Cinematography

In the thrust stage seating configuration, where does the audience sit?

In the thrust stage seating configuration, where does the audience sit?

In the thrust stage seating configuration, where does the audience sit?
 
  A. on the three sides of a performance area that projects into the audience
  B. on the two sides of a performance area that projects into the audience
 

aynuriya   106   1 Reply

layleeburchell

The idea of a flexible theatre space

The idea of a flexible theatre space

The idea of a flexible theatre space
 
  A. was pioneered by Walter Gropius.
  B. has never been realized.
  C. began in the 1960s.
  D. all of the above.

JuliusImus   109   2 Replies

JuliusImus

Actors are performers who impersonate characters who are different from themselves. (True or false?)

Actors are performers who impersonate characters who are different from themselves. (True or false?)

Actors are performers who impersonate characters who are different from themselves.
 
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thosette   96   1 Reply

ffattack

Theatre is always in the past (True or false?)

Theatre is always in the past (True or false?)

Theatre is always in the past.
 
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Blacknijapowerr   121   1 Reply

frogiiesfly

The musical is a genre generally regarded as originating in England. (True or false?)

The musical is a genre generally regarded as originating in England. (True or false?)

The musical is a genre generally regarded as originating in England.
 
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mschares   99   1 Reply

Susannamaj1

Which of the following performance traditions has a passive audience?

Which of the following performance traditions has a passive audience?

Which of the following performance traditions has a passive audience?
 
  A. Chinese opera
  B. African concert party
  C. kabuki
  D. none of the above

sharon1234   115   1 Reply

thewizard06

Multifocus theatre (Multiple Choice)

Multifocus theatre (Multiple Choice)

Multifocus theatre
 
  A. gives the audience members choice of where to direct their attention.
  B. is the same as site-specific theatre.
  C. is theatre that uses video projections.
  D. is theatre staged in the round.

Dkavanagh   103   1 Reply

thewizard06

Theatre is functional, because often a production has a purpose. (True or false?)

Theatre is functional, because often a production has a purpose. (True or false?)

Theatre is functional, because often a production has a purpose.
 
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sharon1234   84   2 Replies

sharon1234

When it comes to history, time is an eccentric editor (True or false?)

When it comes to history, time is an eccentric editor (True or false?)

When it comes to history, time is an eccentric editor.
 
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Huggybear001   102   1 Reply

haydenpc

History, including theatre history, is written and taught by people in power, the winners. ...

History, including theatre history, is written and taught by people in power, the winners. ...

History, including theatre history, is written and taught by people in power, the winners.
 
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Huggybear001   108   1 Reply

layleeburchell

Two examples of paratheatrical activity are storytelling and puppet theatre. (True or false?)

Two examples of paratheatrical activity are storytelling and puppet theatre. (True or false?)

Two examples of paratheatrical activity are storytelling and puppet theatre.
 
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simply--steve   266   1 Reply

nina olala

Rituals usually use little or no scenery that is specially made for the occasion. (True or false?)

Rituals usually use little or no scenery that is specially made for the occasion. (True or false?)

Rituals usually use little or no scenery that is specially made for the occasion.
 
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husna95   86   1 Reply

trackbeast13

In ritual, community is the major identifying element (True or false?)

In ritual, community is the major identifying element (True or false?)

In ritual, community is the major identifying element.
 
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chubi1993   88   1 Reply

layleeburchell

Rituals usually take place in spaces specially built for the event. (True or false?)

Rituals usually take place in spaces specially built for the event. (True or false?)

Rituals usually take place in spaces specially built for the event.
 
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hongocbaotram   87   2 Replies

hongocbaotram

Many historians stress that history has usually been told from the point of view of a social elite. ...

Many historians stress that history has usually been told from the point of view of a social elite. ...

Many historians stress that history has usually been told from the point of view of a social elite.
 
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dubluis31   81   1 Reply

a_simon616

What theatrical style is the rise of the passive audience is generally associated with?

What theatrical style is the rise of the passive audience is generally associated with?

What theatrical style is the rise of the passive audience is generally associated with?
 
  A. melodrama
  B. kabuki
  C. realism
  D. all of the above

DustiG   133   1 Reply

Umeshnepal825

Rituals usually unfold in a concentrated time and space so that audiences can watch and be moved by ...

Rituals usually unfold in a concentrated time and space so that audiences can watch and be moved by ...

Rituals usually unfold in a concentrated time and space so that audiences can watch and be moved by all parts of them.
 
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krautkin   134   1 Reply

trackbeast13

Which of the following is a term that is used to discuss how much critical detachment a spectator ...

Which of the following is a term that is used to discuss how much critical detachment a spectator ...

Which of the following is a term that is used to discuss how much critical detachment a spectator has from the play?
 
  A. verisimilitude
  B. alienation effect
  C. empathy
  D. aesthetic distance

simply--steve   90   1 Reply

wow678917645

Environmental staging was used (Multiple Choice)

Environmental staging was used (Multiple Choice)

Environmental staging was used
 
  A. to engage the audience more completely in the performance.
  B. by Jerzy Grotowski.
  C. in Richard Schechner's Dionysus in 69.
  D. all of the above.

JuliusImus   93   1 Reply

kim_kilgore

An aside is a (Multiple Choice)

An aside is a (Multiple Choice)

An aside is a
 
  A. lengthy speech through which a character explains his/her state of mind.
  B. short comment that reveals a character's inner thoughts to the audience.
  C. devise that maintains the fourth wall.
  D. sep

husna95   88   2 Replies

husna95

The Angel Project, which took spectators on a tour of New York, is an example of

The Angel Project, which took spectators on a tour of New York, is an example of

The Angel Project, which took spectators on a tour of New York, is an example of
 
  A. Broadway theatre.
  B. environmental theatre.
  C. tourist theatre.
  D. site-specific staging.

Blacknijapowerr   97   1 Reply

fouraker

Rituals usually aim to entertain (True or false?)

