answer the following questions 248

1. Plays and sports like football are alike because they both have _____________.

Limited times and spaces

Referees who wear stripes

Mascots

Directors with funny accents

1. The plot of a play is the same as the story.

True

False

1. The first scene of a play starts the action and sets the tone and style for everything that follows.

True

False

1. Which is not a component of a play?

Obstacles

Complications

Combustables

Crisis

1. Nothing is ever resolved in the climax of a play.

True

False

1. All plays have the same point of view.

True

False

1. The technical term for background information revealed in a play is ___________.

Deposition

Exposition

Supposition

Preposition

1. Climatic dramas are also known as ___________.

Poorly made plays

Pretty made plays

Ugly made plays

Well made plays

1. Plays with episodic structure never have subplots.

True

False

1. Stock characters are two dimensional, stereotypical characters.

True

False

1. Which is not an example of an extraordinary character.

King

General

Bus Driver

Bishop

1. Representative characters are also known as _____________.

Essential characters

Quintessential characters

Existential characters

Penitential Characters

1. The protagonist of a play is the main character.

True

False

1. Which is not a trait of traditional tragedies?

Tragic heroes

Tragic morays

Tragic circumstances

Tragic verses

1. Which is not a trait of a heroic drama?

Noble characters in extreme situations

The complete absence of hope

Verse or elevated prose

A serious tone

1. Which is not an example of a melodrama

Romantic comedy

Western

Science Fiction

Horror movies

1. Slapstick comedies rely on ridiculous physical activity—often violent- for their humor.

True

False

1. Which is not an objective of the scene designer?

Set the tone and style of the production

Establish the location and time period in which the play takes place

Arrange eating for VIP members of the audience.

Develop a design concept consistent with the director’s concept.

1. Which is not a form of comedy?

Satire

Spilbury

Burlesque

Farce

1. A ground plan is a blueprint of where all parts of the set should be located on the stage.

True

False

1. The area of the stage closest to the audience is __________.

Stage left

Stage right

Upstage

Downstage

1. Which is not a material or device of scenic design?

Wagon

Pentacle

Flat

Scrim

1. Prop is short for ______.

Propositions

Proper grammar

Properties

Propaganda

1. Which of the following is not an objective of the costume designer

Help set the style of the production

Indicate the historical period of the play

Show relationships among characters

Provide formal wear for the director and the producer

25. Costumes created in a costume shop are ________.

Built

Pulled

Propped

Docked

1. Which is not an element of costume design?

Line

Color

Fabric

Frogan

1. Wigs are considered a part of costume design.

True

False

1. Which is not a property of stage lighting

Intensity

Confluence

Color

Distribution

1. Which is not a type of light used in theatre productions?

Sponge lights

Spot lights

Floodlights

Automated lights

1. What are two key components of sound technology

Sound recordings and sound mines

Microphones and loudspeakers

Microphones and macrophones

Loudspeakers and quietspeakers

1. Which is not a type of musical theatre?

Opera

Pleasantry

Musical comedy

Revue

1. The government has never interfered with theatrical activities in any country.

True

False

1. In Sweeney Todd, who is Johanna’s biological father.

The Judge

The Barber

The Beggar

The Italian

1. At the beginning of Sweeney Todd, how were Mrs. Lovett’s pies described?

The best pies in London

The worst pies in London

The fruitiest pies in London

The hottest pies in London

35. Sweeney Todd kills his wife.

True

False

36. Rent begins and ends on what day?

Christmas Eve

Christmas Day

New Years Eve

New Years Day

37. Which character dies in Rent?

Mimi

Roger

Angel

Benny

38. In Les Miserables Jean Valjean is originally imprisoned for what crime?

Robbing a bank

Killing a police officer

Careless and imprudent driving

Stealing bread

39. In Les Miserables, Marius survives the battle at the barricades.

True

False

40. Javert dies after a bloody battle with Jean Valjean.

True

False