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What does it mean for something to be ephemeral? correct answers It lasts for only a short time.
Performance is often referred to [x] because of various elements of the form function as a particular type of language, a system of communication between performer and audience. correct answers codif...
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What does it mean for something to be ephemeral? correct answers It lasts for only a short time.
Performance is often referred to [x] because of various elements of the form function as a
particular type of language, a system of communication between performer and audience. correct
answers codified
Theater productions are social events that bring a group of people, the audience, to witness a
performance by other people, the actors, onstage, who are themselves portraying still other
people, the characters, as they interact with each other. correct answers 1. audience
2. actors
3. characters
Match the vocabulary to the best description. correct answers dialogue- what characters say
aloud to themselves, each other, or to the audience
text- the words on the page
subtext- the underlying meaning of the words the characters choose to use; unspoken thoughts,
feelings, and intentions
context- social situation, character relationships, the ideas be contested
Not all theater and drama will espouse a particular political cause of ideology, but no play can
avoid expressing some sort of social or cultural idea. correct answers True
The human tendency to imitate, act, and pretend, factors that may have been vital in the
development of theater, is known as the [x] impulse. correct answers mimetic
No two performances of a play are ever exactly the same. correct answers True
The use of costumes, masks, song and dance, poetic language, and realistic scenery are all
examples of the wide array of theatrical ________ correct answers conventions
The human tendency to play games and the instinct for playfulness, factors that may have been
vital in the development of theater, is known as the [x] impulse. correct answers ludic
Match the following terms to the best description. correct answers Script - blueprint for
production
Willing suspension of disbelief - desire to believe what's happening on stage
Aesthetic distance - separation from audience and performance
Director - coordinator of all elements of a production
Match the terms with the best description. correct answers Aniconism - prohibition of images of
people or sentient beings
Hadith - compiled record of the sayings and actions of the prophet Muhammed
, Ta'ziyeh - mourning or condolences
al-Nahda - period of renaissance or awakening beginning in the late 19th century
Which prop is used in both "We Are Children of the Camp" and "Alive From Palestine?" correct
answers newspapers
While historically scholars characterized the Abydos Passion Play as a "missing link" between
ritual and theatre, the texts left behind by the ancient Egyptians do not support the idea that
Abydos is theatre or even has many of the important elements of theatre. correct answers True
Which of the following best describes the plays directed by Sahar Assaf in Lebanon? correct
answers Political
Which of the following is NOT among the functions of documentary theater? correct answers to
intermingle fact and fiction
What is the name of the performance form that commemorates the martyrdom of Hussein?
correct answers Ta'ziyeh
Maria Shevtsova claims that "Political Theatre' is only 'political' when a playwright aims to make
a political statement." correct answers False
The earliest known khayal al-zil performances took place in ________ correct answers Cairo,
Egypt
In "We Are Children of the Camp", performers use their voices to mimic the sounds of animals
and birds native to Palestine. correct answers False
Sahar Assaf uses theatre as a means to incite revolution in Lebanon. correct answers False
The most common performance space for Ta'ziyeh is called takiyeh. The raised platform stage
allows the audience to view the action of the play... correct answers in the round, with the
audience surrounding the stage
Sulayman al-Bassam's adaptation of Shakespeare's Richard III is performed in Arabic, with
characters dressed in clothing reflective of the Persian Gulf, but the time period of the original
play (late 15th century) is unchanged. correct answers False
The Natyasatra is best described as... correct answers a sacred text of theatrical practice and
theory
A surviving document called the Natyasastra correct answers -is translated as The Study of
Theatre or The Art of Theatre.
-describes gesture and posture to music, dance, and voice.
-describes the mythological origin of theatre in India.
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