THE 131 EXAM 1 (CHAP 1,2,3,12,13) UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Both theatre and various forms of modern media have been accused by critics as asserting a
_________ influ-ence on young people.
Answer:
dangerous
Question:
2. Theatre draws upon all of the oth-er arts: literature, painting, architec-ture, and sculpture, speech,
music, and dance.
Answer:
True
Question:
3. Plays show us a reflection of basic as-sumptions of the _________ from which the plays have
come.
Answer:
society
Question:
4. It is much easier to control audience focus in the theatre than it is on televi-sion or film.
Answer:
False
Question:
5. Which of the following is not consid-ered a basic element of theatre?
Answer:
The duration of the performance
Question:
6. Parades, juggling, pantomime, and street carnivals may all be considered theatrical entertainments.
Answer:
True
Question:
7. Which statement accurately reflects similarities between theatrical perfor-mance and sports?
Answer:
-both have players and spectators -both have specialized dress for their participants -both have a
special playing space or area for the activity
Question:
8. What are some qualities that help dis-tinguish theatre from the other arts?
Answer:
Complexity of means, objectivity, immediacy, and lifelikeness
, Question:
9. Dramatic performances share many characteristics with sports and games, but differ in what way?
Answer:
Unlike games, in most scripted dramas the out-come is determined before the performance be-gins.
Question:
10. Some critics have argued that film dulls the imagination whereas the-atre stimulates it because
film(s) ______________________.
Answer:
is more literal than theatre, showing every detail, whereas theatre requires the audience to imagine
what cannot be shown
Question:
11. Professional critics always adhere to a single context in making their judg-ments.
Answer:
False
Question:
12. What the audience sees is always the only possible interpretation of a script.
Answer:
False
Question:
13. Some people argue that entering so fully into a production that audience members completely
forget them-selves makes it impossible to watch critically or to be aware of the ideology or prejudices
implied by the action.
Answer:
True
Question:
14. Which of the following is NOT a type of critic mentioned in Chapter 2 of The Essential Theatre
(our textbook)?
Answer:
Tweeters
Question:
15. Most not-for-profit theatres in the United States are often said to at-tract spectators who are
primarily ____________.
Answer:
middle aged
Question:
16. Some theatres have developed expan-sive websites for today's online cul-ture to provide
information, often with an emphasis on ____________ content.
Answer:
visual
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Both theatre and various forms of modern media have been accused by critics as asserting a
_________ influ-ence on young people.
Answer:
dangerous
Question:
2. Theatre draws upon all of the oth-er arts: literature, painting, architec-ture, and sculpture, speech,
music, and dance.
Answer:
True
Question:
3. Plays show us a reflection of basic as-sumptions of the _________ from which the plays have
come.
Answer:
society
Question:
4. It is much easier to control audience focus in the theatre than it is on televi-sion or film.
Answer:
False
Question:
5. Which of the following is not consid-ered a basic element of theatre?
Answer:
The duration of the performance
Question:
6. Parades, juggling, pantomime, and street carnivals may all be considered theatrical entertainments.
Answer:
True
Question:
7. Which statement accurately reflects similarities between theatrical perfor-mance and sports?
Answer:
-both have players and spectators -both have specialized dress for their participants -both have a
special playing space or area for the activity
Question:
8. What are some qualities that help dis-tinguish theatre from the other arts?
Answer:
Complexity of means, objectivity, immediacy, and lifelikeness
, Question:
9. Dramatic performances share many characteristics with sports and games, but differ in what way?
Answer:
Unlike games, in most scripted dramas the out-come is determined before the performance be-gins.
Question:
10. Some critics have argued that film dulls the imagination whereas the-atre stimulates it because
film(s) ______________________.
Answer:
is more literal than theatre, showing every detail, whereas theatre requires the audience to imagine
what cannot be shown
Question:
11. Professional critics always adhere to a single context in making their judg-ments.
Answer:
False
Question:
12. What the audience sees is always the only possible interpretation of a script.
Answer:
False
Question:
13. Some people argue that entering so fully into a production that audience members completely
forget them-selves makes it impossible to watch critically or to be aware of the ideology or prejudices
implied by the action.
Answer:
True
Question:
14. Which of the following is NOT a type of critic mentioned in Chapter 2 of The Essential Theatre
(our textbook)?
Answer:
Tweeters
Question:
15. Most not-for-profit theatres in the United States are often said to at-tract spectators who are
primarily ____________.
Answer:
middle aged
Question:
16. Some theatres have developed expan-sive websites for today's online cul-ture to provide
information, often with an emphasis on ____________ content.
Answer:
visual
