TD 301 EXAM 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AN
RATIONALES
Art cof cPerforming
Way cto cpreserve cculture
Gathering cplace cfor cthe cpublic cpresentation cof cideas c(human cexpression)
Discover cand ctest cnew cidentities c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔What cis ctheater?
"actor, caudience, cand can cempty cspace" c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔What c3 cthings cdid cPeter cBrook
ctheater?
Magic cborn cout cof cdesire cto crecreate cshared cexperiences cin corder cto cexperience ccommunity c-
cEdmund cJones cstated cwhat cabout ctheater?
To centertain
Figure cout cidentity
Gain csense cof cpower
Ritual
To cbelong cto ca ccommunity c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Why cdo cwe cperform?
The cdesire cto crole-play cand cperform c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔According cto cthe cbook, cwhat cpartic
cbeings cborn cwith?
Values, cmorals, cand cbeliefs cof cthe csociety cin cwhich cit cperforms cor coriginates. c- cCORRECT cAN
creflect?
collective- cdone cby cpeople cas ca cgroup, cpublic-exposed cto cgeneral cview c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔
cperformance cin ca ctheater?
It cis clive cand cdependent cupon cactors cand caudience csharing can cexperience c- cCORRECT cANS
cabout cTheater
Greece c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Where cdid cthe carts cparticularly cflourish cin cfifth ccentury cB.C.E
Offstage c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔How cdid cGreeks cdeal cwith cviolence con cthe cstage?
Vespus c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔What cwas cthe cname cof cthe cman cwho, clegend chas cit, cbroke cfrom
, Plot c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔"arrangement cof cincidents" c
How cthe cstory cis carranged cfor caudience
(best cplots care cself-contained cset cof ccause- ceffect cevents-aristotle)
BME; cIn cmedius crey
Significant cin csize cand cscope
Simple cor ccomplex c(preferred)
Character c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Realistic; ctrue cto cthemselves
Good, cnoble, cnecessary
Have ca cpurpose
Defined cby cactions, cmotives, chistories, cvocab, creactions cand cresponses cto cother ccharacters
Dramatic cDevice c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Literary celements cthat callow cplaywrights cto cbuild ctensio
cthe cplay cinto cdesired cdirection
Diction c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔"The cExpression cof cmeaning cin cwords"
Aristotle cplaced chigh cvalue con cmetaphor
Represents cthe cgeography cand cdemography cof ca ccharacter
Thought c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Generally cthe ctheme cor cidea cof cthe cplay
Meaning
Music c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Should cbe cfully cintegrated cinto cthe cplot cand csupport cthe caction
The cauthenticity celements cof ca cperformance
Spectacle c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Least cimportant cto cAristotle
The camount cof cspectacle cis cinversely cproportional cto cthe cstrength cof cthe cplay
Refers cto clights cand cSFX
Self-reflexive cexamination cof cliterature, cart, cmusic cand ctheater cthat cseeks cto cunderstand cforma
cknowledge cand cwhen cnecessary, cto cchallenge cthe ccirculation cof cknowledge cwhen cit cmarginal
cCORRECT cANS✔✔What cis ccritical ctheory?
Obedience cto cstrict chierarchical csystem c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔What cdoes cthe cGreek cTheater cr
Step c1: cSelect cquotes cor cincidents cthat cstand cout cin ca cperformance. c(Metaphors cor crepeated
Step c2: cSelect ctext cfrom cthe cquotes/elements cfrom cthe cmoments. c(Diction, csyntax, cfigurative cl
cANS✔✔What care cthe csteps cfor cclose creading?
Trope c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Common cor coverused cdevice
Playwright c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Crafter cof cplay's cplot
Performance c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Physical cor cverbal cactions cthat care cnot cdone cfor cthe cfirst ct
Librettest c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Playwright cwho cwrites cstoryline cand cworks cwith clyricist cfor cmus
Select csubject cmatter
Define cfocus cand cemphasis
Establish cpurpose cand cPOV
Create cdynamic ccharacters c
Develop cdramatic cstructure c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Playwright's cTasks
August cWilson c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Goal cwas cto cpresent cthe chistory cof cAfrican cAmericans.
Native cof cPittsburgh cand cmost cof cthe csettings cof chis cstories care cfocused cin cPittsburgh.
