Theatre Midterm QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
The word "art" appears in everyday conversations and is generally used to convey which three
(3) main ideas? (Choose three.)
Subject
Beauty
Medium
Skill
Meaning - correct answer ✔✔ Beauty, Skill, Meaning
There are several qualities that help us define art. Which of the following is NOT one of those
defining qualities?
A) Art is a form of human expression.
B) Art provides the perception of order.
C) Art consists of a subject and a medium.
D) Art costs money.
E) Art makes you feel something. - correct answer ✔✔ D) Art costs money.
Theatre is unique because:
A) It is the only art form for which the medium and subject are the same: human beings and
human acts.
B) It is the only art form that is both political and entertaining.
C) It is the only art form that is both political and entertaining. - correct answer ✔✔ A) It is the
only art form for which the medium and subject are the same: human beings and human acts.
,Many activities we experience can be considered a basic form of "theatre" (for example,
weddings, church services, awards shows, sporting events). What defining factor differentiates
"drama"(or a play being performed on stage) from these types of general theatrical
experiences?
A) Drama has more spectacle than other theatrical experiences.
B) Drama is less personal than things like weddings and church services.
C) Drama requires an audience.
D) Drama contains story and conflict. - correct answer ✔✔ D) Drama contains story and conflict.
Choose from below the five most common broad categories of theatre:
Experimental
Comical
Political
Historical
Commercial
Cultural
Biographical - correct answer ✔✔ Experimental, Political, Historical, Commercial, Cultural
This government agency has been at the center of many debates over arts funding. Its primary
mission is "to foster the excellence, diversity, and vitality of the arts in the United States, and to
broaden public access to the arts."
A) National Institute for the Arts
B) Public Broadcast System
C) Federal Communications Commission
D) National Endowment for the Arts - correct answer ✔✔ D) National Endowment for the Arts
Based on your reading and our class discussion, which of the following statements are TRUE
about the differences between stage productions and film or TV? Choose all that apply.
, A) Theatre is always created to express an artistic voice, whereas film is always created for
entertaining the masses.
B) Theatre is usually for-profit and makes money through advertising and product placement.
Film and TV are usually nonprofit and often bring in money through individual donations and
corporate or government funding.
C) Actor training, as well as acting techniques and styles for the screen, are different than what
is required for the stage.
D) Movies and TV only require passive participation, whereas stage requires active participation
by the audience (in the sense that a live audience's energy and responses directly affect the
actors in a stage play).
E) In film, the director usually has the "power position," or creative - correct answer ✔✔ C), D),
E), F)
Match the following writers with their respective descriptions.
1) Retain copyright and receive royalty payments; have more artistic power but make less
money; typically write alone.
2) Do not retain copyright; "writers for hire" who don't have as much artistic power but make
more money; often write in groups.
Screenwriters
Playwrights - correct answer ✔✔ 1) Playwrights
2) Screenwriters
Copyright lasts the lifetime of the creator plus ____ years. After that, it is considered to be in
the public domain.
A) 40
B) 50
C) 70
VERIFIED ANSWERS
The word "art" appears in everyday conversations and is generally used to convey which three
(3) main ideas? (Choose three.)
Subject
Beauty
Medium
Skill
Meaning - correct answer ✔✔ Beauty, Skill, Meaning
There are several qualities that help us define art. Which of the following is NOT one of those
defining qualities?
A) Art is a form of human expression.
B) Art provides the perception of order.
C) Art consists of a subject and a medium.
D) Art costs money.
E) Art makes you feel something. - correct answer ✔✔ D) Art costs money.
Theatre is unique because:
A) It is the only art form for which the medium and subject are the same: human beings and
human acts.
B) It is the only art form that is both political and entertaining.
C) It is the only art form that is both political and entertaining. - correct answer ✔✔ A) It is the
only art form for which the medium and subject are the same: human beings and human acts.
,Many activities we experience can be considered a basic form of "theatre" (for example,
weddings, church services, awards shows, sporting events). What defining factor differentiates
"drama"(or a play being performed on stage) from these types of general theatrical
experiences?
A) Drama has more spectacle than other theatrical experiences.
B) Drama is less personal than things like weddings and church services.
C) Drama requires an audience.
D) Drama contains story and conflict. - correct answer ✔✔ D) Drama contains story and conflict.
Choose from below the five most common broad categories of theatre:
Experimental
Comical
Political
Historical
Commercial
Cultural
Biographical - correct answer ✔✔ Experimental, Political, Historical, Commercial, Cultural
This government agency has been at the center of many debates over arts funding. Its primary
mission is "to foster the excellence, diversity, and vitality of the arts in the United States, and to
broaden public access to the arts."
A) National Institute for the Arts
B) Public Broadcast System
C) Federal Communications Commission
D) National Endowment for the Arts - correct answer ✔✔ D) National Endowment for the Arts
Based on your reading and our class discussion, which of the following statements are TRUE
about the differences between stage productions and film or TV? Choose all that apply.
, A) Theatre is always created to express an artistic voice, whereas film is always created for
entertaining the masses.
B) Theatre is usually for-profit and makes money through advertising and product placement.
Film and TV are usually nonprofit and often bring in money through individual donations and
corporate or government funding.
C) Actor training, as well as acting techniques and styles for the screen, are different than what
is required for the stage.
D) Movies and TV only require passive participation, whereas stage requires active participation
by the audience (in the sense that a live audience's energy and responses directly affect the
actors in a stage play).
E) In film, the director usually has the "power position," or creative - correct answer ✔✔ C), D),
E), F)
Match the following writers with their respective descriptions.
1) Retain copyright and receive royalty payments; have more artistic power but make less
money; typically write alone.
2) Do not retain copyright; "writers for hire" who don't have as much artistic power but make
more money; often write in groups.
Screenwriters
Playwrights - correct answer ✔✔ 1) Playwrights
2) Screenwriters
Copyright lasts the lifetime of the creator plus ____ years. After that, it is considered to be in
the public domain.
A) 40
B) 50
C) 70
