coincidental resolution to the central conflict

True

The theatre critic should have a thorough knowledge of all of the elements of theatre production as well as theatre history in order to place their criticism of a production in proper context.

True

The three great Greek tragic playwrights are Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.

True

The zaju drama of the Yuan Dynasty was tied directly to a four-song sequence based on music already well known to the public.

True

Theatre is the origin of all drama in whatever form it appears: film, television, computer, or theme park

True

Theatre may be referred to as "the lively art" because the performers and performance are alive with the electricity of expectation.

True

Theatre was so popular in the nineteenth century that several theatre riots resulted from audiences' passion.

True

Theatrical activity was outlawed in England by the Puritans in 1642, which was the end of the English Renaissance.

True

There were a number of significant female playwrights during the Restoration era in England.

True

To accommodate the new middle-class audience, both continental and English theatres became larger during the eighteenth century

True

Two ideas essential to tragic drama are the notion that the world is potentially cruel and unjust, and the concept that human beings are capable of confronting and overcoming adversity.

True

Unlike Pierre Corneille, Jean Racine's tragedies adhered to the neoclassic rules from the start

True

When audiences today watch a play at one of our nation's many theatre festivals, they are sharing a kind of live theatre experience that has existed for more than 2,000 years in the West and 1,500 years in Asia prior to the modern period

True

While there have been changes and modifications over the years to Stanislavski's approach to realistic acting, his theories continue to form the basis for most acting training.

True

Women were allowed to perform in the Sanskrit dramas in India

True

Which of the following most accurately defines the term unities?

A neoclassicist mandate for playwrights, formulated by Italian critics

Which of the following is NOT a performance technique developed by Stanislavski?

Biomechanics (He actually developed Through line, Concentration and observation and Magic if)

Chikamatsu Monzaemon wrote plays for both kabuki and ________ theatre in Japan.

Bunraku

Which type of Japanese theatre uses puppets operated by three performers to represent the important characters?

Bunraku

Which English Renaissance playwright was noted for the power of his dramatic verse - often referred to as his "mighty line?"

Christopher Marlowe

The theatrical troupe I Gelosi, led by Isabella and Francesco Andreini, was renowned in Renaissance Italy for what type of theatrical performance?

Commedia dell'arte

Of the following, who is considered the most modern? (Note from Quizlet Guy: "Which ancient Greek playwright was the most modern?")

Euripides

Which of the following demonstrated a skeptical attitude toward the gods in his tragedies?

Euripides

Which of the following is noted for his sympathetic portrayal of female characters?

Euripides

Which of the following was considered to be most rebellious of the Greek tragic dramatists?

Euripides

Acting is only a collection of individual performances, and performers do not need to support each other on stage.

FALSE

Because it is important that the audience not be distracted while a character is speaking, Stanislavski believed that the other actors should, in essence, stop acting when they were not the main focus of the scene

FALSE

In order for an actor or actress to properly prepare a role, he or she should always begin with an outer aspect such as a walk, a posture, or a peculiar vocal delivery, and then develop the inner life of the character.

FALSE

Performers must not mix acting methods; they should find a single method that works for them and then strictly adhere to that method's approach.

FALSE

Role playing can be divided into two categories: social and professional.

FALSE

The realistic portrayal of characters in a lifelike fashion has been characteristic of theatre throughout history.

FALSE

Unlike in classical plays, adept physical movement is not required of the actor in a realistic play

FALSE

Because of the locations that they were played in, it is easy to distinguish between popular entertainment forms and theatre in the nineteenth century

False

Comedies written by Plautus were quite similar to the Old Comedy written by Aristophanes

False

Commedia characters did not wear costumes.

False

Creators of plays often write to fit only a single, precise genre or category of theatre

False

Despite global influences, contemporary theatre tends to maintain the uniform and traditional styles of the country of production.

False

Dramaturg comes from a French word for "dramatic advisor."

False

During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, streaming successfully replaced the presence of live performers and being in the presence of other audience members.

False

Farce relies on knockabout physical humor, gross exaggerations, and occasional vulgarity.

False

French theatre in the seventeenth century developed on its own trajectory, unaware of most of the Italian theatrical innovations.

False

Governments of the eighteenth century began to relinquish control and deregulate theatre

False

If a reviewer dislikes a particular production, it is probably best to avoid it.

False

In choosing a subject, developing a structure, or creating characters, the playwright will often work without any regard to their own intuition.

False

It is wise to always agree with a theatre critic when deciding to purchase a ticket for a play or musical.

False

Italian pastorals imitated Greek satyr plays and were often overtly bawdy and sexual.

False

Kabuki drew its material from kathakali plays.

False

Li Yu, the playwright and drama theorist of the Ming dynasty, argued that plays should only be performed for the elite and the subjects must only come from the standard literary sources

False

Old Comedy dealt with romantic and domestic problems and led directly to Roman comedy.

