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1

According to Wilson who or what serves as the direct, immediate contact which the audience has with the theater?
A)the director
B)the designers
C)the performers
D)the playwright
2

What are two common forms of acting in daily life?
A)imitation and flattery
B)imitation and role playing
C)imitation and pretense
D)role playing and creative dramatics
3

According to Wilson, children are particularly effective at which type of daily life acting?
A)role playing
B)creative dramatics
C)imitation
D)pretense
4

What are the two classifications of roles used in role playing?
A)social and psychological
B)psychological and personal
C)personal and professional
D)social and personal
5

What play does Wilson use as an example of role playing in drama?
A)Death and the Maiden
B)A Streetcar Named Desire
C)Death of a Salesman
D)King Lear
6

Which of the following is an important difference between acting in everyday life and acting on the stage?
A)the essential presence of observers
B)playing several parts in one play
C)the conscious nature of a theatrical performance
D)all of the above
7

The acting style of the Elizabethan period was characterized by:
A)subtle, textured acting
B)exaggerated style and gestures
C)internalized acting
D)none of the above
8

Which of the following DID NOT have an effect on the actor's voice in classical acting?
A)the use of poetry in the plays
B)the large, outdoor auditoriums in which the plays were performed
C)the use of masks
D)the use of prose in the plays
9

In which of the following periods of theater history were women prohibited from performing onstage?
A)Ancient Greece
B)the Modern era
C)Elizabethan England
D)both a and c
10

During which historical theatrical period were actors NOT considered as socially unacceptable?
A)Neoclassical France
B)Elizabethan England
C)Ancient Greece
D)both a and c





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