DRAM 115 Quiz 3
The Andy Warhol soup cans and the fur-covered bowl and spoon were shown in class as an example of: 1) Brechtian estrangement technique; 2) Egyptian art; 3) Dada art; 4) poetic realism; 5) subtext
1) Brechtian estrangement
This philosophy of theatre sought to force critical thinking and provoke the audience to act for change. 1) Epic theatre
1) Epic theatre
The "troubles" mentioned in THE CHERRY ORCHARD refer to what? 1) The emancipation of the serfs; 2) the Bolshevik revolution; 3) the cherry recipes were lost; 4) women gained the right to vote; 5) Gaev learned to play billiards
1) The emancipation of the serfs
What is the first miracle that Nora is hoping will happen when Torvald learns of her crime? 1) Torvald would offer to take the blame; 2) they would move back to Italy; 3) he would use his influence to get the charges dropped; 4) he would get Krogstad arrested; 5) he would arrange for Mrs. Linde and Krogstad's wedding
1) Torvald would offer to take the blame
"Realism", as practiced by Ibsen, depended as much on what the plays were about as on how they were presented. 1) True
1) True
A Doll House utilized a finely detailed stage description because the "environment" of the play was now considered important in determining human behavior. 1) True; 2) False
1) True
In addition to Willy Loman, the play's title, Death of a Salesman, also refers to Dave Singleman, the man who, at 84 years old, could make his living in his green velvet slippers and by just picking up the phone. 1) True; 2) False
1) True
Chekhov insisted that THE CHERRY ORCHARD was: 1) a comedy; 2) a tragedy; 3) a melodrama; 4) expressionistic
1) a comedy
Allowing the audience to sit in a dark theatre (for the first time) and to peek in on a slice of life as it happened before them is most closely associated with which movement? 1) realism; 2) expressionism; 3) Elizabethan theatre; 4) symbolism; 5) neoclassicism
1) realism
Chekhov's use of action is deceptive because his characters' needs are sometimes acted on in ways that are not always apparent by their dialogue. This subtle treatment of action is called: 1) subtext; 2) alliteration; 3) iambic pentameter; 4) rhyming couplets; 5) assonance
1) subtext
Why is it significant (in Ibsen's method of utilizing every aspect of storytelling) that Nora performs a tarantella when she dances at the Christmas party. 1) the tarantella is a dance which originally imitated the death throes of someone bitten by a tarantula spider (and, for Nora, it is a "dance of death"); 2) it is a rejection of Torvald because he wanted her to do the cha-cha; 3) she doesn't dance at the party; 4) all of these; 5) none of these
1) the tarantella is a dance which originally imitated the death throes of someone bitten by a tarantula spider (and, for Nora, it is a "dance of death")
That sound occurs twice. When? 1) At the start of the play and at the end; 2) After the sunset in Act Two and at the end of the play; 3) When Lopakhin buys the estate and at the end; 4) At the start of the play and when Lopakhin buys the estate; 5) None of these
2) After the sunset in Act Two and at the end of the play
"What am I doing in an office, making a contemptuous, begging fool of myself, when all I want is out there, waiting for me the minute I say I know who I am!" 1) Uncle Charley; 2) Biff Loman; 3) Uncle Ben Loman; 4) Howard Wagner; 5) Happy Loman
2) Biff Loman
"The action should be as complicated and as simple as it is in life. People are having a meal, just having a meal, but at the same time their happiness is being created, or their lives are being destroyed." Who said this? 1) Ibsen; 2) Chekhov; 3) Brecht; 4) Miller
2) Chekhov
The success of Chekhov's plays was due in part to the realistic acting style taught by this co-founder and director of the Moscow Art Theatre: 1) Bertolt Brecht; 2) Konstantin Stanislavsky; 3) Lee Strasberg; 4) Vladimir Horowitz; 5) none of these
2) Konstantin Stanislavsky
"Stop, illustrious ones! I'm not sure you're right. I'd like to be good, it's true, but there's the rent to pay." 1) Mr. Shui Ta, "cousin" to Shen Te; 2) Shen Te, a prostitute, later a shopkeeper; 3) Wong, a water seller; 4) Yang Sun, un unemployed pilot
2) Shen Te, a prostitute
Arthur Miller's original idea for the title of DEATH OF A SALESMAN: 1) ONE MAN DIES; 2) THE INSIDE OF HIS HEAD; 3) A SALESMAN'S LIFE; 4) HAPPY AND BIFF'S DAD; 5) None of these
2) THE INSIDE OF HIS HEAD
To Chekhov's great frustration, Konstantin Stanislavsky (the first director of the play) insisted that THE CHERRY ORCHARD was: 1) a comedy; 2) a tragedy; 3) a melodrama; 4) expressionistic; 5) none of these
2) a tragedy
What happens to Firs at the end of THE CHERRY ORCHARD? 1) he is taken with the family to Paris; 2) he is forgotten and left behind in the house; 3) he is punished for chopping down a cherry tree; 4) he and Varya become engaged; 5) he is caught stealing from Gaev and banished
2) he is forgotten and left behind in the house
"He had the wrong dreams. All, all, wrong. Charley, the man didn't know who he was." 1) Bernard; 2) Linda Loman; 3) Biff Loman; 4) Happy Loman