False

The style of puppet most recognizable to Western audiences and does not have strings or other items attached to the head and limbs for control is called

Hand puppet

Which of the following is the author of the dramatic criticism called Ars Poetica ( The Art of Poetry)?

Horace

Who states in Ars Poetica that drama should both teach a lesson and entertain?

Horace

Which of the following questions does NOT address one of the main criteria by which a critic judges a production?

How will the review affect the production?

What are the two types of acting that we see in daily life?

Imitation and role playing

__________________ are one of the ways identified that theatre artists cross national boundaries to work with artists in host communities.

International theatre festivals

Shadow puppets are actually made of what material?

Intricately carved leather

In which way is the approach of Lee Strasberg different from the approach of acting teachers like Stella Adler, Sanford Meisner, and Uta Hagen?

It emphasizes the inner aspects of acting.

Which of the following acting teachers encouraged students to use the text as an instrument of action through exercises such as the "Content-less Scene"?

Robert Cohen

The Sturm und Drang ( storm and stress) movement was the forerunner of

Romanticism.

Although ________ used a chorus in his plays, it did not play an integral part to the dramatic action

Seneca

Though likely not performed for large audiences in his time, the works of ________ likely influenced Shakespeare's Hamlet

Seneca

Who often wrote plays in which supernatural beings appeared in the dramatic action?

Seneca

Whose tragedies were similar to those of the Greeks, except that they were considerably more violent?

Seneca

The oldest surviving theatre—constructed during the Italian Renaissance in Vincenza—which was designed as a miniature, indoor Roman theatre is the

Teatro Olimpico.

Which of the following added a third actor to the play, which allowed a play to have seven or eight characters?

Sophocles

Who increased the number of members in the chorus from twelve to fifteen?

Sophocles

Who wrote King Oedipus?

Sophocles

Which era featured a number of female playwrights even if most of their plays weren't produced?

Spanish Golden Age

A full account of an event or series of events, usually in chronological order, is called a

Story

Which of the following best characterizes acting in classical Asian theatres?

Stylization and symbolism

Bourgeois or domestic drama consists of plays that deal with middle- or lower-middle-class characters that face problems of the family and the home rather than affairs of state.

TRUE

Comedy of manners is a form of comic drama that emphasizes a sophisticated atmosphere and witty dialogue.

TRUE

Heroic dramas tend to have happy endings

TRUE

In the modern period, tragicomedy has become the predominant form of many of the best playwrights.

TRUE

Many of the plays of playwright George Bernard Shaw can be placed under the special heading of "comedy of ideas" as they discuss controversial social issues.

TRUE

Molière's play, __________, caused enormous controversy because the title character is a religious hypocrite.

Tartuffe

Which of the following statements about Elizabethan private theatres is true? (Were Elizabethan private theatres open to the public?)

They were open to the general public

How can we tell if performers are playing well together?

They are listening to each other and responding appropriately.

Which of the following was NOT an audience space in an Elizabethan public theatre

Tiring house (The ones that were are Yard, Box, and Gallery)

Which of the following is NOT one of the responsibilities of a performer in the theatre?

To coordinate the elements and the vision of the production

According to the textbook, the most significant difference between film and theatre is the relationship between the performer and the audience.

True

Acting is a part of our everyday lives.

True

As in England, most Spanish acting troupes were sharing companies.

True

Binge-watching streamed television shows has a theatrical equivalent in the full day presentations of three tragedies and a satirical play at festivals in classical Greece.

True

Critics were more influential than playwrights in formulating dramatic rules during the Italian Renaissance.

True

Despite the popularity of medieval religious drama, secular theatre and drama also existed in the Middle Ages

True

During the Restoration period in England, the theatrical entrepreneur emerged who often were part-owners of theatre buildings and companies.

True

English acting companies would rarely perform the same play on two consecutive days

True

Fascinated by a performance by Zeami Motokiyo's father, shogun Yoshimitsu granted the then twelve-year-old Zeami a court education for the purpose of improving the quality of his art.

True

Humanism was a major focus of Renaissance literature.

True

In a traditional tragedy, the hero or heroine is caught in circumstances from which there is no escape and which inevitably lead to a fateful end.

True

Kabuki plays feature beautiful scenic effects as well as a revolving stage.

True

Kabuki was performed first by all-female troupes, then by boys, and finally by all-male companies.

True

No one knows how theatre began, and where or when it originated

True

One of the greatest nineteenth-century romantic dramas was Goethe's Faust, which was written in two parts

True

One of the significant differences between acting for the stage and "acting" in real life is that dramatic characters are not real people.

True

Sanskrit drama typically included both serious and comic elements, as well as a number of different locations and characters.

True

Saturday Night Live uses a format established in early vaudeville that was a popular form of entertainment in the early twentieth century.

True

Shakuntala is the most famous Sanskrit drama and is considered to be the finest of the classical Indian dramas.

True

Spectators, no matter where they were, were never far from the actors in an English Renaissance public theatre

True

Stock characters and dominant trait characters tend to appear most often in comedies or melodramas, due to their more two-dimensional nature.

True