midterm q 1

Question 1

The stage manager is the person who develops and controls the artistic product and provides it with a unified artistic vision. (T or F)

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The word “theatre” comes from the Greek theatron, which means

Answer 2

seeing place

Question 3

While both theatre and sport are public spectacles, theatre differs from sports activities because

Answer 3

theatre has a pre-ordained ending.

Question 4

One term for a long-standing, collective group of theatre practitioners who have worked together is

Answer 4

troupe

Question 5

The rigid distinction between the acting space and the audience space came to be formalized when acting became an unsavory, often illegal profession.(T or F)

Answer 5

False

Question 6

The minimal requirement for a theatre “building” is

Answer 6

a place to act and a place to watch.

Question 7

Historically, theatres have developed in close relationship to

Answer 7

sports activities

Question 8

The English word for person comes from the Latin word for

Answer 8

mask

Question 9

Which mode of performance makes the drama “dramatic” as opposed to simply theatrical, enabling the audience to concentrate on the events that are being and not on their method of demonstration?

Answer 9

representational

Question 10

The distinctive feature of theatre, which separates it from other arts, is that theatre employs

Answer 10

impersonation

Question 11

Denis Diderot’s idea of the paradox of the actor states that onstage

Answer 11

while the actor disappears or seems lifeless, the simulated character seems to live.

Question 12

How does a theatrical performance differ from a filmed performance?How does a theatrical performance differ from a filmed performance?

Answer 12

The theatrical performance is live, with the audience and performers, who are aware of each other and mutually interact in their shared presence.

Question 13

The task of securing all necessary personnel, space, and financing; supervising all production and promotion efforts; fielding all legal matters; and distributing the proceeds derived from receipts falls to the

Answer 13

Producer

Question 14

The presentational mode of performance acknowledges the audience—as in the case of the nightclub performer who sings, dances, jokes, and responds overtly to applause.(T or F)

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Theatre is an art because it

Answer 15

combines emotions, intellect, and aesthetics.

Question 16

In ancient Greek theatre, the performers wore masks, which symbolicallyand physically separated them from the audience.(T or F)

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Since the development of motion pictures, theatre has suffered declining attendance, revenues, and numbers of theatres in America.(T or F)

Answer 17

False

Question 18

What is the relationship between “child’s play” and the theatre?

Answer 18

both involve acting out different roles.

Question 19

Which theatrical craft fits the following description? Technicians execute in proper sequence, and with carefully rehearsed timing, the light and sound cues, the shifting of scenery, the placement and return of properties, and the assignment, laundering, repair, and change of costumes.

Answer 19

crewing

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a possible meaning of “theatre”?

Answer 20

The stage and backstage spaces