Rituals usually aim to entertain (True or false?)

Rituals usually aim to entertain.
 
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azuniga34   83   1 Reply

KaeKae

Realism is a style that resulted from the

Realism is a style that resulted from the

Realism is a style that resulted from the
 
  A. ideas of naturalist Charles Darwin.
  B. birth of sociology.
  C. advent of gas and electric lighting.
  D. all of the above.

BethElis   107   1 Reply

trackbeast13

Encircling a performance is a natural way for audiences to gather. (True or false?)

Encircling a performance is a natural way for audiences to gather. (True or false?)

Encircling a performance is a natural way for audiences to gather.
 
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AreebJ   91   1 Reply

kim_kilgore

Religious ceremonies are different from dramatic presentations in that they seek a desired outcome. ...

Religious ceremonies are different from dramatic presentations in that they seek a desired outcome. ...

Religious ceremonies are different from dramatic presentations in that they seek a desired outcome.
 
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Blacknijapowerr   93   1 Reply

elleduis

A flat is a stage that is NOT raked (True or false?)

A flat is a stage that is NOT raked (True or false?)

A flat is a stage that is NOT raked.
 
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bosh   105   2 Replies

bosh

Catharsis is (Multiple Choice)

Catharsis is (Multiple Choice)

Catharsis is
 
  A. the ability to observe a work with a degree of detachment.
  B. the capacity to identify emotionally with the characters on stage.
  C. the purging of our aggressive desires through art.
  D. a hymn sung

niikiii   90   1 Reply

sunmathur2000

The location of the theatre space reveals something about how theatre is valued in society. ...

The location of the theatre space reveals something about how theatre is valued in society. ...

The location of the theatre space reveals something about how theatre is valued in society.
 
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Dkavanagh   85   1 Reply

Sherrieann22

History can never be objective (True or false?)

History can never be objective (True or false?)

History can never be objective.
 
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rutu0309   109   1 Reply

FiercerChin

Agitprop theatre attempts to (Multiple Choice)

Agitprop theatre attempts to (Multiple Choice)

Agitprop theatre attempts to
 
  A. encourage the audience to believe the illusion on stage.
  B. make the audience sympathize with the characters on stage.
  C. encourage the audience to appreciate the theatre.
  D. compel

wyatt7799   98   1 Reply

Koko65

One aspect of religious ceremonies and rituals that sets them apart from theatre is that these ...

One aspect of religious ceremonies and rituals that sets them apart from theatre is that these ...

One aspect of religious ceremonies and rituals that sets them apart from theatre is that these events are
 
  a. functional.
  b. attended by the entire community.
  c. a mirror of nature.
  d. entertaining.
  e. theatr

fj97   133   1 Reply

msbrit90

Which of the following is NOT an example of agitprop theatre?

Which of the following is NOT an example of agitprop theatre?

Which of the following is NOT an example of agitprop theatre?
 
  A. the Off-Off Broadway show, Tony and Tina's Wedding
  B. Red Megaphone in Germany
  C. the Federal Theatre Project's living newspapers
  D. the work of The

drfhrx   73   2 Replies

drfhrx

Historically, theatre seating has reflected social hierarchies. (True or false?)

Historically, theatre seating has reflected social hierarchies. (True or false?)

Historically, theatre seating has reflected social hierarchies.
 
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simply--steve   66   1 Reply

Susannamaj1

The word theatre may refer to

The word theatre may refer to

The word theatre may refer to
 
  a. an art
  b. a playscript
  c. a building
  d. an economic organization
  e. all the above

dubluis31   56   1 Reply

master1998

Theatre of the Oppressed was developed by

Theatre of the Oppressed was developed by

Theatre of the Oppressed was developed by
 
  A. Augusto Boal.
  B. Bertolt Brecht.
  C. Aristotle.
  D. Reverend Billy.

azuniga34   69   1 Reply

layleeburchell

In ancient Greek theatre, the chorus danced in the orchestra. (True or false?)

In ancient Greek theatre, the chorus danced in the orchestra. (True or false?)

In ancient Greek theatre, the chorus danced in the orchestra.
 
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Hannah g   83   1 Reply

LebronR03

The acting out of an established, prescribed procedure is known as a

The acting out of an established, prescribed procedure is known as a

The acting out of an established, prescribed procedure is known as a
 
  a. communal event.
  b. dance.
  c. ritual.
  d. revision.
  d. collective.

peeeps   68   1 Reply

msbrit90

The pit area of an Elizabethan thrust stage was originally intended to hold the orchestra. ...

The pit area of an Elizabethan thrust stage was originally intended to hold the orchestra. ...

The pit area of an Elizabethan thrust stage was originally intended to hold the orchestra.
 
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cbouyer10@gmail   66   1 Reply

trm1986

Verfremdungseffekt is defined as (Multiple Choice)

Verfremdungseffekt is defined as (Multiple Choice)

Verfremdungseffekt is defined as
 
  A. a separation of the audience emotionally from the dramatic action.
  B. the purging of our aggressive desires through art.
  C. a world of image, sounds, and movement used to assault the se

Hannah g   75   1 Reply

FiercerChin

Black box theatres permit the rearrangement of seating and playing areas according to the ...

Black box theatres permit the rearrangement of seating and playing areas according to the ...

Black box theatres permit the rearrangement of seating and playing areas according to the production.
 
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MohamadMatar   75   1 Reply

ernurse