Question 1

Which filmmaker developed the 'montage'?

Accepted Answer

A)   Andrei Tarkovsky
B)   Alejandro Jodorowski
C)   Aleksandr Khanzhonkov
D)   Sergei Eisenstein D

Question 2

Which of these is not a stage of proto-performance?

Accepted Answer

A)   Training
B)   Warm-Up
C)   Rehearsal
D)   Workshop B

Question 3

How do the scripts of traditional Japanese theatre differ from those of the West?

Accepted Answer

A)   they are not read aloud
B)   they are not restricted to reproducing dialogue
C)   they are written by the entire cast
D)   they are not recorded in writing B

Question 4

The infamous play that premiered in Paris in 1896 to riots and is now performed without incident is:

Accepted Answer

A)   Hamlet
B)   The Lion King
C)   4' 3''
D)   Ubu Roi

Question 5

In Meyerhold's "theatre of the straight line":

Accepted Answer

A)   the play is wholly absorbed by the director but not the actors.
B)   the play is wholly absorbed by the actors but not the director.
C)   the play is wholly absorbed by the director who conveys his interpretation to the actors.
D)   the play is wholly absorbed by the audience only.

Question 6

The rasaboxes exercise deals primarily with which facet of acting?

Accepted Answer

A)   Emotions
B)   Interaction
C)   Vocalisation
D)   Energy Projection

Question 7

What is the 'performance quadrilogue'?

Accepted Answer

A)   the dynamic relationships between four categories of players
B)   the four main sites of theatrical performance in the twenty-first century
C)   the four disciplines of the theatre: acting, singing, dancing, speaking
D)   the four chronological stages of a typical performance

Question 8

What is the longest length of time that the 'Aftermath' phase of a performance can last?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hours
B)   Days
C)   Months
D)   Centuries

Exam 7: Performance Processes