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Question 1

The work of the playwright points the way for collaborators to create the realization of the text on stage. In this respect, the playwright is similar to a(n) Blank______ or Blank______.

Answer 1

• architect
• composer

Question 2

People are the _____ of the drama whereas the action that defines the characters is the ____

Answer 2

• subject
• verb

Question 3

Typically speaking, theatre is limited to the Blank______.

Answer 3

stage

Question 4

The limits of time in theatre can be looked at in two ways:

Answer 4

• how long it takes a performance to take place?
• the time limits placed on the characters within the structure of the play

Question 5

Examples of one character or group opposing another may be Blank______.

Answer 5

• old guard vs young turks
• home team vs the visiting team
• father vs son
• men vs women

Question 6

The primary artist in the theatre who conceives of the initial idea to be staged is the Blank______.

Answer 6

playwright

Question 7

The primary artist in the theatre who conceives of the initial idea to be staged is the Blank______.

Answer 7

the playwright attempts to create a relatively equal but hard fought contest

Question 8

The term ____ is from the Greek word dran meaning “to act” or “to do.”

Answer 8

drama

Question 9

Plot is usually based on a Blank______.

Answer 9

story

Question 10

What is meant by the idea that the action of the play is generally confined to a “world” of its own?

Answer 10

It contains a fictional universe of all the characters and events of the play.

Question 11

German playwright Bertolt Brecht and American playwright Thornton Wilder were greatly influenced by Blank______.

Answer 11

• Beijing Opera
• Mei Lanfang

Question 12

The time limit or deadline within the structure of the play is Blank______.

Answer 12

the time covered by the events of the play

Question 13

story

Answer 13

a full narrative account of an event typically told in chronological order

Question 14

plot

Answer 14

scenes that are selected and arranged for maximum dramatic impact

Question 15

True or false: Family members are rarely used as a device to create tension between forces.

Answer 15

false

Question 16

The playwright will typically state a problem that the characters strive to resolve Blank______.

Answer 16

• immediately after the play opens
• just before the play is taken up

Question 17

In order to generate a contest of wills as equal as possible, the playwright will attempt to create a _____ of forces

Answer 17

balance or harmony

Question 18

True or false: complications are impediments that are put in the character’s way whereas new forces or plot twists that alter the balance of power and delay the climax are called obstacles.

Answer 18

false

Question 19

The arrangement of events or the purposeful order of scenes in a play is called

Answer 19

plot

Question 20

Because of a series of conflicts, obstacles and complications the character(s) must resolve, a variety of ______ that build one on top of the other before reaching the climax.

Answer 20

crises

Question 21

Bertolt Brecht used _____ props and actions that were similar to those seen in Beijing opera in order to achieve his alienation or distancing effect.

Answer 21

symbolic

Question 22

In what way might the viewpoint of the playwright help the audience understand the play?

Answer 22

• The playwright’s viewpoint helps us perceive and interpret the actions of the characters.
• It tells us that the author is looking at events from a personal or unusual angle.

Question 23

Which of the following is a full account of an event, or series of events, usually told in chronological order?

Answer 23

story

Question 24

Identify the two equal but complete ideas that illuminate the meaning of tragedy.

Answer 24

• The world we live in is often cruel, unjust and meaningless.
• Man is capable of extraordinary even limitless achievements.

Question 25

The opening scene of a play may do which of the following?

Answer 25

• establish the imbalance between the characters
• indicate the tone of the production
• initiate the action of the characters.

Question 26

Impediments that are put in the character’s way are called ______ whereas _____ are new forces or plot twists that alter the balance of power.

Answer 26

• obstacles
• complications

Question 27

This is the final and most important moment in the play in which the key issues are resolved.

Answer 27

climax

Question 28

Because people may see an event from their own perspective, it is critical that the playwright deliberately and directly impose their own Blank______ on the play.

Answer 28

point of view

Question 29

The two prominent periods in which tragedy found it greatest dramatic expression were Blank______.

Answer 29

• the Renaissance
• the Golden Age of Greece

Question 30

True or false: complications are impediments that are put in the character’s way whereas new forces or plot twists that alter the balance of power and delay the climax are called obstacles.

Answer 30

false