Question 1

While the latter part of the fifth century B. C.E. in Greece is considered to be a golden age for politics, philosophy, art, and architecture, for the theatre is was a time of decline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Assume that you are going to the theatre. Choose a specific play, perhaps one you are asked to attend for class assignment, and list the preconceptions you might take with you (regarding subject matter, author, the play itself, the historical period in which it was written, and personal factors). Where do your preconceptions come from and why?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Assume that you are going to the...

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)  reviewer 
B)  critic 
C)  both reviewer and critic 
D)  neither reviewer nor critic

Question 4

There is great disagreement over the issue of whether art can create changes in a society or whether it merely reflects what is already happening. How do you feel about this? How does your opinion relate to the issue of censorship? Should art that many people believe goes against societal values be suppressed? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The answer of There is great disagreement over the issue...

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

While the trend toward diversity in the American theatre has given birth to many multiethnic, multicultural, and gender-based theatre companies representing groups with special interests, plays produced by these theatres rarely enter the mainstream of American theatre.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  reviewer 
B)  critic 
C)  both reviewer and critic 
D)  neither reviewer nor critic

Question 8

The bringing together of cultures by population shifts and swift global communication, and the challenges to long-held beliefs characterized by the writings of Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, and Albert Einstein, are reflected in the eclecticism and fragmentation of an inclusive, contemporary theatre.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Discuss which is more important in making a decision as to whether to attend an event: reviews, or the advice of a friend? Why?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss which is more important in making...

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  reviewer 
B)  critic 
C)  both reviewer and critic 
D)  neither reviewer nor critic

Question 11

No matter how knowledgeable a critic is about theatre, much of what he or she writes is simply opinion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A critic should treat a play as an aesthetic object separate from its social, political, or cultural context.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Live theatre is actually flourishing throughout the United States; even in areas where professional theatre may not be present, there are typically active college and university theatre programs in addition to numerous amateur community theatre groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Although their societies were vastly different, both the Greek and Elizabethan theatres shared a strong connection between the type of theatre they presented and the times and social conditions they lived in.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)  reviewer 
B)  critic 
C)  both reviewer and critic 
D)  neither reviewer nor critic

Question 18

Discuss the relationship between the importance of reviews and the price of tickets to an event. When ticket prices are high, will people tend to rely more on reviews in making a decision about whether to attend an event?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the relationship between the importance of...

Question 19

While Broadway theatres are all within the district near Times Square in New York City, the styles of their architecture and types of their stages vary considerably.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

When a person watches a play, it is expected that they will ignore their own individual memories, emotional scars, and private fantasies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: The Background and Expectations of the Audience

While the latter part of the fifth century B. C.E. in Greece is considered to be a golden age for politics, philosophy, art, and architecture, for the theatre is was a time of decline.

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

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

While the trend toward diversity in the American theatre has given birth to many multiethnic, multicultural, and gender-based theatre companies representing groups with special interests, plays produced by these theatres rarely enter the mainstream of American theatre.

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

Discuss which is more important in making a decision as to whether to attend an event: reviews, or the advice of a friend? Why?

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

No matter how knowledgeable a critic is about theatre, much of what he or she writes is simply opinion.

A critic should treat a play as an aesthetic object separate from its social, political, or cultural context.

Live theatre is actually flourishing throughout the United States; even in areas where professional theatre may not be present, there are typically active college and university theatre programs in addition to numerous amateur community theatre groups.

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

Although their societies were vastly different, both the Greek and Elizabethan theatres shared a strong connection between the type of theatre they presented and the times and social conditions they lived in.

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.

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

Discuss the relationship between the importance of reviews and the price of tickets to an event. When ticket prices are high, will people tend to rely more on reviews in making a decision about whether to attend an event?

While Broadway theatres are all within the district near Times Square in New York City, the styles of their architecture and types of their stages vary considerably.

When a person watches a play, it is expected that they will ignore their own individual memories, emotional scars, and private fantasies.