Test Bank For The Theatre Experience 14Th Edition By Edwin Wilson

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Test Bank For The Theatre Experience 14Th Edition By Edwin Wilson

Part 1: The Audience

Chapter 1: The Audience: Its Role and Imagination

Chapter 2: Background and Expectations of the Audience

Chapter 3: Theatre Spaces

Part 2: The Performers and the Director

Chapter 4: Acting for the Stage

Chapter 5: The Director and the Producer

Part 3: The Playwright and the Play

Chapter 6: Creating the World of the Play

Chapter 7: Dramatic Structure and Dramatic Characters

Chapter 8: Theatrical Genres

Part 4: The Designers

Chapter 9: Scenery

Chapter 10: Stage Costumes

Chapter 11: Lighting and Sound

Part 5: The Theatre Today

Chapter 12: The Theatre Today: Traditional, Musical, Nontraditional, and Political Theatre

Chapter 13: Global Theatre Today: Diverse and Global

Plays That May Be Read Online

The Theatre Experience, 14e (Wilson)

Chapter 2   The Background and Expectations of the Audience

1) A question that is NOT one of the criteria by which to judge a play and a production is

A) “What is being attempted?”

B) “Have the intentions been achieved?”

C) “Were the intentions appreciated by the audience?”

D) “Was the attempt worthwhile?”

Answer:  C

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  List the three criteria for criticism

2) A critic might offer background information about the

A) playwright.

B) subject matter of the play.

C) style of the production.

D) All of these answers are correct.

Answer:  D

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Describe the use of facts when reading commentary by a critic/reviewer

3) A critic usually has more ________ than a reviewer.

A) time

B) space

C) knowledge

D) All of these answers are correct.

Answer:  D

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Identify the characteristics of a critic

4) Which of the following usually works for a television station, a newspaper, or a magazine and reports on what has occurred at the theatre?

A) reviewer

B) critic

C) both reviewer and critic

D) neither reviewer nor critic

Answer:  A

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

LO:  Identify the characteristics of a critic

5) Which of the following attempts to go into greater detail in describing or analyzing a theatre event?

A) reviewer

B) critic

C) both reviewer and critic

D) neither reviewer nor critic

Answer:  B

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

LO:  Identify the characteristics of a critic

6) Which of the following will often try to explain how the theatre event fits into a category or genre, or into the body of the playwright’s work?

A) reviewer

B) critic

C) both reviewer and critic

D) neither reviewer nor critic

Answer:  B

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

LO:  Describe the use of facts when reading commentary by a critic/reviewer

7) Which of the following is usually restricted by time, space, or both?

A) reviewer

B) critic

C) both reviewer and critic

D) neither reviewer nor critic

Answer:  A

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

LO:  Identify the characteristics of a critic

8) Which of the following is frequently limited in terms of experience and theatrical background?

A) reviewer

B) critic

C) both reviewer and critic

D) neither reviewer nor critic

Answer:  A

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

LO:  Identify the characteristics of a critic

9) Which of the following attempts to analyze a theatre event very closely?

A) reviewer

B) critic

C) both reviewer and critic

D) neither reviewer nor critic

Answer:  B

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

LO:  Describe the use of facts when reading commentary by a critic/reviewer

10) Which of the following might offer an opinion about whether or not the event is worth seeing?

A) reviewer

B) critic

C) both reviewer and critic

D) neither reviewer nor critic

Answer:  C

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

LO:  Identify the characteristics of a critic

11) Which of the following attempts to put the theatre event into a larger context?

A) reviewer

B) critic

C) both reviewer and critic

D) neither reviewer nor critic

Answer:  B

Bloom’s:  Understand

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LO:  Describe the use of facts when reading commentary by a critic/reviewer

12) Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of a dramaturg?

A) researching criticism of past productions of plays their theatre is doing

B) writing research notes or small articles most often used in the programs for the audience’s benefit

C) production research to determine the style of the play that the director will employ

D) identifying older yet meaningful plays that may have been overlooked in planning a theatre season

Answer:  C

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Recall the responsibilities of a dramaturg

13) Because a “collective mind” is created when a large number of people are gathered into a group, the background of the individual spectator has little to do with the theatre experience.

Answer:  FALSE

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Demonstrate that individual audience backgrounds contribute to our viewing experience

14) Women comprised the largest part of the audience in ancient Greece.

Answer:  FALSE

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Describe the relationship between theatre and society

15) Because artists are often accused of being “antisocial,” “subversive,” or “enemies of the state,” and are thus outsiders, the art that they produce is often unrelated to the society in which it is produced.

Answer:  FALSE

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

LO:  Describe the relationship between theatre and society