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Film, Theatre & Television
Undergraduate 1
10/25/2015

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which of the following is not one of aristotle's 6 elements of a play?
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costume
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at the heart of a casual plot, 2 or more opposing forces work against each other toward different goals, this is called ____
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conflict
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the event that sets off major conflict of the play is the ____
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inciting incident
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the character who imposes the action of the main character is known as the ____
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antagonist
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for many centurys the standard language of the theater was prose. a play written in poetry would have been considered inartistic. true or false
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true
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a secondary line of action in a casual plot is known as _____
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sub plot
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an episodic play structure utilizes all of the following except ___
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even always taking place in a logical, linear order
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aristotle refers to the ideas of a play as ___
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thought
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a play in which the circumstances changes form good to bad is known as ____
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tragedy
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the "denouement" refers to the units of actions that build in intensity, leading to a climax. true or false
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false
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according to aristotle, tragedy produces what emotions?
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pity and fear
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which of the following does a tragedy not need to be considered complex?
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female
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this type of comedy is driven by the eccentricities of the protagonist.
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comedy of character
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in a tragic plot, the stakes of the play are usually lower than those of comedy. true or false
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false
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a comic in which the central character is at odds with social expectations is ___
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comedy of manners
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this type of theatre focuses on "what" happens, pits good vs. evil
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melodrama
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a ______ is a fee charged for every performance of a play that is paid to the playwright
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royalty
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in shakespear's time, playwrights were protected by copywrights. true or false
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false
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plays that are no longer protected by a copyright are known as _____
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public domain
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after a relatively quiet period for theater in the early middle ages, this institution resurrected theater as a teaching tool
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the church
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this european renaissance nation is responsible for the invention of the proscenium arch
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italy
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which of the following is not a stock comedian character?
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lant
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a well rehearsed physical comic bit is referred to as ______
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lazzi
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the wright in playwright means ______
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craftsman
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what is the term for the 16th century movement that was based on the study of greek and roman art and literature?
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neoclassicsm
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this spanish playwright is considered by some critics to be on par with Shakespeare.
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antonio banderes
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all of these are essential for neoslassical theater except
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it has to have at least 1 servant and 1 master
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why did the puritans shut down the theater?
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they thought it was sinful
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in elizabethan england, all characters were played by ___
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men
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which is not true of restoration theatre
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all the above
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in elizabethan era, playwright were usually compensated by ____
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selling a play for a flat fee
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alienation effect is associated with which theater practitioners?
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bertol brecht
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all are examples of genre except
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catharsis
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which of the following things would an audience at a play in renaissance england not experience?
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detailed, realistic scenery and props
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the neoclassical term meaning the appearance of truth
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verisamilitude
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the character in a play who opposes the central character is known as the ____
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antagonist
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