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1

The playwright is the _____________ of nearly every production.
A)historical basis
B)final authority
C)point of origin
D)ultimate interpreter
2

The role of the playwright since the age or romanticism is:
A)as theatre co-worker and mentor
B)an isolated observer and social critic
C)usually as the director/producer
D)the resident authority and dramaturge
3

Which of the following is not an avenue for a playwright to break-in?
A)college theatre departments
B)playwriting contests and festivals
C)grants and fellowships
D)Broadway producers
4

A play achieves its final form only when:
A)it is published by a reputable publisher
B)it is studied in a literature class
C)it is performed on the stage
D)it is accepted for a staged reading
5

The playwright works with two fundamental tools:
A)words and sentences
B)scenes and acts
C)dialogue and physical action
D)narration and conversation
6

Which of the following is not a demand on credibility?
A)characters act instinctively
B)characters are internally consistent
C)characters always use good diction
D)characters act like human beings
7

A common fault of beginning playwrights is:
A)shortness of action
B)lack of speakability
C)too much detail
D)unclear plot
8

When a play truly satisfies us we say it is endowed with:
A)active characters
B)intricate detail
C)richness of detail
D)intensity of will
9

Depth of characterization requires characters to be:
A)independent, sensible, reasonable and worthwhile
B)correct, honest and understandable
C)funny and tragic
D)expressive, emotional, excitable and enlightened
10

A play that tells the story of thirty years are in only two hours is an example of:
A)historicity
B)intensity
C)compression
D)pertinence
11

Three strong building locks in the process of playwriting are:
A)dialogue, conflict and structure
B)plot, theme and characterization
C)story, idea and textuality
D)action, re-action and climax
12

The author of Pulitzer Prize winner Lost in Yonkers and the Brighton Beach Trilogy is:
A)Arthur Miller
B)Neil Simon
C)Edward Albee
D)David Mamet
13

Terence McNally has generated considerable controversy with his most recent play entitled:
A)Love! Valour! Compassion!
B)Master Class
C)Corpus Christi
D)American Buffalo
14

America's greatest active playwright is probably:
A)Edward Albee
B)Wendy Wasserstein
C)David Mamet
D)August Wilson
15

The playwright that is called a "Chicago" playwright is:
A)Edward Albee
B)Wendy Wasserstein
C)David Mamet
D)August Wilson
16

Paul Vogel's How I Learned to Drive is about:
A)New York City taxi driver
B)life in a military camp
C)incest and child abuse
D)teenage hot rod drivers
17

The play many critics consider the finest play of the past generation is:
A)How I Learned to Drive
B)Love! Valour! Compassion!
C)The Heidi Chronicles
D)Angels in America





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