RATIONALES
Art cof cPerforming
Way cto cpreserve cculture
Gathering cplace cfor cthe cpublic cpresentation cof cideas c(human cexpression)
Discover cand ctest cnew cidentities c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔What cis ctheater?
"actor, caudience, cand can cempty cspace" c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔What c3 cthings cdid cPeter cBrook
ctheater?
Magic cborn cout cof cdesire cto crecreate cshared cexperiences cin corder cto cexperience ccommunity c-
cEdmund cJones cstated cwhat cabout ctheater?
To centertain
Figure cout cidentity
Gain csense cof cpower
Ritual
To cbelong cto ca ccommunity c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Why cdo cwe cperform?
The cdesire cto crole-play cand cperform c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔According cto cthe cbook, cwhat cpartic
cbeings cborn cwith?
Values, cmorals, cand cbeliefs cof cthe csociety cin cwhich cit cperforms cor coriginates. c- cCORRECT cAN
creflect?
collective- cdone cby cpeople cas ca cgroup, cpublic-exposed cto cgeneral cview c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔
cperformance cin ca ctheater?
It cis clive cand cdependent cupon cactors cand caudience csharing can cexperience c- cCORRECT cANS
cabout cTheater
Greece c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Where cdid cthe carts cparticularly cflourish cin cfifth ccentury cB.C.E
Offstage c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔How cdid cGreeks cdeal cwith cviolence con cthe cstage?
Vespus c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔What cwas cthe cname cof cthe cman cwho, clegend chas cit, cbroke cfrom
, Plot c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔"arrangement cof cincidents" c
How cthe cstory cis carranged cfor caudience
(best cplots care cself-contained cset cof ccause- ceffect cevents-aristotle)
BME; cIn cmedius crey
Significant cin csize cand cscope
Simple cor ccomplex c(preferred)
Character c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Realistic; ctrue cto cthemselves
Good, cnoble, cnecessary
Have ca cpurpose
Defined cby cactions, cmotives, chistories, cvocab, creactions cand cresponses cto cother ccharacters
Dramatic cDevice c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Literary celements cthat callow cplaywrights cto cbuild ctensio
cthe cplay cinto cdesired cdirection
Diction c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔"The cExpression cof cmeaning cin cwords"
Aristotle cplaced chigh cvalue con cmetaphor
Represents cthe cgeography cand cdemography cof ca ccharacter
Thought c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Generally cthe ctheme cor cidea cof cthe cplay
Meaning
Music c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Should cbe cfully cintegrated cinto cthe cplot cand csupport cthe caction
The cauthenticity celements cof ca cperformance
Spectacle c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Least cimportant cto cAristotle
The camount cof cspectacle cis cinversely cproportional cto cthe cstrength cof cthe cplay
Refers cto clights cand cSFX
Self-reflexive cexamination cof cliterature, cart, cmusic cand ctheater cthat cseeks cto cunderstand cforma
cknowledge cand cwhen cnecessary, cto cchallenge cthe ccirculation cof cknowledge cwhen cit cmarginal
cCORRECT cANS✔✔What cis ccritical ctheory?
Obedience cto cstrict chierarchical csystem c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔What cdoes cthe cGreek cTheater cr
Step c1: cSelect cquotes cor cincidents cthat cstand cout cin ca cperformance. c(Metaphors cor crepeated
Step c2: cSelect ctext cfrom cthe cquotes/elements cfrom cthe cmoments. c(Diction, csyntax, cfigurative cl
cANS✔✔What care cthe csteps cfor cclose creading?
Trope c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Common cor coverused cdevice
Playwright c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Crafter cof cplay's cplot
Performance c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Physical cor cverbal cactions cthat care cnot cdone cfor cthe cfirst ct
Librettest c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Playwright cwho cwrites cstoryline cand cworks cwith clyricist cfor cmus
Select csubject cmatter
Define cfocus cand cemphasis
Establish cpurpose cand cPOV
Create cdynamic ccharacters c
Develop cdramatic cstructure c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Playwright's cTasks
August cWilson c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Goal cwas cto cpresent cthe chistory cof cAfrican cAmericans.
Native cof cPittsburgh cand cmost cof cthe csettings cof chis cstories care cfocused cin cPittsburgh.
