THAR 201 Final UPDATED Actual
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Rituals are unique in that participants are changed in some way by the experience. For
example, they may be purged of guilt, or begin a new phase of life. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- True
Which ritual is an example of connecting physical activity to the spiritual endeavor of
increasing self-discipline? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Ramadan
The Abydos Play commemmorates - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the death and resurrection
of osiris
According to Ritualists, [a] becomes [b], which becomes [c], which becomes [d] -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- worship becomes ritual, which becomes myth, which becomes
performance.
Which of the following do performance and ritual have in common? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- all of the above
Rituals are characterized by all but which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
individualism
A periodic invitation by your society to come together with other people for an event that
marks an occasion best describes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- ritual
Rituals are often ways of mediating between the human and the supernatural. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- true
Which scholar argued that theater evolved directly from ritual, and was a refinement of
ritual? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- James Frazar
Which ritual festival is a time of atonement, and an opportunity for forgiveness? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Yom Kippur
,What is the name of the playwright who authored Trifles? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Susan Glaspell
What is the primary setting for the action of the play? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- kitchen
Where is Mrs. Wright when Hale enters the farmhouse? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
rocking chair
How did John Wright die? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- strangulation
According to Mrs. Wright, who killed her husband? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- she doesn't
know
Which of the following is a key theme in the play? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- isolation
According to Mrs. Peters, what is Mrs Wright most concerned about? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- her fruit
What aspect of Mrs. Wright's housekeeping does the County Attorney criticize? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- her towels
What do the women find wrapped in a piece of silk? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a canary
What has Mrs. Wright asked for Mrs. Peters to bring to her? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- an
apron
text - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- words on a page
context - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- social situation, character relationships, the ideas being
contested
, subtext - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the underlying meaning of the words the characters
choose to use
What are some reasons to study world theater history? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- all of the
above
We know that theater originated in - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- we don't know where
theatre originated
What does it mean for something to be ephemeral? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- It lasts for
only a very short time
a ritual is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the acting out of an established, prescribed procedure.
Acting, following scripts and having design elements - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- are the
ties that bind rituals and ceremonies to theatre.
The Abydos Passion Play was performed by - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the Egyptians
Which are thought to be three possible origins of theater? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
rituals, role-playing, and storytelling
Performance is often referred to as _______________ because of various elements of the
form function as a particular type of language, a system of communication between
performer and audience. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- codified
Theatre traditions can be defined as theatre [a] that have largely remained unchanged over
time and that have a fixed and identifiable [b] and specific conventions. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- practices, aesthetic
Stage properties are extremely important in the play Trifles. Make a properties list of at least
five items that would be necessary for Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale to act the scene. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1. dead canary
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Rituals are unique in that participants are changed in some way by the experience. For
example, they may be purged of guilt, or begin a new phase of life. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- True
Which ritual is an example of connecting physical activity to the spiritual endeavor of
increasing self-discipline? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Ramadan
The Abydos Play commemmorates - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the death and resurrection
of osiris
According to Ritualists, [a] becomes [b], which becomes [c], which becomes [d] -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- worship becomes ritual, which becomes myth, which becomes
performance.
Which of the following do performance and ritual have in common? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- all of the above
Rituals are characterized by all but which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
individualism
A periodic invitation by your society to come together with other people for an event that
marks an occasion best describes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- ritual
Rituals are often ways of mediating between the human and the supernatural. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- true
Which scholar argued that theater evolved directly from ritual, and was a refinement of
ritual? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- James Frazar
Which ritual festival is a time of atonement, and an opportunity for forgiveness? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Yom Kippur
,What is the name of the playwright who authored Trifles? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Susan Glaspell
What is the primary setting for the action of the play? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- kitchen
Where is Mrs. Wright when Hale enters the farmhouse? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
rocking chair
How did John Wright die? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- strangulation
According to Mrs. Wright, who killed her husband? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- she doesn't
know
Which of the following is a key theme in the play? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- isolation
According to Mrs. Peters, what is Mrs Wright most concerned about? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- her fruit
What aspect of Mrs. Wright's housekeeping does the County Attorney criticize? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- her towels
What do the women find wrapped in a piece of silk? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a canary
What has Mrs. Wright asked for Mrs. Peters to bring to her? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- an
apron
text - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- words on a page
context - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- social situation, character relationships, the ideas being
contested
, subtext - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the underlying meaning of the words the characters
choose to use
What are some reasons to study world theater history? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- all of the
above
We know that theater originated in - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- we don't know where
theatre originated
What does it mean for something to be ephemeral? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- It lasts for
only a very short time
a ritual is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the acting out of an established, prescribed procedure.
Acting, following scripts and having design elements - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- are the
ties that bind rituals and ceremonies to theatre.
The Abydos Passion Play was performed by - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the Egyptians
Which are thought to be three possible origins of theater? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
rituals, role-playing, and storytelling
Performance is often referred to as _______________ because of various elements of the
form function as a particular type of language, a system of communication between
performer and audience. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- codified
Theatre traditions can be defined as theatre [a] that have largely remained unchanged over
time and that have a fixed and identifiable [b] and specific conventions. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- practices, aesthetic
Stage properties are extremely important in the play Trifles. Make a properties list of at least
five items that would be necessary for Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale to act the scene. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1. dead canary
