THEA EXAM 1 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
The type of performance space associated with street theatre is the - ANSWER✔✔-created, or
found, space.
While there have been changes and modifications over the years to Stanislavski's approach to
realistic acting, his theories continue to form the basis for most acting training. - ANSWER✔✔-true
Realism became the dominant form of European drama in the - ANSWER✔✔-late 19th century
The persistent and dire predictions that live theatre would soon be dead, made obsolete by
technological innovations such as radio, film, television and the computer have, for the most part,
proven accurate. - ANSWER✔✔-false
Which characteristics describe acting for the theatre? - ANSWER✔✔-The actor repeats a
performance multiple times, utilizes their entire body at all times, and performs in front of a live
audience.
At the heart of the theatre experience is the - ANSWER✔✔-performer-audience relationship
A full account of an event or series of events, usually told in chronological order, is called a -
ANSWER✔✔-story
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, Which is NOT a characteristic of extraordinary characters? - ANSWER✔✔-pivotal but minor role
The Inciting Incident introduces the conflict or problem of the play that the Protagonist spends the
rest of the play trying to solve. - ANSWER✔✔-true
Acting is only a collection of individual performances, and performers do not need to support each
other on stage. - ANSWER✔✔-false
Which type of configuration is best suited for the large and elaborate spectacle associated with
contemporary musical theatre productions? - ANSWER✔✔-Proscenium stage
In which type of performance space do audiences sit on three sides? - ANSWER✔✔-Thrust stage
Coronations, weddings, and funerals are examples of what sort of structure? - ANSWER✔✔-ritual
According to your text, which of the following is NOT an important factor that shapes the theatrical
experience for the audience? - ANSWER✔✔-The length of the play being performed
The realistic portrayal of characters in a lifelike fashion has been characteristic of theatre throughout
history - ANSWER✔✔-false
Theatre is an event in which the performers are in the presence of the - ANSWER✔✔-audience
What are Aristotle's Six Elements of Drama? - ANSWER✔✔-Plot, Theme, Character, Spectacle,
Music, Language
Plays using Episodic structure often have these characteristics: - ANSWER✔✔-Covers a large
amount of time, Many characters, Multiple locations, Expands the action of the play in a cumulative
'snowball' effect.
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AND ANSWERS
The type of performance space associated with street theatre is the - ANSWER✔✔-created, or
found, space.
While there have been changes and modifications over the years to Stanislavski's approach to
realistic acting, his theories continue to form the basis for most acting training. - ANSWER✔✔-true
Realism became the dominant form of European drama in the - ANSWER✔✔-late 19th century
The persistent and dire predictions that live theatre would soon be dead, made obsolete by
technological innovations such as radio, film, television and the computer have, for the most part,
proven accurate. - ANSWER✔✔-false
Which characteristics describe acting for the theatre? - ANSWER✔✔-The actor repeats a
performance multiple times, utilizes their entire body at all times, and performs in front of a live
audience.
At the heart of the theatre experience is the - ANSWER✔✔-performer-audience relationship
A full account of an event or series of events, usually told in chronological order, is called a -
ANSWER✔✔-story
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, Which is NOT a characteristic of extraordinary characters? - ANSWER✔✔-pivotal but minor role
The Inciting Incident introduces the conflict or problem of the play that the Protagonist spends the
rest of the play trying to solve. - ANSWER✔✔-true
Acting is only a collection of individual performances, and performers do not need to support each
other on stage. - ANSWER✔✔-false
Which type of configuration is best suited for the large and elaborate spectacle associated with
contemporary musical theatre productions? - ANSWER✔✔-Proscenium stage
In which type of performance space do audiences sit on three sides? - ANSWER✔✔-Thrust stage
Coronations, weddings, and funerals are examples of what sort of structure? - ANSWER✔✔-ritual
According to your text, which of the following is NOT an important factor that shapes the theatrical
experience for the audience? - ANSWER✔✔-The length of the play being performed
The realistic portrayal of characters in a lifelike fashion has been characteristic of theatre throughout
history - ANSWER✔✔-false
Theatre is an event in which the performers are in the presence of the - ANSWER✔✔-audience
What are Aristotle's Six Elements of Drama? - ANSWER✔✔-Plot, Theme, Character, Spectacle,
Music, Language
Plays using Episodic structure often have these characteristics: - ANSWER✔✔-Covers a large
amount of time, Many characters, Multiple locations, Expands the action of the play in a cumulative
'snowball' effect.
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