Theatre 1020 Ch 9 Quiz

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Costume designers rarely meet the actors who will be wearing their costumes, leaving those responsibilities to the stage manager.
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false
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While it is often necessary for actors and actresses to make quick costume changes, this is a concern for the stage manager, not the costume designer
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false
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Which of the following is NOT a collaborator of the costume designer:
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Fashion or style editor
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Color can be used to indicate changes in character.
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true
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Realistic prosthetic makeup is used both for fantastical creatures like flying monkeys and in creating believable historical characters.
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true
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Masks can be used to create stereotypes similar to stock characters.
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true
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A stitcher is a technician who patterns, pins, and drapes the fabric to fit the individual actor perfectly, whereas a draper is a technician who sews all the costumes.
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false
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Only something that actually attaches or pins to a costume piece is considered an accessory.
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false
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The most typical thing that characters wearing ringlets, pompadours, or bouffant hairstyles can denote for a play is
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historical period
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Distinguishing major from minor characters is an analysis of which of the following?
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Relationships
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Bustles or corsets affect which of the following areas?
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Line, shape, and silhouette
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Although masks can help express a character effectively they are not likely to appear at all in a play that is completely realistic in style.
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true
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When costumes are taken from inventory or rented from a costume house, this is known as rendering a costume.
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false
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Because costumes must stand out from the scenery in order to be seen, costumes are rarely designed to be consistent with the scenic design for a production.
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false
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The most realistic makeup designs being used in the world of theatre are most often found in Japanese kabuki theatre presentations.
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false
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A long, white laboratory coat and a stethoscope on a character would be typical in showing which of the following categories?
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Status and personality
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While fabric affects the silhouette, texture, and bulk of a costume, it has little symbolic value.
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false
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Walking sticks and parasols are examples of
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accessories
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Undergarments are not a concern of the costume designer.
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false
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The objective of costumes are many. For example, costumes help establish the style of the production. Which of the following, however, is NOT one of a costumer's objectives?
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Draw attention to the skill of the designer
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A first hand, a cutter/draper, and a stitcher are essential costume shop personnel working on the building/construction process of a costume.
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false
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Clothes have always indicated or signaled a number of things regarding the wearer, except for which of the following?
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Character flaws
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Roman togas and soldiers' helmets on characters primarily suggest which of the following?
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Historical period
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When a costume is created in the costume shop under the supervision of the designer, this is known as building a costume.
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true
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In addition to the costumes themselves, makeup and wigs are also part of the responsibilities of the costume designer.
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true