THEA Exam 1 Practice Questions and
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Which of the following is an everyday theatrical event? - ✔✔funerals, weddings,
paradas
What is non-mediated theatre? - ✔✔Live Theatre
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter locations in Florida and California are examples
of what? - ✔✔Amusement parks that incorporate theatricality
What does art imitate? - ✔✔Life
Which of the following is NOT a form of art? - ✔✔Tactile
What makes the performing arts different from all other types of art? - ✔✔once a play,
piece of music, story, etc. is created, it must be interpreted by an artist to come to life
Why is theatre considered a collaborative art? - ✔✔Various elements of theatre must be
brought together and coordinated by a host of professionals
What is the audience's desire to believe in the reality of what is happening onstage? -
✔✔Willing Suspension of Disbelief
What is the most common artifact of a production? - ✔✔The play
When selecting a subject for the play, the playwright will always write about what? -
✔✔Some aspect of human existence
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, How does the playwright tell us who is important to the action of the play? -
✔✔Through focus
Imparting information, entertaining, providing escape, and addressing sociopolitical
concerns are all examples of what? - ✔✔The purpose of a play
Plot, action, conflict, strongly opposed forces, and balance of forces are examples of
what? - ✔✔Essentials of Dramatic Structure
What is the arrangement of events or the selection and order of scenes in a play? -
✔✔The plot
What is the collision or opposition of persons or forces in a drama that gives rise to
dramatic action? - ✔✔The conflict
Characters in the play who are in conflict are considered strongly opposed forces. For
effective story-telling, what must these characters also be? - ✔✔Balanced or evenly
matched
What starts the action and sets the tone and style for the whole production? - ✔✔The
Opening Scene
Which type of Dramatic Structure is characterized by having a restricted number of
locales and characters, tight construction, and use of a deus ex machina? -
✔✔Climactic/Intensive
Which type of Dramatic Structure is characterized by having a great many characters
and locales, covering a long period of time, and incorporating subplots? -
✔✔Episodic/Extensive
Which type of Dramatic Structure is characterized by repetition or re-enactment of some
proceeding or transaction that has acquired special meaning? - ✔✔Ritual
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Answers 100% Pass Updated 2025
Which of the following is an everyday theatrical event? - ✔✔funerals, weddings,
paradas
What is non-mediated theatre? - ✔✔Live Theatre
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter locations in Florida and California are examples
of what? - ✔✔Amusement parks that incorporate theatricality
What does art imitate? - ✔✔Life
Which of the following is NOT a form of art? - ✔✔Tactile
What makes the performing arts different from all other types of art? - ✔✔once a play,
piece of music, story, etc. is created, it must be interpreted by an artist to come to life
Why is theatre considered a collaborative art? - ✔✔Various elements of theatre must be
brought together and coordinated by a host of professionals
What is the audience's desire to believe in the reality of what is happening onstage? -
✔✔Willing Suspension of Disbelief
What is the most common artifact of a production? - ✔✔The play
When selecting a subject for the play, the playwright will always write about what? -
✔✔Some aspect of human existence
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, How does the playwright tell us who is important to the action of the play? -
✔✔Through focus
Imparting information, entertaining, providing escape, and addressing sociopolitical
concerns are all examples of what? - ✔✔The purpose of a play
Plot, action, conflict, strongly opposed forces, and balance of forces are examples of
what? - ✔✔Essentials of Dramatic Structure
What is the arrangement of events or the selection and order of scenes in a play? -
✔✔The plot
What is the collision or opposition of persons or forces in a drama that gives rise to
dramatic action? - ✔✔The conflict
Characters in the play who are in conflict are considered strongly opposed forces. For
effective story-telling, what must these characters also be? - ✔✔Balanced or evenly
matched
What starts the action and sets the tone and style for the whole production? - ✔✔The
Opening Scene
Which type of Dramatic Structure is characterized by having a restricted number of
locales and characters, tight construction, and use of a deus ex machina? -
✔✔Climactic/Intensive
Which type of Dramatic Structure is characterized by having a great many characters
and locales, covering a long period of time, and incorporating subplots? -
✔✔Episodic/Extensive
Which type of Dramatic Structure is characterized by repetition or re-enactment of some
proceeding or transaction that has acquired special meaning? - ✔✔Ritual
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