THE2000 The Basics Quiz

A psychological perspective or attitude which should exist on the part of anyone contemplating a work of art is called __________.

In ancient Greece, ______________ was the name used to refer to "the seeing place."

A performs B for C. What is "C"?

Director Peter Brook states in his book The Empty Space that all that is needed for an act of theatre to be engaged is a man to walk across an empty space while someone else watches.

Who did the textbook refer to as "our first drama critic"?

A "pretense of self" is defined in your textbook as:

It is supposedly bad luck to speak the title of this play by Shakespeare.

In musical theatre, a performer interrupts a scene to break into song. This is an example of a theatrical___________.

Sculpture, Dance, Music, Poetry, and Theatre are all examples of Fine Arts.

In what way does the textbook say a stage is no different from a painting?

What does Ken Davenport say is a good quality for a producer to have?

Why does the group 'Improv Everywhere' refer to their activities as "missions" rather than pranks?

According to the textbook, theatre is a literary form.

What does the textbook say is usually the goal of a production of a play?

According to the textbook, the place in this universe where the playwright picks up the story is called the ____________.

What are "tweet seats"?

What play does the textbook say is considered by many to be a masterpiece of plot construction?

According to Dr. Mitchell in the lecture, what do all plays talk about in some way?

We can trace the origins of theatrical practice in the Western world to the performance of dithyrambs in ancient Athens. What Greek deity were the citizens celebrating with these performances?

What does Samuel Taylor Coleridge ask us to willingly suspend?