THEA Exam 1 2025 Questions and
Answers
Which of the following is an everyday theatrical event? - ANSWER✔✔-funerals, weddings, paradas
What is non-mediated theatre? - ANSWER✔✔-Live Theatre
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter locations in Florida and California are examples of what? -
ANSWER✔✔-Amusement parks that incorporate theatricality
What does art imitate? - ANSWER✔✔-Life
Which of the following is NOT a form of art? - ANSWER✔✔-Tactile
What makes the performing arts different from all other types of art? - ANSWER✔✔-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? - ANSWER✔✔-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? - ANSWER✔✔-
Willing Suspension of Disbelief
What is the most common artifact of a production? - ANSWER✔✔-The play
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, When selecting a subject for the play, the playwright will always write about what? - ANSWER✔✔-
Some aspect of human existence
How does the playwright tell us who is important to the action of the play? - ANSWER✔✔-
Through focus
Imparting information, entertaining, providing escape, and addressing sociopolitical concerns are all
examples of what? - ANSWER✔✔-The purpose of a play
Plot, action, conflict, strongly opposed forces, and balance of forces are examples of what? -
ANSWER✔✔-Essentials of Dramatic Structure
What is the arrangement of events or the selection and order of scenes in a play? - ANSWER✔✔-
The plot
What is the collision or opposition of persons or forces in a drama that gives rise to dramatic action?
- ANSWER✔✔-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? - ANSWER✔✔-Balanced or evenly matched
What starts the action and sets the tone and style for the whole production? - ANSWER✔✔-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? - ANSWER✔✔-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? - ANSWER✔✔-Episodic/Extensive
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Answers
Which of the following is an everyday theatrical event? - ANSWER✔✔-funerals, weddings, paradas
What is non-mediated theatre? - ANSWER✔✔-Live Theatre
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter locations in Florida and California are examples of what? -
ANSWER✔✔-Amusement parks that incorporate theatricality
What does art imitate? - ANSWER✔✔-Life
Which of the following is NOT a form of art? - ANSWER✔✔-Tactile
What makes the performing arts different from all other types of art? - ANSWER✔✔-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? - ANSWER✔✔-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? - ANSWER✔✔-
Willing Suspension of Disbelief
What is the most common artifact of a production? - ANSWER✔✔-The play
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, When selecting a subject for the play, the playwright will always write about what? - ANSWER✔✔-
Some aspect of human existence
How does the playwright tell us who is important to the action of the play? - ANSWER✔✔-
Through focus
Imparting information, entertaining, providing escape, and addressing sociopolitical concerns are all
examples of what? - ANSWER✔✔-The purpose of a play
Plot, action, conflict, strongly opposed forces, and balance of forces are examples of what? -
ANSWER✔✔-Essentials of Dramatic Structure
What is the arrangement of events or the selection and order of scenes in a play? - ANSWER✔✔-
The plot
What is the collision or opposition of persons or forces in a drama that gives rise to dramatic action?
- ANSWER✔✔-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? - ANSWER✔✔-Balanced or evenly matched
What starts the action and sets the tone and style for the whole production? - ANSWER✔✔-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? - ANSWER✔✔-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? - ANSWER✔✔-Episodic/Extensive
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