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What production by the Performance Group in New York City, described by Wilson, controlled the audience's introduction to the play by making them wait in line outside the theater before the performance? |
| | A) | King Lear |
| | B) | Dionysus in 69 |
| | C) | The Bacchae |
| | D) | Cloud 9 |
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Which of the following is NOT a type of theater space? |
| | A) | created or found stage |
| | B) | proscenium stage |
| | C) | thrust stage |
| | D) | epic stage |
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The theater space, also known as a picture-frame stage, in which the audience is separated from the stage by a framing arch is known as a/an: |
| | A) | created or found stage |
| | B) | proscenium stage |
| | C) | thrust stage |
| | D) | arena stage |
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The theater space, also known as a circle stage, in which the audience completely surrounds the stage on all four sides is known as a/an: |
| | A) | created or found stage |
| | B) | proscenium stage |
| | C) | thrust stage |
| | D) | arena stage |
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The theater space in which the audience sits on three sides of the stage is known as a/an: |
| | A) | created or found stage |
| | B) | proscenium stage |
| | C) | thrust stage |
| | D) | arena stage |
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The type of theater space that is adaptable and could be any type of environment, such as a barn, warehouse, or basement, is known as a/an: |
| | A) | created or found stage |
| | B) | proscenium stage |
| | C) | thrust stage |
| | D) | arena stage |
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Which of the following stages was made most popular by Broadway theaters? |
| | A) | created or found stage |
| | B) | proscenium stage |
| | C) | thrust stage |
| | D) | arena stage |
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Which of the following stages is most effective for big budget musicals? |
| | A) | created or found stage |
| | B) | proscenium stage |
| | C) | thrust stage |
| | D) | arena stage |
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Which of the following stages helps to create an intimate, unconscious communion between the audience and performers? |
| | A) | created or found stage |
| | B) | proscenium stage |
| | C) | thrust stage |
| | D) | arena stage |
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Which of the following stages is the most widely used of all the stage spaces? |
| | A) | created or found stage |
| | B) | proscenium stage |
| | C) | thrust stage |
| | D) | arena stage |
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Which of the following stages were influenced by the ideas of Jerzy Grotowski and Antonin Artaud? |
| | A) | created or found stage |
| | B) | proscenium stage |
| | C) | thrust stage |
| | D) | arena stage |
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Arena staging began: |
| | A) | with Modern theater |
| | B) | with the Ancient Greeks |
| | C) | with the Elizabethan theater |
| | D) | in the 20th century |
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An example of an Elizabethan thrust space was known as a/an: |
| | A) | outdoor stage |
| | B) | platform stage |
| | C) | Shakespearean stage |
| | D) | none of the above |
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According to Wilson, which of the following non-theater buildings have been used as stage spaces: |
| | A) | fire stations |
| | B) | breweries |
| | C) | gymnasiums |
| | D) | all of the above |
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The practice of using the space to fit the play rather than making the play fit the space is indicative of what type of theatrical space? |
| | A) | arena |
| | B) | thrust |
| | C) | adapted |
| | D) | proscenium |
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Which is NOT a type of street theater? |
| | A) | plays from standard repertoire presented in the streets |
| | B) | neighborhood theater |
| | C) | children's theater |
| | D) | guerilla theater |
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The type of theater in which there is not only more than one playing area, but also that there is something going on in several of them simultaneously is known as a/an: |
| | A) | adapted space |
| | B) | circle theater |
| | C) | multifocus theater |
| | D) | guerilla theater |
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A black box theater is most commonly referred to as what type of theater space? |
| | A) | thrust |
| | B) | proscenium |
| | C) | all-purpose |
| | D) | arena |
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In addition to the type of theater space, which of the following can also be a variable that affects the theatrical experience? |
| | A) | size |
| | B) | atmosphere |
| | C) | setting |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Wilson describes the notion of "human scale" as: |
| | A) | the idea that the performer is the scale by which everything is measured in theater |
| | B) | the idea that the audience's emotions are the scale by which everything is measured in theater |
| | C) | both a and b |
| | D) | neither a or b |
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