Deck 11: Concise Version the Many Types of Theatre

Question 1

Which is not a form of Japanese theatre?

A) Noh
B) Kabuki
C) Bunraku
D) Sanskrit Drama

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Shakespeare's theatre did not use complicated sets. Instead the actors would describe the setting using…

A) Large black and white paintings
B) Verbal scene painting
C) French witticisms
D) Comparative drawings
E) Maps

Answer 2

B

Question 3

With which ism does the artist impose his or her own internal state of mind onto the outside world creating a subjective account of a subjective perception?

A) Expressionism
B) Realism
C) Absurdism
D) Romanism
E) Naturalism

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Facing a cold, hostile universe, these playwrights felt that what happens in life cannot be explained logically, that human existence is futile, that relationships are ineffective, language is imprecise and that traditional structures of plays fail to reflect the ridiculousness, meaninglessness, anxiety and chaos of the world. Which "ism" is this?

A) Surrealism
B) Realism
C) Expressionism
D) Naturalism
E) Absurdism

Question 5

What are the three types of Absurdism?

Question 6

Which is not a part of a Greek Tragedy?

A) Parodos
B) Episode
C) Stasimon
D) Exodos
E) Acts

Question 7

One of the oldest known forms of theatre in India was named for the ancient Indian language in which the plays are performed. These plays were called…

Question 8

Which is not one of the common types of Comedy?

A) Comedy of Manners
B) Farce
C) Dark Comedy
D) Human comedy
E) Domestic comedy

Question 9

What word is used to describe any work of art that is experimental, innovative, or unconventional?

Question 10

A realistic play that has lyrical language is called…

Question 11

Which playwright is often called the father of realism?

A) Oscar Wilde
B) Anton Chekhov
C) Émile Zola
D) Maxim Gorky
E) Henrik Ibsen

Question 12

The Count of Monte Cristo, Star Wars, and Indiana Jones are examples of what type of theatre?

A) Expressionism
B) Realism
C) Absurdism
D) Melodrama
E) Epic Theatre

Question 13

Because of the "graven images" warning in the Koran some Islamic countries use what type of theatre?

A) Bunraku
B) Epic Theatre
C) Shadow Theatre
D) Cross-Cultural Theatre
E) Sanskrit Drama

Question 14

Some realistic plays simply point out a problem without offering a solution. These plays are called…

Question 15

What is Hubris?

A) Overbearing pride or arrogance
B) Responsibility
C) Tragic catharsis
D) A tragic moment
E) A process of self-examination