Test Bank For The Essential Theatre - 11th - 2017 All Chapters - 9781305411074

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1. Themindandimaginationofthespectatoriswherethefinalstepinthe
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a. imaginative
b. critical
c. creative
d. artistic

ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: A-Head:IntroductiontoChapter2 b b b b b




2. Theatrerequiresmore
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a. engagement
b. discussion
c. interaction
d. collaboration

ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: A-Head:ExperiencingaPerformance b b b b




3. Because a theatrical performance is a(n)
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how the audience responds.
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a. artistic
b. collaborative
c. entertaining
d. social

ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: A-Head:ExperiencingaPerformance b b b b




4. ThetypicalaudiencememberofaBroadwayplayisfromthe
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a. well-to-domiddle b




b. working
c. drama
d. lower

ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: A-Head:WhoIstheAudience? b b b b b




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5. Mostnot-for-profittheatresintheUnitedStatesareoftensaidtoattractspectatorswhoareprimarily
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.
a. over70yearsold b b b




b. under12yearsold b b b




c. middleaged b




d. adolescents

ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: A-Head:WhoIstheAudience? b b b b b




6. TheTheatreCommunicationGroup,Inc.’s“FreeNightofTheatre”programisdesignedtohelptheatres
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a. getstudentsintothetheatre
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b. provideticketstopoorpeople b b b b




c. attractnewpotentialaudiencemembersandhelptheatresbuildtheiraudiencebase
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d. reducethenumberofmatineeperformances
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ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: A-Head:WhoIstheAudience? b b b b b




7. Sometheatreshavedevelopedexpansivewebsitesfortoday’sonlineculturetoprovideinformation,oftenwithan
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emphasis on
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a. visual
b. textual
c. audio
d. Noneofthesechoicesiscorrect.
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ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: A-Head:WhoIstheAudience? b b b b b




8. Developingacriticaleyefortheatrecanbeviewedasinvolvingwhichthree-stepprocess?
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a. Understandingthecircumstancesoftheplay,talkingtoothersabouttheplay,writingabouttheplay b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b




b. Readingreviewsofaproduction,havingadiscussionwiththedramatist,readingtheplay
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c. Attendingastagingoftheplay,talkingtothedirector,talkingtotheplaywright b b b b b b b b b b b b b




d. Havingtheexperienceoftheplay,analyzingtheexperience,andthencommunicatingone’sresponseto
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b another person b




ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: A-Head:TheAudienceandCriticalPerspective b b b b b b




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9. WhichofthefollowingisNOTatypeofcriticmentionedinChapter2ofThe Essential Theatre?
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a. Bloggers
b. Newspaper
c. Tweeters
d. Television

ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: A-Head:TheAudienceandCriticalPerspective b b b b b b




10. Whichofthefollowingisoneofthecoreproblemsfacingthecritic?
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a. Understanding
b. Effectiveness
c. Ultimateworth b




d. Allofthesechoicesarecorrect.
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ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: A-Head:TheAudienceandCriticalPerspective b b b b b b




11. WhichoftheseisNOTtypicallyconsideredoneofthebasicquestionsthecriticneedstoanswer?
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a. Whatweretheplaywright,director,andothertheatreartiststryingtodo?
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b. Howwelldidtheplaywright,director,andothertheatreartistsdowhattheyweretryingtodo?
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c. Howvaluablewastheexperience? b b b b




d. Istheexperienceoftheplayworththecostoftheticket?
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ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: A-Head:TheAudienceandCriticalPerspective b b b b b b




12. There are many additional questions that an informed and perceptive reviewer can ask of the experience of
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attending a production. Which choice below represents one of these additional questions listed in The Essential
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Theatre?
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a. Shouldothersseetheplay?Why? b b b b b




b. Didtheplaywrightdeservetohavetheinvestmentinthisproductionoftheplay?
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c. Didtheactorsremaintruetotheintentoftheplaywright? b b b b b b b b b




d. Didthedirectorremaintruetotheintentoftheplaywright?
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ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: A-Head:TheBasicProblemsofCriticism b b b b b b




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