TH 210 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
CAL POLY QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
The Empty Pot is a story that reminds us that telling the truth is a courageous
act
1) True
2) False - ANSWER 1) True
Catharsis is a greek word meaning:
1)consumption of food and wine
2)purgation of emotions particularly pity and fear.
3)deliverance from bad deeds
4)execution of difficult decisions - ANSWER 2)purgation of emotions
particularly pity and fear.
This particular adaptation of Lysistrata was a part of a larger political movement
to protest against which war in 2003:
1)Iraq
2)Afghanistan
3)Vietnam
4)Ukraine - ANSWER 1)Iraq
The Geezers (Lysistrata) are from _________
1) Athens
2) Sparta
3) Cinesias
4) Rome - ANSWER 1) Athens
The Old Women (Lysistrata) capture ________
1)Cinesias
2)Lysistrata
3)The Acropolis
4) Lampito - ANSWER 3)The Acropolis
, As mentioned in "The Greatest Show on Earth," the chorus moved and spoke as
individuals.
1) True
2) False - ANSWER 2) False
According to "The Greatest Show on Earth," democracy and theatre were
birthed at the same time in Greece.
1) True
2) False - ANSWER 1) True
Three of the most productive questions for dramatic analysis according to
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe are:
1. What is the artist trying to do?
2. How well has the artist done it?
3. Is it worth doing?
1) True
2) False - ANSWER 1) True
Texting, tweeting, talking, taking video and taking pictures is absolutely
unacceptable behavior while a play is being performed in a theatre.
1) True
2) False - ANSWER 1) True
Ritual is:_________________
1) a way to make order out of chaos and keep the peace.
2) an enactment of or re-enactment of old stories and ideas.
3)a way to make meaning of significant events like births, deaths, harvests.
4)all of the above - ANSWER 4)all of the above
The image below is an example of a theater space called a (think of the
Paramount in Seattle, how it is the stage covering the entire front and all the
seats facing it):
1)Thrust stage
2) Arena Stage
3) Open Air Stage
4) Proscenium stage - ANSWER 4) Proscenium stage
CAL POLY QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
The Empty Pot is a story that reminds us that telling the truth is a courageous
act
1) True
2) False - ANSWER 1) True
Catharsis is a greek word meaning:
1)consumption of food and wine
2)purgation of emotions particularly pity and fear.
3)deliverance from bad deeds
4)execution of difficult decisions - ANSWER 2)purgation of emotions
particularly pity and fear.
This particular adaptation of Lysistrata was a part of a larger political movement
to protest against which war in 2003:
1)Iraq
2)Afghanistan
3)Vietnam
4)Ukraine - ANSWER 1)Iraq
The Geezers (Lysistrata) are from _________
1) Athens
2) Sparta
3) Cinesias
4) Rome - ANSWER 1) Athens
The Old Women (Lysistrata) capture ________
1)Cinesias
2)Lysistrata
3)The Acropolis
4) Lampito - ANSWER 3)The Acropolis
, As mentioned in "The Greatest Show on Earth," the chorus moved and spoke as
individuals.
1) True
2) False - ANSWER 2) False
According to "The Greatest Show on Earth," democracy and theatre were
birthed at the same time in Greece.
1) True
2) False - ANSWER 1) True
Three of the most productive questions for dramatic analysis according to
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe are:
1. What is the artist trying to do?
2. How well has the artist done it?
3. Is it worth doing?
1) True
2) False - ANSWER 1) True
Texting, tweeting, talking, taking video and taking pictures is absolutely
unacceptable behavior while a play is being performed in a theatre.
1) True
2) False - ANSWER 1) True
Ritual is:_________________
1) a way to make order out of chaos and keep the peace.
2) an enactment of or re-enactment of old stories and ideas.
3)a way to make meaning of significant events like births, deaths, harvests.
4)all of the above - ANSWER 4)all of the above
The image below is an example of a theater space called a (think of the
Paramount in Seattle, how it is the stage covering the entire front and all the
seats facing it):
1)Thrust stage
2) Arena Stage
3) Open Air Stage
4) Proscenium stage - ANSWER 4) Proscenium stage
