Final

Question 1

Adolphe Appia

Answer 1

Swiss stage designer revolutionizing stagecraft with light, space, and actors.

Question 2

Antiquarianism

Answer 2

Dedication to historically accurate studies, influencing 19th-century theatre.

Question 3

Anton Chekhov

Answer 3

Russian playwright known for realistic character-driven works like The Seagull.

Question 4

Art for Art’s Sake

Answer 4

Philosophy advocating art’s purpose as beauty, free from moral or political aims.

Question 5

Aurelien Lugne-Poe

Answer 5

French director introducing Symbolist theatre through Théâtre de l’Œuvre.

Question 6

Bayreuth

Answer 6

German town housing Wagner’s opera theatre, Bayreuth Festspielhaus.

Question 7

Berliner Ensemble

Answer 7

Berlin theatre company promoting Brecht’s Epic Theatre style.

Question 8

Bertolt Brecht

Answer 8

German playwright developing Epic Theatre with techniques like alienation effect.

Question 9

Biomechanics

Answer 9

Actor training system emphasizing movement and physicality, by Meyerhold.

Question 10

Box Set

Answer 10

Realistic indoor stage set with three walls and a ceiling.

Question 11

Bruitisme/Art of Noise

Answer 11

Art movement exploring aesthetic potential of industrial and everyday sounds.

Question 12

Charles Kean

Answer 12

English actor-manager famous for historically accurate Shakespeare productions.

Question 13

Constructivism

Answer 13

Russian art movement using geometric forms for practical stage design.

Question 14

Dada

Answer 14

Avant-garde movement rejecting traditional art through absurdity and spontaneity.

Question 15

Ecstatic acting

Answer 15

Acting style focusing on intense, heightened emotional expression.

Question 16

Edward Gordon Craig

Answer 16

English theatre visionary emphasizing symbolic visual elements over realism.

Question 17

Emile Zola

Answer 17

French naturalist advocating scientific realism in literature and theatre.

Question 18

Epic Theatre

Answer 18

Brecht’s theatre style encouraging critical thinking over emotional immersion.

Question 19

Erwin Piscator

Answer 19

German political theatre pioneer and collaborator with Brecht.

Question 20

Eugene O’Neill

Answer 20

American playwright and Nobel laureate exploring modern tragedy.

Question 21

Expressionism

Answer 21

Art movement emphasizing emotional expression and distorted reality.

Question 22

F.T. Marinetti

Answer 22

Italian poet founding Futurism, celebrating modernity and industrial progress.

Question 23

Futurism

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Avant-garde movement embracing technology and rejecting tradition.

Question 24

Georg Lukács

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Hungarian Marxist theorist examining realism and art’s societal role.

Question 25

Gesamtkunstwerk

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Wagner’s concept of a unified, cohesive “total work of art.”

Question 26

Heredity vs. Environment

Answer 26

Exploration of whether behavior is shaped by genetics or surroundings.

Question 27

High Modernism

Answer 27

Cultural movement prioritizing innovation and experimentation in art.

Question 28

Historical Avant Garde

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Radical early 20th-century movements breaking with traditional art forms.

Question 29

Industrial Revolution

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Technological era shaping themes and techniques in theatre and art.

Question 30

Konstantin Stanislavski

Answer 30

Russian actor creating a system of psychological realism in acting.

Question 31

Marcel Duchamp

Answer 31

French-American Dada artist challenging traditional art conventions.

Question 32

Medievalism/Utopianism

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Idealized medieval imagery critiquing modern industrial society.

Question 33

Noble Savage

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Concept portraying indigenous people as pure and uncorrupted by civilization.

Question 34

Primitivism

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Artistic fascination with non-Western simplicity and natural life.

Question 35

Realism

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Theatre style depicting everyday life authentically.

Question 36

Reification

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Marxist idea treating human relations as commodities.

Question 37

Richard Wagner

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Composer advocating Gesamtkunstwerk and creator of iconic operas.

Question 38

Romanticism

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Movement focusing on emotion, individualism, and the sublime.

Question 39

Russian Revolution

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1917 revolution establishing a communist state in Russia.

Question 40

Socialist Realism

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Soviet-mandated artistic style idealizing communist society.

Question 41

Sublime

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Aesthetic concept evoking awe and terror transcending ordinary perception.

Question 42

Symbolism

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Movement emphasizing metaphors and evoking emotions over literal depictions.

Question 43

Tableaux Vivants

Answer 43

Technique where actors create a “living picture” through posed scenes.

Question 44

Théâtre de l’Œuvre

Answer 44

French theatre promoting Symbolist and avant-garde works.

Question 45

The Bancrofts

Answer 45

Victorian couple innovating realistic acting and stage design.

Question 46

Tractor Art

Answer 46

Soviet art style celebrating agricultural and industrial progress.

Question 47

Verfremdungseffekt

Answer 47

Brechtian technique alienating audience to encourage critical detachment.

Question 48

Vichy Government

Answer 48

Authoritarian regime governing Nazi-occupied France during WWII.

Question 49

Weimar Republic

Answer 49

Democratic German government (1919-1933) fostering cultural experimentation.