3) Biff Loman
This playwright wanted his audience to react to the happenings on stage with analysis and clarity, as if at a boxing match, actively choosing one side over another. 1) Ibsen; 2) Chekhov; 3) Brecht; 4) Miller
3) Brecht
"Dear old bookcase! Wonderful old bookcase! I rejoice in your existence. For a hundred years now you have borne the shining ideals of goodness and justice..." 1) Lopakhin, the businessman; 2) Liubov Ranyesvskaya, the mother who owns the estate; 3) Gaev, Liubov's brother; 4) Firs, the butler; 5) Yasha, the valet
3) Gaev, Liubov's brother
"I saved Torvald's life." 1) Dr. Rank; 2) Mrs. Linde; 3) Nora Helmer, 4) Krogstad
3) Nora Helmer
The distant, mournful sound that occurs during THE CHERRY ORCHARD is described by Chekhov as sounding most like: 1) a train; 2) a factory whistle; 3) a harp string breaking; 4) a tree falling in the forest;5) a baby's cry
3) a harp string breaking
"I believe that the common man is as apt a subject for tragedy in its highest sense as kings were... I think the tragic feeling is evoked in us when we are in the presence of a character who is ready to lay down his life, if need to be, to secure one thing - his sense of personal dignity." Who wrote this? 1) Henrik Ibsen; 2) Anton Chekhov; 3) Bertolt Brecht; 4) Arthur Miller
4) Arthur Miller
As your anthology's critical intro introduction states, this playwright "almost single-handedly brought a new seriousness to drama, and in doing so he won enduring acclaim as the originator of modern drama." 1) Chekhov; 2) Brecht; 3) Miller; 4) Ibsen
4) Ibsen
Which playwright sought "to capture the lived experience of time..." and wanted a play "that would cut through time like a layer cake..." 1) Ibsen, 2) Chekhov, 3) Brecht, 4) Miller
4) Miller
Miller writes that the sound which begins and ends Death of Salesman should be "small and fine, telling of grass and trees and the horizon." What sound does he ask for? 1) a harp; 2) a snapped string; 3) a violin; 4) a flute; 5) none of these
4) a flute
When Nora forces Torvald to sit down with her at the end of A Doll House, what does she observe that is so striking? 1) she still has her party costume on; 2) Dr. Rank has just announced his miraculous recovery; 3) this is the first time she has ever cooked dinner all by herself; 4) after 8 years of marriage it is the first time they (as husband and wife) have ever talked seriously with each other; 5) none of these
4) after 8 years of marriage it is the first time they (as husband and wife) have ever talked seriously with each other
Chekhov's portrayal of Liubov Ranyevskaya (the mother of Anya and Sonya) shows that: 1) she is the clear villain in this play; 2) she is the clear heroine in this play; 3) she has no needs other than going to plays and insulting Lopakhin; 4) she is a flawed, yet sympathetic character; 5) she is really good at managing money
4) she is a flawed, yet sympathetic character
Brecht's technique of "alienation" or "estrangement" was sought through which of the following? 1) episodic play structure; 2) only essential scenery, no attempt at creating a realistic environment; 3) plays set in a very different time or culture; 4) use of music/songs in between scenes; 5) all of these
5) all of these
Miller's dramatic, narrative use of memories (and sometimes memories within memories) was used to achieve what goal of the play? 1) to dramatize, subjectively and expressively, how the human mind works; 2) to show what it was like inside Willy's head during his last day; 3) to expose Willy's internal searching for answers of where he went wrong with Biff; 4) to dramatize Willy's internal seeking of validation that he was right in how he raised his boys; 5) all of these
5) all of these
The "well-made play" featured: 1) careful exposition; 2) building of suspense; 3) surprises, and use of withheld information; 4) a resolved ending; 5) all of these
5) all of these
"And now the cherry orchard is mine! Mine! My God, the cherry orchard belongs to me!" 1) Liubov Ranyesvskaya, the mother; 2) Anya, her daughter; 3) Varya, her adopted daughter; 4) Carlotta, the governess; 5) none of these
5) none of these
"She and the children play, laughing and shouting, in the living room and the adjoining room... At last [she] hides under the table...."
A DOLL HOUSE
"She starts to go into the hall; at the same moment [he] flings open his door and stands there, an open letter in his hand."
A DOLL HOUSE
"He is alone in the kitchen, wilting and staring. The leaves are gone. It is night again, and the apartment houses look down from behind."
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
"Evening in the municipal park. Noise of a plane overhead... [He] takes a rope out of his pocket."
GOOD WOMAN OF SETZUAN
"[Her] eyes follow the Gods as they are imagined to step into a cloud which rises and moves forward over the orchestra and up beyond the balcony..."
GOOD WOMAN OF SETZUAN
"The curtains have been taken down, the pictures are gone from the walls, and there are only a few pieces of furniture shoved into a corner, as if for sale."
THE CHERRY ORCHARD