exam 1

Question 1

comedy

Answer 1

humorous story about a normal person in laughable circumstances

Question 2

tragedy

Answer 2

serious story about a good person usually important.
suffers a significant downfall due to their own flaws and mishaps

Question 3

drama

Answer 3

serious story about 1 or more characters at a time flux and crisis in their lives

Question 4

tragicomedy

Answer 4

combo of sad and funny story elements

Question 5

farce

Answer 5

form of comedy

Question 6

melodrama

Answer 6

story about good triumphing evil

Question 7

issue play

Answer 7

story organized around a social or political issue

Question 8

major contributions of primitive theatre

Answer 8

actor/ audience configuration
critical audience born
defined playing ritual

Question 9

what is a ritual

Answer 9

a ceremony which pays tribute to or requests something from a deity and implies control over said deny

Question 10

3 ways theatre answered basic societal needs for the primitives

Answer 10

assured food supply through magic and ritual
provided vicarious experience
stayed (calmed) certain fears

Question 11

threshing floor

Answer 11

wheat is separated from the chaff
area where grain is winnowed

Question 12

qualities of the threshold

Answer 12

threshold is the limit that distinguishes and opposes 2 worlds
paradoxical place where those worlds communicate
numerous rites accompany passing the threshold
threshold has guardians
within the sacred precincts the profane world is transcended

Question 13

Aristotle’s six elements of drama

Answer 13

plot
character
thought
diction
music
spectacle

Question 14

parts of a greek theatre

Answer 14

theatron
parados
orchestra
skene

Question 15

periaktoi

Answer 15

revolving triangular prism bearing on each of its three sides a different picture

Question 16

tragedy

Answer 16

shows us pain and gives us pleasure

Question 17

tetralogy

Answer 17

three tragedies one comedy

Question 18

satyr play

Answer 18

both tragedy and comedy

Question 19

goal

Answer 19

the actors goal.

Question 20

The other

Answer 20

those whom the actor attempts to impact or influence.

Question 21

tactics

Answer 21

strategies of human communication to achieve victory

Question 22

expectations

Answer 22

the performer must expect a victory. performer must “up the stakes”.

Question 23

clear the stage

Answer 23

direction given to all actors to leave the stage are prior to the beginning of a play

Question 24

places

Answer 24

direction for all actors to go to their proper positions and be ready for the beginning of a play or scene

Question 25

strike

Answer 25

taking down, changing out and putting away costumes and props and sets after production

Question 26

blocking

Answer 26

setting the actors positions and moves during the rehearsal process

Question 27

rake

Answer 27

many stage floors are higher at the back than at the front to give the audience a better view

Question 28

revolve

Answer 28

part of a stage which can revolve 360 degrees

Question 29

set

Answer 29

scenery for a particular show/individual scene.